The Meaning of Music
It has been a pleasure to overhear the rehearsals and the patient encouragement of Mr. and Mrs. Fata as they prepare the students for upcoming music concerts. And sometimes I also smile to myself, since every so often one seems to perceive that not all the students are very excited about training or performing. Maybe they wonder: “Why do we have to do this--couldn’t the time be better spent on personal interests, exam preparation, homework, or just some relaxation time? After all, it’s been a busy week and we are tired!” Imagining this comment prompted me to reflect on the meaning of music, its place in traditional education, and why it might be the most dangerous thing we teach our students at Highlands Latin School.
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Lessons from the Trail
It was the greatest adventure in American history. Having purchased enormous lands in the far west from France, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned two young army officers and about thirty men to sail as far as they could up the Missouri River.
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Moved to Tears: The Genesis of HLS Indianapolis
Highlands Latin School Principal, Judie Huston, reflects on the vision she had to start a school over ten years ago.
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Top Ten Reasons to Study Latin
In this day of computers, and the triumph of science and technology, when there is so much to learn and so little time, why study a dead language? Why not study something practical and useful?
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The Nature of Science
My view of how science should be taught was shaped partly by a walk in the woods I took one time with my husband Jim shortly after we were married. As we walked along, Jim would point casually to a tree or some other plant and readily name it and tell me something about it.
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Why Doesn't English Grammar Stick?
The name grammar school comes from the early Renaissance, when the major subject of the elementary years was the Latin grammar.
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How Latin Develops the Mind
Many who are attracted to the idea of a classical education don’t know exactly why, nor do they understand the necessity for Latin, or at least so much of it. A little bit of Latin is a good thing, they say, but every year? Spinach is a good thing, but every day?
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