K 12 Classical Education Archives

Back to Hillsdale: Samuel Musser Returns for the Master’s in Classical Education

Hillsdale’s new Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Classical Education has attracted students from around the country. Samuel Musser, one of the first students to enter the program, received his B.A. from Hillsdale College in 2020. Now, he’s back to earn his Master of Arts in Classical Education.

Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence

Building upon the mission of Hillsdale College’s K-12 Education Office, the Charles R. and Kathleen K. Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence (CTE) expands the reach of Hillsdale College’s message of classical curricula and subject mastery to a nationwide audience of teachers.

BCSI Teacher Spotlight: Elizabeth Offord

Elizabeth Offord teaches the second grade and directs theater for the middle school and high school students at Northwest Arkansas Classical Academy in Bentonville, Arkansas. She works there with her […]

Perseverance and Kindness in Black Beauty

By Katarzyna Ignatik, ’20 Carin Harner, instructional coach with Hillsdale’s Barney Charter School Initiative, calls Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty “beautifully written with rich content, a view into the old world […]

The Topsy-Turvy World of Alice in Wonderland: Finding Logic Amidst Chaos

By David Gaebler, Hillsdale College Associate Professor of Mathematics What lessons does Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland teach children about growing up? Alice’s experience of growing (and shrinking) is deeply […]

BCSI Staff Spotlight—Jordan Adams

When Jordan Adams, ’13, came to Hillsdale, he had never heard of classical education. He led the Students for Life Club, joined Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and majored in politics. […]

King Arthur: What These Ancient Legends Can Teach Us Today

The Barney Charter Schools include a paraphrased version of legends about King Arthur and his Round Table in third grade. Hillsdale College Associate Professor of English Patricia Bart, who teaches […]

BCSI Staff Spotlight—Carin Harner

“I always knew I wanted to teach little ones,” says Carin Harner, ’82. She graduated from Hillsdale College with an education major and English minor, completing her student teaching at […]

Wit and Wisdom in Cyrano de Bergerac

By Tomek Grzesiak When one thinks of classic drama, familiar titles include works such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Oedipus Rex. But one lesser-known play worthy of our attention […]

Dr. Coupland’s Six Fundamentals of Good Instruction

Dr. Daniel Coupland is chairman and professor of education at Hillsdale College. At the Barney Charter School Initiative summer teacher training, he gave a lecture summarizing years of research on […]

Fanciful Flights and Starry Nights: Reality and Neverland in Peter Pan

What child hasn’t wanted to fly off to a world of fantasy like Neverland, where pirates and fairies abound? J.M. Barrie’s novel Peter Pan immerses us in this imaginative world, but there’s a time and place for such flights of fancy.

Fahrenheit 451: Books with “Texture”

Can you imagine a world without books? Ray Bradbury tackled the prospect of such a world in his 1953 dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451. In studying this text, we come to understand the continued value of books in our society, one that’s not so far removed from Bradbury’s futuristic vision.