B.A., Liberal Arts, St. John's College
M.A., Politics, University of Dallas
Ph.D., Politics, University of Dallas
John Peterson is the Assistant Director of Curriculum for the K-12 Education Office. Dr. Peterson previously served as Director of the Classical Education Graduate Program and Assistant Dean of the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts at the University of Dallas. There he taught in the Politics, Philosophy, and History departments, and for the Classical Education program offered courses on the history of liberal arts education, philosophy of education, classical pedagogy, the American rhetorical tradition, and Roman history. Dr. Peterson taught high school at Founders Classical Academy in Leander, TX, including courses on ancient history, classical literature, rhetoric, and philosophy. At Hillsdale, he teaches U.S. Constitution to undergraduates and Education in America in the Classical Education Master’s programs. His scholarly publications include work on Aristotle and Machiavelli.
What's the most inspiring part of your job?
Hearing about and supporting the heroic efforts of teachers and others who are reviving classical eduation around the country.
Favorite classical quote:
"One ought not... to think only about human things because one is a human being, nor only about mortal things because one is mortal, but rather to make oneself immortal, insofar as that is possible, and to do all that bears on living in accord with what is the most excellent of the things in oneself." (Aristotle, Ethics)