"Jesse, I'll take that smiley emoticon for all its facetious glory. I think I've been a member, but it has certainly been a while, and I could hardly claim to have been a part of the chatter. How are you, brother? I hope you are learning…"
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Books You're Enjoying this Summer
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joan White May 29, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
As you approach your summer reading list, please share any titles that stand out.Two that were recently recommended to me: Reordered Love, Reordered Lives by David Naugle (glowing endorsements by…Continue
TED talk on the Value of Introversion and Solitude
Started Mar 3, 2012 0 Replies 0 Likes
Here is an engaging nineteen minute talk by an introvert with thoughts about the need for a restoration…Continue
What would be inspiring to do together in this online format?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ty Rallens Jan 14, 2012. 15 Replies 0 Likes
With so many new members in the last several weeks from such rich and varied backgrounds, I'd love to hear ideas for things that we might enjoy and profit from in this online format. Please help to…Continue
Favorite Passages
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jesse Hake Nov 15, 2011. 1 Reply 0 Likes
I’m frequently inspired and refreshed by brief flashes of goodness from little pieces of books shared by like-minded friends. Reading short passages such as this will often get me to pick up a great…Continue
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Jesse Hake posted a blog post"Good Taste in Knowledge" by Lin Yutang (1895–1976)
Many of you would enjoy this focused and prescient little essay on education by Chinese writer, inventor, and classicists Lin Yutang (1895–1976): "Good Taste in Knowledge" from his 1938 best seller The Importance of Living.URL here:http://stpeter.im/journal/1470.htmlSee More
Jesse Hake replied to Christopher Perrin's discussion Google In-House Philosopher Says Quit Your Technology Job and Study Philosophy"Thanks, Chris! Great fodder. Unusual to see "human flourishing" referenced at the end of a piece about how to excel in technology industries."
Jesse Hake commented on Ty Rallens's group One Book@ClassicalEducator.com"Great! Looking forward to this, Katrina."
Joan White replied to Jesse Hake's discussion Books You're Enjoying this Summer"I am looking forward to reading and discussing Plato's Republic, but have just completed reading The Rage Against God by Peter Hitchens, and wonder if we might add it to the possibilities.
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Jesse Hake commented on Robert M Woods's status"Robert, please share when your book is available! Delightful to have your participation on Classical Educator."
Robert M Woods replied to Jesse Hake's discussion Books You're Enjoying this Summer"I have read Ray Bradbury's Dandelion Wine every summer for the past five years and it has been a most pleasant experience. I also have a stack of Great Books to re-read including Virgil's Georgics which I've never read before.…"
Jesse Hake posted a blog postSeventeen Minute Intro to Classical Education
Helpful basic introduction to classical education (17 minute lecture). "Ancient Future Education" by Davies Owens (from Q Ideas, Washington, D.C., April 10–12, 2012). Description from the website:
Most people don’t know that current educational practice is less than a century old. Paradoxically, the harder we try to produce great thinkers similar to those of the past, the further we move from the style of education that produced them. Some now advocate a return to “classical education,” a…See More
Jesse Hake replied to Book List Admin's discussion Ideas Have Consequences (Weaver)"Ethan,
We are a young community and no discussion of Weaver's book currently exists on Classical Educator. However, you are very welcome to post your own thoughts and questions. It would be great to see some exchanges and material generated…"
Jesse Hake commented on Ty Rallens's group One Book@ClassicalEducator.com"Content and dates sound great. I'm excited to join everyone."
Jesse Hake replied to Book List Admin's discussion Norms and Nobility: A Treatise on Education (Hicks)"I finished Hicks a few weeks back and have been ruminating on it (and thinking of a post) ever since. So glad to see the promise of continued dialog on his work. His practical applications in Part II helped me to interact even more fully and…"
Jesse Hake commented on Ty Rallens's group One Book@ClassicalEducator.com"Hear, hear! I'd also appreciate joining others in reading a great book this summer, and the Republic is an excellent candidate. I look forward to following what materializes."
Jesse Hake replied to Christopher Perrin's discussion Best books on Technology and Education (or culture) in the group Technology & Classical Ed"It is far from classical in orientation and radically pro-technology, but I recently read What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly (2010). More on topic but still at a basic or popular level, I have also read The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to…"
Jesse Hake commented on Timothy G. Enloe's blog post How A Christian Should Read Virgil"Refreshing sentiments. Thanks for sharing. Great how Salutati finds value in that which is "not compatible with the truth" as well as that which is "in harmony with our faith." With such an approach, every cultural treasure…"
Profile Information
- Name of School
- Logos Academy (York, PA)
- Subjects You Teach
- have taught: history, theology, world religions, literature, rhetoric and philosophy
- Academic Interests
- Church History, Philosophy of Education
- Hobbies and Other Interests
- hiking, reading aloud, gardening, small building projects
- How Long Have You Been a Teacher?
