The Heights Forum

08/08/2024

How can Catholic Schools lead the way for Civics education? Heights Forum Director Rich Moss brought his insights as a teacher to a recent conference on Civics in Catholic Education hosted at Benedictine University.

The Summit on Civics in Catholic Education met at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, this summer to address a crisis. Princeton’s Robert P. George, classical education proponent Jeremy Tate, and teacher Rich Moss were keynotes at the event, designed to help Catholic schools lead the charge t...

08/07/2024

What habits do mentors need to help struggling boys develop? Heights Teacher David Maxham identifies three natural points in the day when boys can implements habits that help them achieve their goals.

Check out the full conversation here: https://heightsforum.org/podcast/foundations-for-mentoring-struggling-students-on-fighting-the-right-fires/

08/05/2024

What do we mean when we say we form "men fully alive"?

Heights Headmaster Alvaro de Vicente draws out three core principles that make for a man "fully alive".

Learn about all three principles here: https://heightsforum.pulse.ly/ex8fdpjk4t

08/01/2024

How do you effectively lead a classroom full of boys? Head of lower school Colin Gleason lays out 12 principles for teachers looking to become un-anxious leaders in the classroom.

Learn about all 12 principles here: https://heightsforum.pulse.ly/isx19jbre8

07/31/2024

Does freedom in schools just mean letting "boys be boys"? Not exactly, writes Middle School Head Andy Reid. Though sometimes unruly, creating an environment of incremental freedom is the only sure way to develop men of virtue, that is, men who have demonstrated a proper use of their innate freedom.

Learn more about our approach to freedom here:

Unless a boy is free to make some decisions on his own, he will not be as capable of making good decisions as a young man. Boys need to be given freedom so that they have the chance to "opt-in" to all that is good in the world.

07/19/2024

Can summer reading be the key to fostering a life-long love of reading? Tom Longano describes common traps parents and schools fall into, and the attitude they should take to foster a love of reading.

Check out the full conversation here: https://heightsforum.org/podcast/summer-reading-with-a-purpose/

07/17/2024

Admissions is a powerful apostolate. Learn from our very own Rich Moss about how your school's admissions team can bring their summer to bring their A-game this fall: https://heightsforum.org/article/why-we-do-it-summer-thoughts-for-liberal-arts-admissions-teams/

07/16/2024

Gearing up to teach Homer this fall? The Heights Forum's own Tom Cox shows how epic poetry holds an indispensable place in a liberal arts education.

Check out the full interview here: https://heightsforum.org/podcast/epic-and-the-ordinary-tom-cox-on-why-we-teach-epic-poetry/

07/12/2024

Is AI a threat requiring us to radically change our approach to assignments? Or is it an opportunity to spot the difference between real and counterfeit intelligence?

History teacher Mark Grannis shares how facing ChatGPT forced him to creatively reinvent one of his assignments, and enabled him to teach something vital about our political tradition in the process.

Read the full story here: https://heightsforum.org/article/chatgpt-american/

07/11/2024

Is studying Latin antiquated and impractical? What if it is, in fact, the most useful skill students today could be studying? Long time Latin teacher Justin Myers busts some common myths about learning "dead" languages. Check out the full episode here: https://heightsforum.pulse.ly/2tlwj4lnat

07/09/2024

Atlantic columnist and Harvard professor Arthur Brooks joins HeightsCast to discuss the how, why, and when of college.

Find the full conversation here: https://heightsforum.pulse.ly/gc2f7vgk6h

06/26/2024

Looking for resources to help you and your family make the most out of summer vacation? Check out the resources on The Heights Forum for ideas from our faculty on how to live a Summer Fully Alive!
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