A World of Thanks
A World of Thanks By Gabriel Blanchard To give thanks for a good harvest is one of the most ancient traditions in the world. Thanksgiving is sometimes thought …
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Student Essay: Responding to Persecution
Student Essay: Responding to Persecution By Rebecca Phillips Most democracies prize freedom of religion, yet the Christian religion says, “Blessed are the persecuted.” What is the Christian who …
Hildegard College Is Now Accepting Applicants!
Hildegard College Is Now Accepting Applicants Tomorrow is the anniversary of the death of Hildegard of Bingen, a celebrated twelfth-century mystic, poet, and scientist who was declared a …
Tests and Tribulations: The CLT in a Test-Optional World
Tests and Tribulations:The CLT in a Test-Optional World By Kate Colón-Crespo Higher education has been going test-optional. Here’s why the CLT is still worthwhile. Universities across the country …
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Student Essay: Think Small
Student Essay: Think Small By Sam Mayfield We’re easily impressed by big systems and machines as examples of progress. But what if we’re looking in the wrong direction? …
Examination Cross-Examined: Why Test In a Test-Optional World?
Examination Cross-Examined By Gabriel Blanchard Why test in a test-optional world? In recent years, the test-optional movement—in which standardized test scores are no longer required for college admissions—has …
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“A Hundred Days of Dante”
The Largest Dante Reading Group Worldwide Have you ever wanted to read the Divine Comedy? Don’t cross into hell alone … Dante Alighieri was one of the finest …
Student Essay: E Pluribus Unum?
Student Essay: E Pluribus Unum? By Jeremy Douglass The divisions between us as individuals do not align neatly to the “sides” we are all supposedly on. Individuality is …
Student Essay: Civility and Civic Discourse
Student Essay:Civility and Civic Discourse It is terrible to think where our country would be today if our Founding Fathers had refused to exercise civil discourse the way …
Disruption, or Development?
Disruption, or Development? There are few questions as contentious in education as what the curriculum should be and why. As Charlotte Mason pointed out over a century ago, …
