Rochelle Gregory, Ph.D.·Mar 13From Quintilian to Ted Lasso: A Rhetoric for Kindness in the ClassroomRecently, when asked about my approach to teaching composition, I have often said, “I aspire to be like Ted Lasso in the classroom.”A response icon2
Frank Breslin·Aug 20, 2023Two Views about American CulturePectus est quod disertos facit. It is feeling that brings eloquence (Quintilian, The Education of an Orator, 10. 7. 15). If you feel deeply…
Frank Breslin·May 17, 2023Why Do People Censor Books?Quid nobis certius ipsis sensibus esse potest? What can bring more certainty than the senses? (Lucretius, On the Nature of Things, 1. 699)…
Aspen English·Feb 2, 2023What if every every good speaker was a good person?Through the years, many scholars, philosophers, and orators have tried to define rhetoric. Some have called it the art of persuasion…
Frank Breslin·Aug 20, 2022If You Were Born in a Different Time and Place, Would You Hold Your Present Beliefs?Veritas temporis filia. Truth is the daughter of time (Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights, 12. 11. 7). Is something true because one’s culture…
