Commitment Study

Dear Atonement Families, 

I hope this finds you well. This week I have a book recommendation for your consideration.
 
One of the ways we as a faculty and staff continually reorient ourselves to the “permanent things” that structure our approach to education is through a commitment study. Among the many ways we live out this commitment in community is by dedicating one of our weekly meetings each month to working through a book that illuminates our practice of Catholic classical education.
 
This year, we will be reading Anthony Esolen’s satiric critique of contemporary educational and child-rearing practices entitled Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child (2010). In it, Esolen places the liberal arts educational tradition in often humorous contrast to its modern counterparts. As his argument unfolds, Esolen treats us to a wide-ranging exploration of many of the best, most humanizing artifacts of the Western intellectual and artistic traditions. I encourage any of you seeking to deepen your understanding of schooling and parenting to consider reading along with us.
 
Meanwhile, let us continue to pray for one another.
 
Your servant,
 
Matthew David Watson
Head of School