In this article, Mr. Battaglia shares a framework for how history teachers might consider the classical Trivium when planning a lesson.
Tag: history
Using the Land of Hope Textbook – 3 Ideas
Class Government
Educating Citizens
Freedom, Education, and the American Founding
Bite-Sized Learning
Goodness Wins
A Life Lesson from THE Founder
Very few men have stood as tall as George Washington in their character, nobility, and humility. Among his peers of founding fathers, he is known as THE founder. The one who led his tattered army to victory in the fight for independence. The one who led his country toward stability as the first president. The… Continue reading A Life Lesson from THE Founder
History and Humility
At the start of each school year, I pose the question to my students: why do we study history? Each year their answers become more thoughtful and nuanced. They begin with the standard “so we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past” and different variations of “because it is interesting and good” to know history… Continue reading History and Humility
What Are Classical Teachers Doing in Their Classrooms?
So what do we do in our classical classrooms? How do we form citizens who know where they come from, and where they are going? Citizens who know how to avoid repeating mistakes made in our past? Citizens who can creatively solve problems and who have been formed by the repeated practice of doing the next right thing?