by trueendsblog | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
As we think about building and education, the Christian cathedral provides an especially rich metaphor for those of us teaching in a classical Christian setting. Think about what is needed to build a cathedral: First, cathedral builders need a plan. Cathedrals have a...
by trueendsblog | Aug 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Psalm 127:1 The language of building and construction permeates our language when we talk about education: young students need a foundation of knowledge which teachers then build upon; in classical...
by trueendsblog | Jan 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
In preparation for this academic year, tutors examined and contemplated Wendell Berry’s lovely poem, “The Peace of Wild Things” together: When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my...
by trueendsblog | Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
There’s a delightful Frog and Toad story that I haven’t been able to get out of my head as we’ve prepared for Granite’s 2019-20 theme, “Growing Together.” Arnold Lobel’s “The Garden” isn’t meant to be a...
by trueendsblog | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Guest Post by Dolly Myers Per our well established classroom routine, today my kindergartners filed into the classroom after our outdoor recess, grabbed their snack boxes, and found a seat. One of the girls offered a sung blessing on our food and we settled into a...
by trueendsblog | Oct 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Things take the time they take. Don’t worry. How many roads did St. Augustine follow before he became St. Augustine? We’re now firmly into the academic year, and the above poem by Mary Oliver seems particularly appropriate. This is the time when parents and...
