Cynthia Gadol, a teacher at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy in Mooresboro, N.C., will lead a discussion on "The Lost Tools of Learning Rediscovered" at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The talk will be held at UNC Asheville's Kellogg Center, 11 Broyles Rd., Hendersonville. The event is free and open to the public. A donation of $5 will be suggested at the door to support student scholarships.

Gadol teaches statistics, logic, and geometry at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy. She has been at the Academy since its opening in 1999. Previously, she worked as a programmer/analyst and technical writer for the University of Georgia, the University of California at Santa Barbara and Control Data. Gadol holds a bachelor's degree in statistics from the University of Georgia, with a minor in art.

The talk is part of a year-long, nine-part series co-sponsored by UNC Asheville's Philosophy Department and the Institute for Applied Philosophy of Hendersonville. The series, "Great Quotes," is designed to foster discussion of philosophically significant issues surrounding notable quotations.

Additional topics and speakers are:

- January 20: "Neo-Confucianism," Cynthia Ho, UNC Asheville Humanities Program director and professor of literature and language

- February 3: "Environmental Ethics," Grace Campbell, UNC Asheville humanities lecturer

- March 10: "May the Force Be with You: How Consumer Action Can Save the World," Leah Matthews, UNC Asheville associate professor of economics

- April 7: "Freedom," Girard Etzkorn, scholar of medieval manuscripts and emeritus professor of St. Bonaventure University

- May 5: UNC Asheville student presentation

For driving directions, call the Kellogg Center at 828/890-2050. For more information about the series, call the Institute for Applied Philosophy at 828/891-5068.