Last year I taught a 9th-12th-grade literature class for our homeschool co-op. The selections were based primarily on the literature assignments in George Grant’s Gileskirk curriculum for Modernity, but I made a few changes. In the first semester, I added Jane Eyre because I thought it would be a disgrace to graduate from high school without … Read more
Note: This is a slightly expanded version of my letter to the editor in response to a 4/29/07 article by the superintendent of a nearby public school district in north Mississippi. In “School districts not unlike farming operations,” Steve Coker asserts: “Schools are complicated, sophisticated learning centers these days, a far cry from the old … Read more
I just read a great article on the importance of reading on the “Desiring God” website: http://www.desiringgod.org/Blog/731_on_reading/ It includes John Calvin’s thoughts about why Christians should read non-Christian authors as well as Christian authors. Take a few minutes to read this excellent article, and leave a comment to let me know what you think! Happy … Read more
Last time I posted the reading list for my upcoming high school literature co-op class. All of these books are recommended in George Grant’s Gileskirk: Antiquity curriculum and/or Veritas Press’s Omnibus I, as well as almost every list of great books. Most of them contain some objectionable material. All great literature involves conflict. (No conflict, … Read more