In the Trenches

Baseball cards, books, bottle caps: ruminations on the very human impulse to collect things. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doing well in high school can, and I know this is going to sound strange, set you up for failure in college. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Courage and cowardice are possible in the office. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Almost nobody has read this book recently. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At a certain point, pain has to become spiritual. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Hemingway once said, "It is awfully easy to be hard-boiled about everything in the daytime, but at night it is another thing.” Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking with students about the drama of Holy Week. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Ivan shops at TJ Maxx. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Characters in Ivan Ilyich may be closer than he appears. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Revenge of the agreeable life.  Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's only right that we should live agreeable lives, right? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Death will always be a stranger. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Upon learning of Ivan's death, his friends get practical. Is that so wrong? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For all those who wanted to attend the Fall Literature Retreat but couldn't, here's your chance. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Parent-teacher conferences naturally incline toward banalities, but you can get a lot out of them with a little preparation. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are understandable reasons for saying, "No," but the answer is, "Yes." Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The distinction between "History/English people" and "Math/Science people" is overplayed. What do we do about it? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What would you ask a Medieval onion farmer?  Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should teachers brag that their students don't know how they vote? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stop offering professional development and start incentivizing it.  Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There's a lot of lectures out there on how to teach a book well, but what if you want to teach a book badly? Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is the typical commencement address so dreadfully dull? Joshua Gibbs investigates. Visit The Classical Teaching Institute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.