About Mark Tarpley, Ph.D.
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Dr. Mark Tarpley has worked in the field of education for over twenty-five years. Currently, Mark serves as an administrator in the role of Academic Dean at Christian Life Preparatory School in Fort Worth, Texas—a hybrid education model of classroom instruction and homeschooling. Mark has taught in public and private schools and holds a teaching certificate in math 8-12. His instructional experience includes middle school, high school, undergraduate, master’s level, and doctoral level courses.
Mark has authored several books and operates Forgotten Lighthouse which publishes Christian education materials. In addition, he is the founder of an ACT and SAT test prep company.
Mark earned his M.Div. from St. Tikhon’s Theological Seminary, working under the guidance of Dr. Christopher Veniamin for both his M.Div. thesis and his doctoral dissertation, receiving his PhD from Southern Methodist University. His graduate work focused on the Church Fathers' writings on marriage, family, and education.
Mark and his wife, Sophia, have seven children.
TO CONTACT DR. MARK TARPLEY: mark@forgottenlighthouse.com
Presentations by Dr. Mark Tarpley
at the Saint Kosmas Conferences:
The Formation of the Child in the Thought of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory the Theologian (2022 Keynote)
Modernity’s Vision for Education and Why We Should Be Concerned (2021 Keynote Part 1)
Sacred Cosmos vs. Material Universe: The Challenge of Teaching Science in the Modern World (2022)
HOW TECHNOLOGY REACHES DEEPER THAN WE THINK (2019 Introductory Keynote)
Instructing Our Children on Understanding Technology in the World Today (2019)
TECHNOLOGY & DISTRACTION: Seeking Wholeness in a Fragmented World (2019)
Why and How Christian Education Should Reintegrate English, History, and Philosophy into a Single Humanities Course (2021)
Reading and Discussing Patristic Texts: A Practicum (2022)
Introducing the Hybrid Model: Blending On-Campus Schooling with At-Home Study (2021)
The Three Most Important Components of a Successful School (2021)
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Q&A Panel Discussion on Wisdom, Virtue, and Education (11/2018)
Panel Discussion on (1) Supporting Orthodox Education within the Local Community and (2) Breaking Down the “Homeschool Versus Orthodox School” Paradigm to Create Greater Unity within the Local Community (2021)
Q&A with Classroom Educators and Administrators (2021)
Q&A with Dr. Mark Tarpley (2022)
Talk with the Youth: The Nature of Freedom within the Orthodox Christian Life (2021)
Talk with the Youth: An Introduction to Reading the Church Fathers (2022)
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More from Dr. Mark Tarpley:
PUBLICATIONS:
Beginning to Read the Church Fathers (2019) — This book can be used for advanced middle as well as high school students in the study of Patristics.
Why Christian Educators Should Reject Progressive Education (2021) — This book serves homeschooling parents and school educators to grow pedagogically as instructors and philosophically as to why they should reject modern, progressive education. It can also be used with middle and high school students as an exploration of modern, progressive education.
PRESENTATIONS:
TO CONTACT DR. MARK TARPLEY: mark@forgottenlighthouse.com