9+ hour, 52+ min ago  (321+ words) Rick Hess: Matthew, so what is the Knowledge Matters Campaign? Hess: How'd you get involved in this work? Hess: You recently launched a new History Matters Review Tool. Tell me about it. Hess: Who designed the tool? Hess: Who's the…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (289+ words) There's a lot of handwringing about what the hell America's young people are thinking. They're deeply anxious about the future. They're shockingly comfortable saying that it's okay to use violence to stifle speech. They're skeptical of democracy. They exhibit a…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago  (602+ words) Age-old texts reveal the self-sacrifice required to live in a free society The post Why Classical Education Excels at Civic Education appeared first on Education Next. Yesterday my students and I discussed the opening book of The Iliad in the…...