Veritas Blog

Over Christmas break (on the long travel between my home and my home—Lancaster and Mt. Vernon, IN), I listened to the new biography on Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson. You should read this ... Read More

There have been a couple of articles recently about a really good idea that is being pursued by three local school districts in Lancaster County. They are making their campuses more open by ... Read More

Here is a great article on educational reform by Charles L. Glenn published in this month’s issue of First Things:

Here is a 10 minute primer on our debt, our deficit, and the debt ceiling. It is a good basic terms lecture on the subject:

December 24, 2011
Christmas Wishes!

Here is a post on the importance of failure in education. I really enjoyed it and thought that you might too:

Recently, I finished the last few files for Omnibus VI. Omnibus is a six year pattern of working through the great books. It is extensive (but not comprehensive—after you are done there are ... Read More

On Friday morning, I learned of a tragedy. Dr. Samuel Hsu, Philadelphia Biblical University’s Distinguished Professor of Music and Chair Keyboard studies, died. He was struck by a car while ... Read More

Some recent questions arose concerning our 4^th grade play. Typically, we have done Macbeth (a substantial, but revised, version for kids). Sometimes parents have some concerns with the ... Read More

Brian Wallace’s story in the paper today is a demonstration of the great problem of having the government involved in education. Here is the story:

Brain Wallace's article