HeightsCast | May 14, 2026
Pragmatic Hope: Understanding AI & the New Economy
Featuring Mark Ryland
Read OnHeightsCast | May 7, 2026
The Walled Garden: Critical Considerations for Classroom AI
Featuring Andrew Cantarutti
Read OnHeightsCast | April 30, 2026
A Humane Way of Life: The Research Behind Home Tech Decisions
Featuring Clare Morell
Read OnArticles & Essays
How to Not Be Anxious as a Parent
Parental anxiety is on the rise. While anxiety is understandable, the degree to which parents are anxious today is neither necessary nor productive. How can you respond?
By Alvaro de Vicente | May 19, 2026
The Creativity of Real Memorization
Real memorization is creative, personal, and fun; false memorization is ruinous.
By Joseph Bissex | May 11, 2026
Parental Presence, Part II
Parental presence is not achieved by physical presence alone. Ask: what one thing can I do to become a more truly present parent in my children’s lives?
By Alvaro de Vicente | April 28, 2026
A Simple Tool for Doing Better
A postgame review of every test that's handed back is perhaps the easiest—and most neglected—step towards improvement.
By Robert Greving | April 25, 2026
Parental Presence, Part I
While “quality time” has long been the measure of parental presence, prioritizing and even sacrificing for “quantity time” with one’s children has a deep impact.
By Alvaro de Vicente | April 21, 2026
5 Ways to Make the Faith Attractive to Boys
Handing down the faith is far from automatic. Boys need to understand the Christian life as one of adventure and action.
By Alvaro de Vicente | March 31, 2026
Worthy and Willing: Forming Boys Who Will Want to Marry
As parents and teachers, forming boys who are prepared to seek and freely choose their vocation is not ancillary to our mission but an essential part of it.
By Dr. Joseph Lanzilotti | March 27, 2026
Sartorial Prudence: Making a Dress Code Fit You
A dress code can meet the occasion or elevate the tone—without squashing personal expression or upholding Draconian standards.
By Elias Naegele | March 23, 2026
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Book & Movie Reviews
Soaring Over the Rainbow
" Wicked: For Good completes the faithful adaptation of a Broadway masterpiece. The Broadway musical Wicked first hit movie theate..."
- Mark Grannis Read the ReviewThe Power and the Glory – A Review
"Have you ever read a book that inspired in you a soul-crushing desire to eat fried chicken, shed undefinable tears through a mouthful of Spr..."
- Joseph Bissex Read the ReviewIn Search of Sacrifice: The Drama of the Family in Godzilla Minus One
"2023’s Japanese film Godzilla Minus One is more than a monster flick—it’s a true family movie. Not to be confused with CGI-heavy Ameri..."
- Joe Breslin Read the ReviewTestosterone Tropes: A Review of F1: The Movie
"If the social media “manosphere” became incarnate as a movie, that movie would be F1. Not so much a story as a series of “manly” tro..."
- Joe Breslin Read the ReviewLook Up: Why I Believe in Superman (2025)
"Superman (2025) is a fun and wholesome movie that’s best enjoyed on the big screen. Despite some issues with pacing and a few unfortunate ..."
- Tom Cox Read the ReviewCutting Edge, but Get to the Point
"Fantasy authors have a league of their own. They play for various intramural teams, such as The Snarky Sendups (Terry Pratchett’s Discworl..."
- Joseph Bissex Read the ReviewMelancholy, Minnesotan Medicine
"In a post-progress Midwest, beside that omnipotent and mercurial god, Lake Superior, Rainy and his wife Lark have the closest thing to happi..."
- Joe Breslin Read the ReviewEscaping the Void: A Review of Thunderbolts*
"The Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t done itself any favors since Endgame (2019). Between emasculating beloved male characters, inserting ..."
- Joe Breslin Read the ReviewA Sublime Comedy: Joe Versus the Volcano at 35
"Friday, March 9, 1990, was a pivotal day in my life, because it’s the day I picked up the phone and called the young woman who would, eigh..."
- Mark Grannis Read the ReviewPure Murder: A Review of Gladiator II
"I never want to see this movie again. Granted, this might sound a bit harsh coming from a Classics undergrad who spent most of his Classics ..."
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Podcasts & Videos
HeightsCast
Crafting and Sharing a School Vision
How does a school community grow united in its vision and sense of mission?
Featuring Alvaro de Vicente | May 28, 2026
Forum Faculty Podcast
Athlete or Academic: What’s the Real Priority in Schools?
We welcome to this conversation coaches and teachers Jeff Thompson, Joel Sellier, and Brian Carroccio. They dive into the historical importance of physical education, the post-COVID surge in youth sports, the impact of club sports on school sports, and the critical development of discipline and teamwork through athletics.
Featuring Jeff Thompson, Joel Sellier, Brian Carroccio | August 01, 2025
Compiling an American Book of Fables
Former faculty Dr. Matthew Mehan's newest family book offers an education in civics, geography, history, and love of country, presented for the A250 year.
Featuring Matt Mehan | May 21, 2026
Pragmatic Hope: Understanding AI & the New Economy
As a top cybersecurity expert, Mark Ryland shares how AI really operates and what kind of impact it may have on the job economy our children inherit.
Featuring Mark Ryland | May 14, 2026
The Walled Garden: Critical Considerations for Classroom AI
AI tech has come knocking at the classroom door. How do we best educate citizens—rather than simply users?
Featuring Andrew Cantarutti | May 07, 2026
A Humane Way of Life: The Research Behind Home Tech Decisions
Increasingly, the vision we as parents have for our children is in direct competition with the vision big tech has for them.
Featuring Clare Morell | April 30, 2026
An Apostolate of Courtesy: Social Graces and Civilization
Saving civilization well may begin with eye contact, a tucked shirt, a sincere apology, or a held door.
Featuring Robert Greving | April 23, 2026
Teaching the American Founding after 250 Years
How have we allowed such a daring story as the American founding to become a history lesson so simple, tidy, and inevitable that it can be covered in one day’s class? Dr. Spalding invites educators (and everyday citizens) to understand our nation’s founding as so much more than just “an Enlightenment experiment.”
Featuring Matthew Spalding | April 16, 2026
“Tell me the truth!” Leading Boys to Integrity
Why tell the truth when it doesn’t always pay? It’s important to let a boy encounter this question through example, literature, and enough freedom to wrestle with his own conscience.
Featuring Colin Gleason | April 09, 2026
Automaticity: Where ‘Rote’ Fits into the Liberal Arts
Dave Maxham explains why fundamentals and drills may be integral to creativity—not hindrances.
Featuring Dave Maxham | March 26, 2026
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