CMP Review 2026-01-01

January 1, 2026

When I finished college, I was so glad to be done that I thought I would never set foot in a school again. I was ready to be working, and I figured that anything I still needed could be picked up on the job.

My discovery of Charlotte Mason gradually awakened in me a love of knowledge. I’ve tasted and seen that knowledge is good. Would I want to go back to school? Certainly there are many things I would like to study. But life and responsibilities are different now, making such options seem not so realistic.

But a younger man — he could go back to school. He could get a master’s degree. He could take advantage of this season of life. That is, unless he has grown weary of learning, weary of knowledge, weary of school.

Thankfully my son had the will to do what I didn’t — to get his second degree. A few weeks ago I got to watch his commencement. Today marks the beginning of a new year. What does it have in store for the new graduate? And what does it have in store for you?

@artmiddlekauff