Dixie Dillon Lane

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Dixie Dillon Lane is an American historian living in Front Royal, Virginia, where she teaches students of all ages, including her own four vibrant homeschoolers. She is a Contributing Editor at Hearth & Field and a regular at the Arena blog at Current. Dixie's weekly newsletter can be found at her substack.

Recent Essays

A.I. Doesn’t Cause Cheating. Fear Does.

Dixie Dillon Lane - May 24, 2023

Front Royal, VA. How do you catch a cheater? This is the question that is plaguing the minds of college and high school faculty...

American Parenting and the Terror of Risk

Dixie Dillon Lane - March 30, 2023

All of parenting is risky because nothing is more important to us than our children. And the decisions we make do matter, sometimes greatly. But if we allow risk to dominate our thinking and practices, we will become unmoored from reality and pass down this paralyzing anxiety to our children.

I Wish I Were A Mountain Goat: Lessons From Harpers Ferry

Dixie Dillon Lane - February 22, 2023

We should not reject the good fruits of our modern era, but let us also not neglect the good it does young bodies and minds to run up and down the cliffs, to have a mountain to rest the eyes against, and to sometimes simply be outside without parental interference.

In Schooling as in Life, More Than Enough is Too Much

Dixie Dillon Lane - January 24, 2023

Being a teacher is a demanding job, whether in a college, school, or home setting. It requires tremendous energy, responsiveness, and mental flexibility. It requires that you, the teacher, also be willing to let yourself be taught.

Hard Times, Landscape, and Memory

Dixie Dillon Lane - January 6, 2023

The memory of pain has the power to protect our joy. The land, the place, the names, the people; these are what connect us to today and to every past day.