Rest In Peace John Taylor Gatto

One of the greatest minds of the late 20th and early 21st centuries has passed away. The writings of John Taylor Gatto have taught me much, even in passing. Gatto's books possess a passion I haven't encountered in any other...

Truth and Love

To tell you the truth, the last article I wrote burned me out. It was not only taxing on my mind but it called into question the  validity of the Trivium Method, something I had taken as being simply to...

An Explanation And Critique of the Trivium Method

Let me note that this a critique of Jan Irvin's and Gene Odening's Trivium Method. I have been contemplating this issue for some time, as originally one of the main purposes for this blog was to assist in the education...

On Logic, the Trivium Method, and 9/11

  When considering reason and logic in our recorded history, which is rather short, it was the Greek civilization particularly Hellenistic Greece who first conceived that nature could be logically understood and perceived rather than magically or mythologically worshiped. As...