Please watch this insightful short video by Christina Hoff Summers. She illustrates some key stumbling blocks facing boys in education. 1. Reading 2. Lack of Recess 3. Schools that are…
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I always thought this old Disney cartoon about Ben Franklin and Amos the mouse was a good dramatic way to enter into the days of the founding fathers. It’s a…
One of the great writers of the 20th century, G.K. Chesterton, is one of Riverside’s patrons. On this wonderful day when we celebrate and remember our mothers, I share with…
The below excerpt is from a great book by Padriac Colum titled The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Before Achilles. I think boys would like education more if Chiron was their…
These kits look like great projects for young lads interesting in building and making traditional toys! Here is the website: //www.timberkits.com/#sthash.uAFrG8Dp.p4iLyU1x.dpbs
After only five lessons, the Riverside Folk Minstrels are already sounding great together! In this video you will see them jamming on “Boil Them Cabbage Down,” an old-time favorite for…
This post continues our Riverside Tutorial expose. The Logician thinks clearly from well-scrutinized first principles. He examines arguments with a dissecting eye, can see the causes inherent in a variety…
The following is an excerpt from the book About Books and Children by Bess Porter Adams. In my last post I quoted this wonderful little book from a chapter on…
The following is an extract from a fantastic book called About Books and Children by Bess Porter Adams. The author provides a wealth of knowledge on great literature, brilliant insights…
Imagine a small troupe of young writers and speakers reading great literature, publishing journals and newspapers on a variety of topics; producing radio shows, short documentaries, and performing dialogues and…