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A Interesting Conversation about Anger

Posted by veritas on Mar 28, 2011 2:51:41 PM

Check out the link to hear Dr. Peter Wood in conversation with David Blankenhorn about Peter Wood’s book, Bee in the Mouth. Dr. Wood is a friend of Veritas Academy and stopped by a ... Read More

The Starting Point of Education

Posted by veritas on Mar 23, 2011 8:16:37 AM

Today, an interesting story greeted me as I opened the paper. It seems that there was a book content dust up at last night’s Manheim Township School Board Meeting. Here is the article:

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Preparing for College

Posted by veritas on Mar 22, 2011 11:44:09 AM

This is the time of year when our seniors get the mail for their parents religiously. They are getting acceptance letters in the mail from colleges now. (Please pray that God would give them and ... Read More

A Man of Character

Posted by veritas on Mar 21, 2011 3:09:00 PM

On Saturday, in Hershey, a memorial service was held for Dick Winters. He was the leader of Easy Company which was part of the 101st Airborne. This company was the subject of Stephen ... Read More

The Ides of March and Education

Posted by veritas on Mar 17, 2011 11:18:07 AM

The Ides are a day for changes. You might have wondered why I have been quiet over the last few weeks—so much has been going on. I will be back at it again. Note, there will be a few changes ... Read More

Education and the Future

Posted by veritas on Feb 22, 2011 2:58:31 PM

As the present, accelerating shake up in education occurs, our culture and each of our families have a real opportunity. We can rethink what responsibility we have concerning preparing our ... Read More

In Praise of the Logos School

Posted by veritas on Feb 4, 2011 2:22:03 PM

This year is the 30th Anniversary of the Founding of the Logos School in Moscow, Idaho. That school, more than any other, has been used by God to spread a vision for classical Christian ... Read More

Democracy in the Middle East

Posted by veritas on Jan 31, 2011 3:02:08 PM

The biggest news on the world stage recently is the uprising of the people against the government in Egypt. There is a lot to be hopeful about in this, but there is a deep underlying problem. We, ... Read More

Report from the Slow Train

Posted by veritas on Jan 29, 2011 5:36:00 PM

I have written a number of times on the impending judgment day type economics that are facing public school districts in Pennsylvania and (through the pensions) the entire state. I recently lauded ... Read More

But what about the children?

Posted by veritas on Jan 28, 2011 4:47:55 PM

I have written in this blog about vouchers recently. I have real fears that vouchers could be used by the state as a Trojan Horse to co-opt and control private education. Today, I found a reason ... Read More