“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.” — Thomas Jefferson
“I would have a man begin with himself, not merely repeat what others have said.” — Michel de Montaigne
“Woe vnto you Lawyers: for ye haue taken away the key of knowledge: ye entred not in your selues, and them that were entring in, ye hindred.” — Luke 11:52 (1611, KJV)
I love to learn, and by extension love to teach. I learn through the repetition of action and refine when refinement is needed. Outside of the classes and courses above, I tutor via email. I try to teach as I learn, often from primary sources and with a wide variety of approaches to a single method. My philosophy of education can be found here. A lot of topics I teach align closely with the concept of a classical education. I strongly believe these topics are of utmost importance in reference to the Jefferson quote that leads this page. I know a great deal of people are offended by the things I write, teach, and certainly the way I think, as the aforementioned are patterned after it. If you are one of those people, consider this:
“If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.” — René Descartes
I ask that you do not rush to premature conclusions or evaluations of materials with which you have not wrestled. It should also be known that my attempt is not to deceive you, to impose, or provoke you to rage. It is to provide information for you to chew upon and come to your own conclusions of its merit. After all, Que sais-je?
“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.” — Socrates
“Proue all things: hold fast that which is good.” — 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (1611, KJV)
“What I teach is doubt.” — Michel de Montaigne