Veritas Blog

I recently finished Rick Perlstein’s Nixonland. It was a riveting work about the most tumultuous and, perhaps, the most meaningful time in American political history since the ... Read More

I wanted to share this article with you about a young lady at Princeton who has excelled in the study of the classical languages. She is planning on attending graduate school and advocating for ... Read More

At the end of the school year, a sense of relief vibrates through many here at Veritas Academy. We look forward to reading, beaches, and yard work. We enjoy all of these things within the ... Read More

We are coming to the end of our academic year (whew!). At times like this, I get reflective. I have spent a lot of time with our seniors reflecting on where they have been and where they are going ... Read More

Today is Judgment Day according to the radio teacher Harold Camping. I am writing this post before 6pm (it won’t post for the next few days).

This week, there was news in the paper that the teachers in the Conestoga Valley Districts (where Veritas Academy resides and where my family lives) have agreed to a decreased salary increase next ... Read More

This morning one of the passages I read for my devotional reading was the 44^th Psalm. It is an interesting Psalm and one that struck me as a History teacher and as a generally nostalgic ... Read More

I have attached an interesting interview by Antony Esolen (professor and, more importantly, Dantist) on education, culture, and masculinity. It is excellent reading:

In this week's paper there was a very interesting story about Governor Corbett. The PA House and Senate have two of the most interesting educational reform bills floating around in them. Senate ... Read More

In education politics it has recently seemed to me that my first impression of things is always wrong. I attended a recent meeting of experts concerning Senate Bill 1 (the voucher bill). It is ... Read More