Adam Bloom

Milton once said that "The purpose of education is to know God aright." Yet often in our pragmatic and utilitarian culture, we act as if the purpose of education is to get into college and to get a job. In this talk, we will explore how we should do education in order to better regain its proper purpose of cultivating virtue in the student.

When we think of school, we think of assessments. But how should we assess? Is there a better way? If the purpose of education is to cultivate the heart, mind, body, and soul of the student, then assessments should aid in accomplishing that end. In this talk we will explore both why we need to assess our students and how to best do that.