Meetings in Washington D.C. & The National Summit on Civics in Catholic Education

Meetings in Washington D.C. & The National Summit on Civics in Catholic Education

Centuries to Build, Seconds to Tear Down

Dear Friends of Mount Titano Media,

As we approach the launch of our Mount Titano Europa initiative: From Iceland to Armenia, I traveled with our MTM editor in Italy, Alberto Garzoni, and other European colleagues for a week of meetings in Washington, D.C. with the Dept. of Education, The Heritage Foundation, and others.

The media and scores of bad actors would have us believe otherwise, but there are indeed highly intelligent, sincere people working in D.C. 

For better or worse, the people duking it out in D.C. are what Theodore Roosevelt called, “the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes up short again and again.” We need them, we need to support them, but we can’t afford to wait on them and sacrifice the education of the next few generations and maybe our nation in the meantime. What we call "Classical Education” represents millennia of thought and refinement, and it collapsed over the course of the last century.

As with any form of destruction, true restoration starts right back at the bottom, one by one, with people ready and willing to work long and hard. Blessedly, the hard work of restoring classical education is a joyful pursuit, that in the process also restores family life as we parents spend more time reading, writing, and discussing the greatest words and deeds of the ages with our children.

If Children Can Hear You, They Are Learning

On the topic of restoration, Benedictine College is hosting The National Summit on Civics in Catholic Education, Benedictine College, July 26-28. I will be speaking there on Finding Our Words: Words That Made America. The subject will be how young children benefit profoundly with daily examples of greatness to emulate—by parents and teachers reading aloud to them the greatest written and spoken words of all time—and how older children make those words their own through copy work, recitation, and memorization. That is the making of the orator, the writer, the leader, and the citizen.

What age is too young? What is the right age to begin teaching the greatest works of all time? If they can hear you, they are learning.

We hope to see you there!

Last but not least, we are thrilled to announce that the Audible edition of Finding Our Words: Words That Made America is now available!

The Audible edition is read by U.S. Army generals, leading commentators & authors, and leaders in classical education, including Michael Knowles, Andrew Klavan, Spencer A. Klavan, Bill Whittle, Scott Ott, U.S. Army Major Generals Kent Hillhouse and Andrew Juknelis, Martin Cothran, Clay Lomakayu Miller, and others.

We'll be sharing more information soon but you can learn more and get your copy here.

Until next time,

Allison Ellis & The Mount Titano Team

 

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