Graham Dennis, Dean of Students

Graham Dennis is Dean of Students and Omnibus Instructor for Veritas Academy

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Good Debate and Public Discourse: Teaching Kids to Argue Well

Posted by Graham Dennis, Dean of Students on Oct 22, 2020 9:29:24 AM

Here on the day of the final 2020 presidential debate, we look back on what it was that made the first debate so disastrous, and how this school is training a generation to learn how to argue ... Read More

Rhetoric in a Digital Age: Training Students to Master the Arts of the Word

Posted by Graham Dennis, Dean of Students on May 7, 2020 9:54:16 PM

You rise up before an audience of peers, friends, professionals, and leaders, take a deep breath, and present your stance on a divisive topic. You've researched the perspectives and ... Read More

The Heart of Discipline: Training Up Our Kids Biblically

Posted by Graham Dennis, Dean of Students on Jan 9, 2020 8:00:05 PM

“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.” -Hebrews 12:11

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To Lent or Not to Lent: Principles for Honoring This Holy Season

Posted by Graham Dennis, Dean of Students on Mar 5, 2019 11:25:00 PM

This updated post was originally published in 2017 by our Dean of Students and Omnibus Teacher Graham ... Read More

Smartphones at School: The Pursuit of Finer Things

Posted by Graham Dennis, Dean of Students on Oct 12, 2017 7:51:15 PM

“Fine things are difficult.” –Plato

In this quote from Plato, there is an interesting riddle. What does he mean by “fine things?” And how difficult are they?

Let’s try another ... Read More

Soli Deo Gloria: Bringing Glory to God in the Classroom

Posted by Graham Dennis, Dean of Students on Aug 23, 2017 3:08:00 PM

“Soli Deo Gloria!” was one of the great cries of the reformation. For the glory of God alone. Johann Sebastian Bach famously penned ... Read More

Why Manners Matter: The Biblical Imperative of Civility

Posted by Graham Dennis, Dean of Students on Feb 22, 2017 7:25:00 PM

In the fiction of C.S. Lewis, continually we see examples of the importance of simple acts of decency over against the destructive, soul-destroying selfishness that ... Read More

Savior of the Nations, Come: Six Ways to Celebrate Advent With Your Family

Posted by Graham Dennis, Dean of Students on Dec 4, 2016 8:35:13 PM

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