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What Schools Forget

Dan Murphy

Exposing how we traded educational freedom for institutional control, one forgotten historical truth at a time.

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How to Study Euclid's Elements

Johnny (not his real name) stands at the board in my geometry class. He’s done everything right so far. He has drawn the diagram, labeled the points, followed every construction step.

I ask him: “Do you have a proof?”

Silence.

Not becaus...

11 days ago
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Nobody Teaches Arithmetic Anymore

I think I’ve struck a chord…

This is the third time this article (with minor changes) has been published by sites other than my own Substack. First published on the Australian Classical Education Society, then by the CiRCE Institute in the...

16 days ago
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Euclid The Master

This is the first article of a series on Euclid’s Elements, Book I. Take your time. One per week is excellent.


The most important math textbook ever written hasn't been in most classrooms for a century.

Based on my own experience...

18 days ago
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New E-Book: Euclid in Color, Book I

All subscribers now have early access to a free e-book I recently finished editing with a few friends: Euclid in Color, Book I.

The book is meant to help first-time readers enter Euclid’s Elements with less intimidation and more understand...

22 days ago
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Don't Memorize Math Facts. Not Yet.

The Whole Language Method of Teaching Math Facts

Most math teachers make the same mistake that nearly destroyed reading education.

They just don’t know it yet.

For decades, schools taught reading using the “whole language” method. Si...

25 days ago
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