A glimpse inside Hillsdale College's network of classical schools across the country.
In this post adapted from a speech given at a Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence event, Julie Apel, assistant headmaster at Hillsdale Academy, discusses lessons she’s learned after years in the classroom, what classical education can teach us about human nature, and three practical thoughts on the art of teaching.
In this post, Master Teacher Mr. Battaglia gives Latin teachers something to consider when planning a lesson, keeping the three aspects of the Trivium in mind: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric.
Did you know that being an enduring artist, persevering with steady effort and good cheer through artistic challenges, can lead to becoming a genius? In this blog post, Master Teacher Miss Teska explains how her upper school art students discovered this through practicing the virtue of perseverance and studying Albrecht Dürer’s artwork, Melencolia I.
The schools in the Hillsdale network are, or are growing to be K-12 schools. Why is this structure beneficial to students? Is it just convenient or does this lay the foundation for a greater formative journey for the students? Read Master Teacher Jennifer Mulvey's thoughts on these questions in this post!
A short guide for teachers and leaders to give a shared language for speaking about core cultural policies in our schools.
Mr. Punt discusses the importance of trying new things to connect students with historical songs and the payoff when it works!
A brief reflection on the kind of education befitting an American citizen and how love is central to such an education.
How can we make the best visual use of the wall space in our classrooms? Master Teacher Jennifer Mulvey considers the different facets of this question in this post!
A reflection on why our students wear uniforms and an argument for the goods they produce in our communities of learners.
In this two-part blog post, Joshua Villarreal reflects on the relationship between basic language skills and human life in the light of Plato's dialogue Gorgias. In this part he examines the dangers in using language to manipulate, emphasizing the importance of caring for language as the chariot of meaning.
The Classical Classroom 