Monthly Archives: September 2011

Fall History & Heritage — #3 (week of September 26)

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Charles Zaffini

Students, parents, & friends: we continue our study of our Western inheritance with some recent Almanac entries and some thoughts on Bill Bennett’s introduction to his America, Volume 1. September 20 — St. Francis and the Stigmata Here the author drew … Continue reading →

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Fall History & Heritage — #2 (week of September 19)

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Charles Zaffini

Students, parents & friends, the following comments or H&H-type questions may assist you in thinking through our early September Christian Almanac readings: September 1 — Scots’ Patriotism An overview of a great revival of Scots’ patriotism in the 19th-century (1800s), … Continue reading →

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What are Grammar, Dialectic, and Rhetoric?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by webmaster

I recently found an excellent illustration of the Trivium developed by Mr. Sahs, of the Regent School in Austin, Texas.  The Trivium is made up of three essential elements: Grammar, Dialectic, and Rhetoric.  (To learn more about the Trivium, I invite … Continue reading →

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Fall History & Heritage — #1 (week of September 5)

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Charles Zaffini

Back to State Schooling   The late great economist Milton Friedman often insisted on calling public schools “government schools.” The distinction reminds us that in modern America, it is indeed government that claims lordship over our children’s mental and moral … Continue reading →

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