Tomorrow my wife Robi and I depart for Austin, TX to participate in the twice yearly retreat of the Institute for Classical Schools with whom I am an Arete Fellow. Together we are developing a comprehensive, practical resource center for schools, to train and mentor capable leaders to establish and grow thriving classical schools, and [...]
I owe a great debt to my friend, Rodney Marshall. Rodney is a remarkable classical educator and visionary. He has started some of the best schools in the United States. He knows how to take an educational vision and how to implement the necessary steps to brings the vision to a reality. If you are thinking [...]
Four Cultures of the West Reviewed In Four Cultures of the West, this cultural history, by John W. O’Malley, Distinguished Professor of Church History at Weston Jesuit School of Theology, provides the reader with another interpretive grid for the history of the West. The method of writing is straightforward and iterative and includes examples of [...]
WHY A CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN EDUCATION? Is entrance into the perfect college or preparation for the ideal profession the reason we educate classically? Educators from the past would have thought us short sighted. John Henry Newman, Oxford Educator, Anglican Clergyman and finally Cardinal in the Catholic Church offered clarity on the final product of such an [...]
I just finished reading Hidden Worldviews, by Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford, and found it an accessible treatment of the every day worldviews that unknowingly shape our lives. While many worldview books seem written for those that write worldview books, this one is written for all of us and is worth reading. The back [...]
All education is inherently religious because it begins with a presupposed view of the nature of what is real, of human life and of the world or cosmos. Whether held consciously or unconsciously all humans have a fundamental outlook called a worldview that influences thought and action and therefore teaching, learning and ethics or character. [...]
"I am pleased to recommend Rodney Marshall as the head of the Marshall Education Group. His vision, experience and wisdom will serve the classical and Christian educational communities with distinction. I am pleased to endorse him and his efforts in this regard." --David Naugle, Dallas Baptist University
“Unlike anyone else I have ever met, Rodney Marshall knows how to instill a love for learning in young men and women. As the headmaster of Coram Deo, Rodney challenged his students to think critically and to defend viewpoints ardently but gracefully. Capitalizing on his extensive experience in the field of education, Rodney was well [...]
"Rodney Marshall is equal parts visionary, administrator, and communicator. He is the rare leader who possesses the ability to envision innovative solutions to complex problems, the management skills to make that vision a reality, and the communication skills to persuasively articulate that vision to others. Having had the privilege to work for Rodney for two [...]
"The saga of Rodney & Robi Marshall and Coram Deo Academy in Texas, of which I am an eyewitness, is a landmark one in modern Christian education. In 1999, these folks parlayed a cell phone, immense energy and intelligence, and a vision for a classical and Christian educational renaissance, into one of the most powerful [...]
