What Our Faire County is Great!

Posted by Ty Fischer on Oct 15, 2012 8:17:27 AM

The attached story is a sign (a small "s" sacrament) of what I find in Lancaster County. Lancastrians are helpful. They help each other. They help strangers. They help people all over the world. ... Read More

To the Mission Field Anyone

Posted by Ty Fischer on Oct 4, 2012 10:37:01 AM

I am intrigued by the TED talks. Here is one that might be controversial. It advocates an undercutting approach to terrorism (fighting for the hearts and minds of the people who support terrorism ... Read More

The Speed of Cultural Change

Posted by Ty Fischer on Oct 1, 2012 11:11:41 AM

You might have missed this because of amount of information whipping by, but California just made it illegal to counsel a homosexual minor in a way that encourages them that they can change. Here ... Read More

Reflections on Lancaster Chamber Education and Business Forum

Posted by Ty Fischer on Sep 22, 2012 11:03:31 AM

This week I attended a meeting to discuss (I thought) the findings of a panel looking at how business and education should and can work together. This panel was broad--encompassing both private ... Read More

The Politics of Offense (and a Classical Education)

Posted by Ty Fischer on Sep 15, 2012 8:05:08 AM

During this last week we all received an impromptu lesson in "the Politics of Offense". Eruptions of this volcano are happening often now, but this last week was a loud one. "The Politics of ... Read More

Question on the Great Books

Posted by Ty Fischer on Sep 12, 2012 9:18:38 AM

 

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Classical Christian Education and Catholic Schools

Posted by Ty Fischer on Sep 8, 2012 6:22:20 AM

There is an interesting article on the First Things blog about the growth of classical Christian education amongst Catholics. Here is the articles:

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The Beginning and the End

Posted by Ty Fischer on Sep 3, 2012 11:18:59 AM

It has been a wonderful summer and I can not wait to get back to work!

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Rethinking Education

Posted by Ty Fischer on Sep 1, 2012 1:53:58 PM

It is the busiest time of the year (Veritas Academy opens on Tuesday), but I can not help answering this interesting article. I think that it says a lot good and positive, but there are some ... Read More

Monasticism and Colleges

Posted by Ty Fischer on Aug 28, 2012 8:44:50 AM

Here is an interesting post by Peter Leithart on how college life has been shaped by monastics life. Maybe we should look at colleges and universities as monasteries gone to seed in a bad way. The ... Read More