Terence: The Paradoxes of Comedy
Terence: The Paradoxes of Comedy By Gabrie Blanchard The frivolity of Terence’s plays conceals a great depth of human feeling. There are many playwrights on the CLT Author …
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Student Translation: The Æneid I.430-436
Student Translation: The Æneid I.430-436 By Anastasia O’Donnell Virgil’s famous epic The Æneid follows the mythic history of the Trojan prince Æneas and his people, after the destruction …
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 …
The Roots of Lutheran Education
The Roots of Lutheran Education By Anna Martin The classical model of education goes hand in hand with a robustly Lutheran doctrine of human nature. Over recent years, …
Student Essay: A Chorus of Murders
Student Essay: A Chorus of Murders By Aurora Muggeridge What makes for a sympathetic villain in Greek tragedy? Æschylus’ Clytemnestra and Euripides’ Medea are two wrathful women who …
Of Mind and Hearth
Of Mind and Hearth By Travis Copeland As the body needs an earthly home to rest in, the soul needs an intellectual one, and for much the same …
Hippocrates: The Founder of Western Medicine
Hippocrates: The Founder of Western Medicine By Gabriel Blanchard What we call modern medical science stretches far further back than we may think. Like Homer or the composer …
Classical Education as Play
Classical Education as Play By Travis Copeland Though it may be counterintuitive, discipline lies at the root of pleasure. We all wish to know and be informed of …
Thucydides: The Other Father of History
Thucydides:The Other Father of History Fifth-century BC Athens is one of the keys to understanding Western thought and history. For better or worse, to this day, our politics, …
Classical Education Proves Itself
Classical Education Proves Itself By Josh Herring Competitive debate gives the efficacy of classical education a place to shine. It is an exciting time at Thales Academy Rolesville …