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The Gutenberg Shop is now open! Want a hat, shirt, or sweater for you or a friend? Need some original music composed by tutor Eliot Grasso? What about one of the books by Charlie Dewberry, Ron Julian, or Jack and David Crabtree? Get to know us better and rep your favorite Great Books College!

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Education Conference 2021 Speaker Highlight: John

Education Conference 2021 Speaker Highlight: John Seel!

John Seel has years of experience in classical education and administration. He is a founding board member of the Society for Classical Learning and two-term chairman. He is also the co-founder of the Council on Educational Standards and Accountability. He is the founding headmaster of The Cambridge School of Dallas. Most recently, he was the director of cultural engagement for the John Templeton Foundation in Philadelphia, where he managed a portfolio of over $8 million in grants per year.

Seel’s Education Conference Talk: Fostering the Allure of Learning
This talk will explore Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s observation: “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” Students absorb knowledge about—they learn about—what they love. They do not learn unless the information is meaningful and captures their imagination. John will explore the epistemic role of love in teaching and the teacher’s responsibility to foster the allure of learning, which requires engaging the student’s imagination and communicating one’s passion and love for the subject. Before students are going to learn, the teacher must first inspire a love for the material, which requires engaging the liberal arts “why” prior to the subject matter “what.” Only after the imagination establishes the necessary conditions for learning is reason usefully engaged. Missing the first step leaves the student stranded on the far side of the river without a bridge.

To register or learn more about Gutenberg College’s Education Conference this fall, send us a message or visit the link in bio for more info!

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Today is Gutenberg Giving Day! If you’ve been th

Today is Gutenberg Giving Day! If you’ve been thinking about giving to the college, the time is now!

The Gutenberg board of governors is sponsoring its annual summer Gift-Matching Campaign. The governors are generously pledging to match the first $13,100 of donations, for a total of $26,200 to help those students who need financial aid to attend the college. Our goal is to raise that amount by August 31, the end of Gutenberg’s fiscal year. You can help give students an excellent education.

For more info or to donate, visit https://gutenberg.edu/get-involved/give/

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Last Call! If you wish to attend the Summer Instit

Last Call! If you wish to attend the Summer Institute this year, today and tomorrow are the last days to buy tickets! Summer Institute is from Thursday, July 29th to Saturday, July 31st, which is only days away!

They said, “Come, let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven, and let us make for ourselves a name.” (Genesis 11:4)

For many of us, the city is the water we swim in: having grown up and lived our lives in an urban environment, we take it for granted. This summer, we will explore the nature of the city from both spiritual and material perspectives. How does urbanity affect our core assumptions about life and God? Does it help or impede our walk of faith? And most importantly, how can we live a life of obedience in an urban context? To aid us on our journey, we will be reading excerpts from biblical authors, Augustine, Lewis Mumford, and Jacques Ellul, all of whom offer penetrating insights into the matter, including the surprising claim that cities have a spiritual aspect we should not ignore. Come join us at Summer Institute 2021 to study The Meaning of the City.

To learn more, or to register, go to https://gutenberg.edu/events/summer-institute/

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Be on the lookout! The folks at Gutenberg College

Be on the lookout! The folks at Gutenberg College are working on getting a new merch store up and running on the website VERY SOON

Get ready to rep your favorite great books college with new shirts, hats, sweatshirts, and more, all from the comfort of your home!"

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Education Conference 2021 Speaker Highlight: Leigh

Education Conference 2021 Speaker Highlight: Leigh Bortins!

Leigh Bortins is a nationally acclaimed educator, perhaps best known for her ability to demystify the fundamental tools of learning. As a teacher, author, and commentator, Leigh is credited with helping to launch the “home-centered learning” education movement.

After earning a degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan, Leigh worked in the aerospace industry before beginning her work as an educator. She also holds a D.Min. degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Hamilton, Massachusetts. In teaching study skills for 30 years to children and adults, she has written several books, including The Core, The Question, and The Conversation, a series which explores the classical trivium from a parent’s perspective. She has also authored complete K-12 curriculum guides for parents and homeschool tutors all across the country.

Leigh is the founder and chief visionary officer of Classical Conversations Inc., an organization that models the home-centered learning approach to empower learners of all ages. She trains facilitators dedicated to duplicating her methods and is thereby transforming education and improving the quality of family and community life.

Bortins’ Education Conference Talk: Big Heads on Little Bodies

Were you ever sure you had taught something to your children only to discover they hadn’t learned a thing? It’s tough for children to fit into adult expectations, and it’s even harder for adults to remember that little bodies have little heads! Leigh used to remind herself of this by saying to her youngest son, “Can you just be 30 years old for a minute?” when she was frustrated with him. (She says he learned and started saying to her, “Can you buy this for me before I no longer want it?”) Come enjoy more real-life wisdom as Leigh explores ways to bridge knowledge gaps between tutor and student, adults and children.

To register or learn more about Gutenberg College’s Education Conference this fall, send us a message or visit https://gutenberg.edu/events/education-conference/ for more info!

Eliot Grasso and Dane Miller are always excited to

Eliot Grasso and Dane Miller are always excited to talk about Gutenberg College, Even if it means they have to travel across the entire country to do so! The #GutenbergBros went to the Classical Conversations National Conference 2021 in North Carolina back in April, and had a blast!

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Education Conference 2021 Speaker Highlight: Andre

Education Conference 2021 Speaker Highlight: Andrew Pudewa!

Andrew Pudewa is the founder and principal speaker of the Institute for Excellence in Writing and a father of seven. Traveling and speaking around the world, he addresses issues related to teaching, writing, thinking, spelling, and music with clarity, insight, practical experience, and humor. His seminars for parents, students, and teachers have helped transform many a reluctant writer and have equipped educators with powerful tools to dramatically improve students’ skills. Although he is a graduate of the Talent Education Institute in Japan and holds a Certificate of Child Brain Development from the Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his best endorsement is from a young Alaskan boy who called him “the funny man with the wonderful words.” He and his wonderful, heroic wife, Robin, have homeschooled their seven children and are now proud grandparents of eleven, making their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Pudewa’s Education Conference Talk: Mastery Learning, Ability Development, and Individualized Education

What is mastery learning, and how does it relate to education? Andrew will explain the methods, goals, and benefits of the ability-development model as developed by Dr. Shinichi Suzuki and discuss applications of the model to disciplines other than music along with potential obstacles to successful implementation. Come and hear how, as Dr. Suzuki puts it, “Every child can learn,” and how you can create success in areas where you or your children have struggled in the past.

To register or learn more about Gutenberg College’s Education Conference this fall, send us a message or visit https://gutenberg.edu/events/education-conference/ for more info!

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What exactly makes friendship so vital to us? I

What exactly makes friendship so vital to us?

In this session of Young Philosophers, we will look at Aristotle’s classic take on friendship, compare it with our own experiences, and try to figure out 1) why we need friends and 2) what makes a friend a good friend.

Leading this session of Young Philosophers will be Dr. Naomi Rinehold. Naomi is Gutenberg’s student services administrator. She earned a B.A. in History at Campbellsville University in Kentucky and then spent eight years teaching in Argentina—first ESL students at a rural school and then teenagers at Buenos Aires International Christian Academy. After returning stateside, she earned a B.A. in philosophy at the University of Oregon and then moved to Knoxville where she earned an M.A. and, in 2019, a Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Tennessee.

When: July 22 @ 8:30 am - 11:30 am

Cost: $15.00

For more info, or to sign up, message us, or visit https://gutenberg.edu/event/young-philosophers-whats-the-point-of-friendshipjuly-22/

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