Thanksgiving, Advent, and The Proper Goal of Education

A warm "thank you" plus some discursive commentary on relevant trends in modern education

Embarking of the Pilgrims by Robert Walter Weir (1857)

Thanksgiving

First off, Happy Thanksgiving! Although we officially celebrated the national holiday a couple of days ago, I wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you to all of you who have nothing better to do with your time than read what I write each Saturday. All kidding aside, I am sincerely …