George LongleyJan 84 min readThe WOW Factor - Classics and IOn November 2nd 2023, Gavin McCormack, globally renowned Montessori educator, founder of EducationInfluence.com and co-founder of...
George LongleyAug 22, 20233 min readShow Me Your METAL! Part III.In this final instalment of ‘Show Me Your Metal’, we shall look at four metallic elements which were not known to the ancients, but whose...
George LongleyAug 1, 20232 min readShow me your METAL! Part 1Okay, so I am a better Classicist than I am a comedian. And so in this entry for Wordy Wonders, we look at the origins of key chemical...
George LongleyJul 22, 20232 min readSocrates: A Warning Against ComplacencyThe inspiration for this article was a passing conversation with a friend about the importance of history. She was fascinated by the...
George LongleyApr 5, 20232 min readAnother kind of narrow…I came across an article the other day that queried the relevance of degrees in the modern job market. This annoyed me for two main...
George LongleyApr 3, 20232 min readNew Skills or Natural Human Capacities?About a year ago a good friend of mine, ancient philosophy scholar, Nicholas Denyer (Trinity College, Cambridge) shared the following...
George LongleyApr 3, 20232 min readThe Classical LensTo study another language is to study another people. To study their literature, music, art, science, engineering, daily practices and...
George LongleyMar 28, 20232 min readThe Hidden Relevance of Education: Part 1 Part 1: Jigsaw Joan’s Little Lesson Watching my toddler giggling happily as he completed his Paw Patrol jigsaw, I fell to musing on...
George LongleyOct 22, 20214 min readHuman souls, human systemsClassical Thought for the Day XXIV I remember once conversing with a fellow graduate student at the start of term party, when we got on...