There should be no contradiction in pursuing hard sciences, humanities, and moral virtue all in one day.
For upper schoolers switching classrooms every hour, or for teachers siloed in a single subject, it can be easy to mistake “education” for a series of distinct academic categories. In this rebroadcast from 2015, Upper School Head Michael Moynihan gives us a better framework. He urges us to look at how our school’s different departments present a unified and infinitively connective worldview—one that invites inquisitive engagement and exercises the full scope of human reason.
Chapters:
4:39 The strength of “entertainment culture”
8:16 Successful families
9:28 Assessing the educational landscape
11:32 Fragmented school subjects
14:20 Teaching persons, not subjects
17:18 Appreciating the full scope of human reason
Links:
Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton (see chapter 8, “The Romance of Orthodoxy”)
By the Communion of Persons Man Becomes the Image of God by Pope St. John Paul II
The Lost Tools of Learning by Dorothy Sayers
The Idea of a University by St. John Henry Newman
Regensburg Address by Pope Benedict XVI
Laudato Si by Pope Francis
Also on the Forum:
The Art of Teaching Sovereign Knowers by Michael Moynihan
Featured Opportunities:
Fall Open House at The Heights School (October 18, 2025)
Fathers’ Conference at The Heights School (November 1, 2025)
Convivium for Teaching Men at The Heights School (November 13-15, 2025)
The Art of Teaching Boys Conference at The Heights School (January 7-9, 2026 / May 6-8, 2026)