Thoreau: Defiance, Loneliness, and Beauty
Thoreau: Defiance, Loneliness, and Beauty By Travis Copeland Few authors are less timely than Thoreau, and it is in this that he is most edifying to us. Henry …
Spending Time With Auden
Spending Time With Auden By Travis Copeland The progress of the year can seem gloomy, especially in winter, but this gives us a unique opportunity to “redeem the …
Magna Carta: The Law Is King
Magna Carta: The Law Is King By Travis Copeland The supremacy of law over arbitrary government is not guaranteed by civilization, but cost immense effort to obtain. The …
Grades: And How to Stop Them
Grades, And How to Stop Them By Travis Copeland Fixating on academic standards can reduce our effectiveness as educators. Here are two ways to keep that out of …
St. Bede: The Year of Our Lord
St. Bede: In the Year of Our Lord By Travis Copeland The so-called Dark Ages had their share of luminaries—not least among them a religious brother from the …
A Knight for Wisdom
A Knight for Wisdom By Travis Copeland Few of us think of monarchs from the “Dark Ages” as models of learning and wisdom, but we should take another …
America’s Bard
America’s BardThe Writings of Walt Whitman By Travis Copeland No poet incarnates the American spirit more completely than Whitman. Walt Whitman was the people’s poet of the nineteenth …
Mind Your Metaphors: Three Ways to Reimagine the Classroom
Mind Your Metaphors Three Ways to Reimagine the Classroom By Travis Copeland Conceptualizing teaching in fresh ways can help us become better teachers. In the New Testament, St. …
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American Acropolis
American Acropolis The Legacy of U.S. Education By Travis Copeland The erosion of classical education in the United States needs to be a national concern. The American Presidency …
Teaching Our Students What to Think
Teaching Our Students What to Think By Travis Copeland Even if it is possible, do we want our curricula to be value-neutral? As a teacher who has spent …