- 13-15 years
- Favorite Authors
- Cicero, Augustine, John Calvin, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Charles Dickens, Geerhardus Vos, G.K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Joyce, Annie Dillard, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, N.T. Wright
- Tell us a bit about yourself--a brief bio
- I grew up in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and several other places (with formative years on a grandparent's farm in upstate New York). After studying history and philosophy at Geneva College, I earned a masters in Reformation history from St Andrews, Scotland. My first full-time teaching job was at the Chelsea School in Silver Spring, MD. I then spent a year as an adjunct professor at Davis College in Johnson City, NY (teaching courses in history, world religions and philosophy). Working at Covenant Christian Academy in Harrisburg, PA from 2006-2012, I taught history, theology, philosophy, literature and rhetoric in grades nine to twelve (serving also as Dean of Community Life and Upper School Lead Teacher). I currently serve as Academic Dean at Logos Academy in York, PA. Elizabeth and I have two young children.
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"Good Taste in Knowledge" by Lin Yutang (1895–1976)
Posted on October 30, 2012 at 9:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Many of you would enjoy this focused and prescient little essay on education by Chinese writer, inventor, and classicists Lin Yutang (1895–1976): "Good Taste in Knowledge" from his 1938 best seller The Importance of Living.
URL here:
Seventeen Minute Intro to Classical Education
Posted on May 16, 2012 at 9:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Helpful basic introduction to classical education (17 minute lecture). "Ancient Future Education" by Davies Owens (from Q Ideas, Washington, D.C., April 10–12, 2012). Description from the website:
Most people don’t know that current educational practice is less than a century old. Paradoxically, the harder we try to produce great thinkers similar to those of the past, the further we move from the style of education that produced them. Some now advocate a return to…Continue
Excerpt from Norms and Nobility
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 10:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Excerpt from Norms and Nobility: A Treatise on Education by David V. Hicks (Lanham: University Press of America, 1999). This book was first published in 1981 when it won the American Library Association's Outstanding Book Award. See a review of it here by Andrew Kern and a…
Continue John Piper on G.K. Chesterton
Posted on January 5, 2012 at 6:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
I've heard a rumor that a good number of Chesterton fans exist on ClassicalEducator. Some may find this tribute (of a sort) to be of interest: The Sovereign God of "Elfland". Reading Orthodoxy myself recently (again and more carefully) was a wonderful experience! It is free on the Kindle and as an amateur audio book at …
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- At 7:28pm on November 19, 2012,
William Stutzman said… Jesse, I'll take that smiley emoticon for all its facetious glory. I think I've been a member, but it has certainly been a while, and I could hardly claim to have been a part of the chatter. How are you, brother? I hope you are learning and loving learning much. How is it we can't seem to cross paths?
- At 10:19pm on March 14, 2012,
DELROY IVANHOE ROBINSON said… THANKS MASTER JESSE FOR YOUR GREETINGS & KIND REMARKS.
I am not from the Bahamas however: I am from Jamaica and that is where I was first introduced to a classical type educational system.
- At 10:21am on February 2, 2012,
Tony McClure said… Thank you Jesse. It was a valuable experience in hearing you participate in a Socratic discussion. I conducted my first one yesterday; I modeled it after yours. The students were responsive; of course, the topic of evolution is a pretty controversial one.
- At 6:36pm on January 11, 2012,
Susan Strickland said… Jesse,
Monmouth is about 45 min from me. There is a wonderful theater there (summer stock and year 'round) which does Shakespeare and Gilbert & Sullivan every year.
- At 3:27pm on January 9, 2012,
Shelly Johnson said… Jesse:
Thanks so much for writing. It's a pleasure connecting with you here, as well, and to learn more about you. Aren't cat's the greatest? Jax is about four and a half months old and still quite the kitten. He is so adorable that he is in danger of killing us with his cuteness. I wish you a great new year and hope to have more discussions with with the good folks here at classical educator. Peace to you- Shelly
- At 12:42am on January 4, 2012,
Joleen Graumann said… Sounds awesome! Yes, if I was teaching a lit class I think I could use it more. I may teach a video yearbook class, which could be a lot of fun.
- At 12:53pm on January 2, 2012, Joleen Graumann said…
Great idea! Glad you enjoyed the trailer; my 4 year old kept stealing the gun & pretending to shoot people. I'll be sure to post a video if we make one!
Happy New Year!
- At 10:18am on November 30, 2011,
Matthew Farrelly said… Thanks, Jesse. Certainly! I always look forward to collaborating with you :)
- At 10:06pm on October 12, 2011, Jesse Hake said…
Yes, the local Taiwanese dialect more fluently and a very childish Mandarin.
- At 5:12pm on October 12, 2011,
Ravi Jain said… - Great to see a picture of your family too. And I had forgotten about the Taiwan connection. Do you speak any Chinese?
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