by office | Jul 10, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content, Reading Room
In a brief hundred pages, Dr. Hancock’s book, Recovering a Catholic Philosophy of Elementary Education, presents a clear vision of the goals of Catholic education and the human person it is meant to develop. The book is divided into six chapters, each with a number of...
by office | Jul 10, 2018 | Archives, Member School Content
As the school year comes to an end, we decided to devote an issue of Beyond the Test to rhetoric, which was often considered the crown of a classical education. In one of our featured articles, I look back to Abraham Lincoln, Pericles, and St. Augustine to get a...
by ICLE Team | Jan 1, 2018 | Member School Content, When I Discovered Your Words Blog
Impressive people report how much insight they have found in the works of neurologist Oliver Sacks, as in this article on BrainPickings.org: This content is available to our member schools and educators. Click here to learn about becoming a member. ...
by ICLE Team | Dec 18, 2017 | Member School Content, When I Discovered Your Words Blog
A good, clear explanation of the meaning of common sense, one which stands up to scientific reductions and provides the foundation for bringing science into the service of wisdom.[restrict] But perhaps someone playing devil’s advocate would preempt us and say: You...
by ICLE Team | Oct 17, 2017 | Member School Content, When I Discovered Your Words Blog
Well said, Lion and Ox: ‘But rather than fit man from the very beginning to be useful to himself and to others- (which at first glance appears like a very laudable goal!) genuine Catholic education seeks to dispose each person to be a fitting vessel for Divine...
by ICLE Team | Oct 3, 2017 | Member School Content, When I Discovered Your Words Blog
Tsze-lu said, “The ruler of Wei has been waiting for you, in order with you to administer the government. What will you consider the first thing to be done? “The Master replied, “What is necessary is to rectify names.” (Analects of Confucius) At the beginning of his...
