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Summer Classes
This summer we are offering the following
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The Good Books: Prelude to the Great Books
The Good Books have been identified as those
novels and stories and collections of poetry that everyone used to read.
You will sometimes hear of these works referred to as The Thousand Good Books.
This summer I will chose a short novel, some stories, and some poems, to read
and talk about in class. These titles are not expensive, and in print and
should be available from our Academy Bookstore.
Reading these books together is not only a good thing to do on its own, but it
so happens that our four year high school Great Books Program looks on
the reading and conversing about the Good Books as the best preparation for
reading and conversing about the Great Books.
Also, in this summer class, students will become familiar with the manner in
which we present these texts, that is, in the conversational mode of education,
rather than just lecture controlled by one point of view, and students will
experience the humane and transcendent themes we discover that rise above the
plot, characters, time and action, lifting us to some universal theme of life.
Specifics for The Good Books: Prelude to the
Great Books:
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There will be seven 90 minute classes.
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Classes will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:00 a.m.
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First class is July 8 and the last class is July 29.
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Tuition is $195. Family discounts of 20% apply to additional students.
The payment button below does not calculate discounts so to take advantage of
these family discounts you may enroll by mail by sending a check for the
appropriate amount to:
Great Books Discussions
P.O. Box 756
Morton, Washington 98356
You may also phone us at 360-496-0007 to enroll directly by phone.
If you have any questions regarding the Writing course feel free to write to Dr.
Taylor at jamesstaylor22@gmail.com
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The Good Books: Prelude to the
Great Books, tuition $195
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Solitary Tree by
Friedrich, Caspar David
Dr. James Taylor
Jim has been a teacher for thirty years, mainly in the
humanities. He has taught high school, college and graduate
school using literature and the Great Books to form the
reading for history and philosophy of education. He was
associate professor and chairman of the Teacher Education
Program at Hillsdale College, Michigan; and, more
recently assistant professor of education at the University
of Tulsa.
"Thanks for all you do. I do not think I could find the words
that would convey just how important the Great Books program
has been for us. Our schooling was stuck in a rut, and I did
not know how to get out, when our prayers were answered with
Great Books. The growth in our daughter has been phenomenal
and this program has done more to keep her love of learning
alive than anything else we have done."
J.S., Ohio
"I count myself privileged that I was able to participate in
the classes for three years. I know I've enjoyed reading
these books so much largely because of the way you and
Dr.Taylor teach. Having you
direct the conversations and letting us (the students)
discover something on our own made all the difference and I definitely loved being in
the classes. So THANK YOU. I'm pretty sure that you can rest
assured that I will love the Great Books my entire life."
T.K., student, Michigan
"Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you have
done over the
past years. I have enjoyed the classes immensely. I have
gained so much from this program and I would like to thank you
and the other
professors for that. I would not trade the time spent in
this program
for anything."
D.B., student, Arkansas
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