Articles on Education

All Perfectly Legal by Douglas Wilson

All Perfectly Legal by Douglas Wilson

Many years ago I saw a cartoon that summed up our situation perfectly. A couple of explorers were standing in a huge cauldron, hands tied behind th...
Christians & the Classics by Brian Phillips

Christians & the Classics by Brian Phillips

       Louise Cowan, in her essay “The Necessity of the Classics”, begins by telling the story of Kagemusha, a film by Japanese director Akira Kuro...
Why Study Greek Myths? by Brian Marr

Why Study Greek Myths? by Brian Marr

Question: I have questions about the study of Greek myths. I find many of the stories disturbing, and my children do as well. Can you please help ...
Relativity and Poetic Knowledge by Daniel Ryan

Relativity and Poetic Knowledge by Daniel Ryan

by Daniel Ryan, former Physics teacher for Logos Online School This year I decided teach something about Einstein’s theory of Relativity to my Phys...
Plato’s Cave and Our Modern Education System by Scott Postma

Plato’s Cave and Our Modern Education System by Scott Postma

  I’m a product of the American public education system. Probably, you are too. Although my education was adequate to prepare me for an entry-level...
The Company You Keep by Rachel Olson

The Company You Keep by Rachel Olson

Paperback Advice from Livy I wish there was a magic way to identify good literature for children—especially for boys. Unfortunately, there isn’t… a...
Science and the Classics by Rachel Olson

Science and the Classics by Rachel Olson

What has science to do with Cicero? What has chemistry to do with the Trivium? Why ought my child to spend his time memorizing the muscles of a cat...
The State of Classical Education by Douglas Wilson

The State of Classical Education by Douglas Wilson

An interview of Douglas Wilson by David Kern of the Circe Institute  DK: It's been more than 30 years since you and your colleagues started Logos S...
Logic: The Secret Weapon of Tomorrow's Lawyers by Amanda Perry

Logic: The Secret Weapon of Tomorrow's Lawyers by Amanda Perry

From the time Logos School in Moscow, Idaho entered the speech and debate ring in 1995 they have maintained a long-running track record of success....
Train Classically. Do Anything. by Douglas Wilson

Train Classically. Do Anything. by Douglas Wilson

    I was very grateful for how the Lord used my first book on education—Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning. At the same time, it could be argu...
Classical Christian Education: The Elevator Pitch by Douglas Wilson

Classical Christian Education: The Elevator Pitch by Douglas Wilson

Thanks for asking. We are heavily involved in classical Christian education, but what do we mean by it? By classical we are referring to two things...
The Biblical Basis for Education by Tom Garfield

The Biblical Basis for Education by Tom Garfield

Please don’t immediately or unconsciously reinterpret the title above as “The Basis for Biblical Education.” There is a profound difference. (Also ...