Sean W. Malone
Why It's Important to Know Things
For most of human history, acquiring new information was expensive. Today, we have the opposite problem.
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Jacob Nestle
When Passing Students Becomes The Problem
Every year, schools move kids into classes they aren’t ready for. Holding students back is more work. Passing them is easier. That doesn't mean it's better.
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Jacob Nestle
Reaching the Candid World
On August 10, 1776, Londoners learned that the American colonies had declared independence. The news came through a short notice in…
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Jen Maffessanti
Play is the Work of the Creative
Andrew Weir | AI Generated Recently, I’ve been writing about creativity. I’ve already asserted that it’s more common than most people tend to think it is —…
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Jacob Nestle
The Glass Horse: Discernment and Artificial Intelligence
On the press tour for his new film The Odyssey, Christopher Nolan commented on the rise of artificial intelligence technology and the skepticism around it: “AI…
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Josh Sanders
Building a Platform: Sometimes, You Have to Start Over
Lexandria’s Chief Operating Officer, Josh Sanders, explains how the platform came to be.
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Jacob Nestle
To Honor an Old Story, Tell It Anew
Some people talk about old stories like they’re fragile antiques. Don’t touch them. Don’t move them, reinterpret them.
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Jacob Nestle
America Turns 250!
The United States of America is 250 years old today. That is a milestone that deserves unreserved pride, gratitude, and celebration.
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Sean W. Malone
The Stories We Teach Kids Become the Civilization They Inherit
Nobody knows their own history or culture by magic.
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Jacob Nestle
Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom
On June 19, 1865, Union forces arrived in Galveston, Texas, to close the final chapter on American institutional slavery.
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Jacob Nestle
The History of Lexandria: Why Lexandria Exists
Teachers don’t simply need more material that is intellectually sound—they need material that fits state standards, fits their course structure, and fits reading-level expectations.
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Jacob Nestle
Teaching America 250: Telling the Whole Story
“Four score and seven years ago our forefathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”
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Jen Maffessanti
To Be Creative, You Need To Be Curious
I previously discussed the importance — and prevalence — of creativity to the human condition. I assured you that creativity is a learnable, trainable skill.
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Jen Maffessanti
Creativity Is Critical—and More Common Than You Think
You get done with your work for the day, wander into your kitchen for something to drink, and realize that not once this entire day have you given a single…
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Sean W. Malone
Why I’m Reading My Boy the Books I Grew Up With
As a new father, I’ve started reading children’s books again for the first time in decades—lots of them.
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Jen Maffessanti
10 Classic Works of Literature Everyone Should Read
Previously at Quill & Compass, I made the case for why we should still read the classics. But I'll be the first to admit that "read the classics" is about as…
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Jen Maffessanti
Why Everyone Should Read the Classics
Once upon a time, a professor teaching a Great Books course asked me, a self-proclaimed librophile, along with my other classmates, why he bothered having us…
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Sean W. Malone
A Classics Education Using Modern Tools
For much of Western history, a classical education was not a niche pursuit. It was the norm for anyone expected to participate seriously in civic,…
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Sean W. Malone
The Pros & Cons of AI in the Classroom
Few technologies in modern history have entered classrooms as quickly (or as controversially!) as artificial intelligence. In a matter of years, AI tools have…
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Jen Maffessanti
Introducing Quill & Compass
Your Guide to Timeless Ideas and Fresh Resources.
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