Discover more on Classical Christian Education in media types.
I must admit it is far easier to write or talk about principles of music appreciation as compared to the practical application of these principles. And this has been the hard part in my own journey to love music well. Over the past few years, I have consistently struggled...
Read the Full Article
There is a growing trend in the modern era to view doubt as the core value of science. The narrative goes like this: science proceeds by taking everything we think we know and hold dear and doubting it; this doubt is what allows the progress of knowledge. Christopher Hitchens...
Read the Full Article
Latin, the foundation of many modern languages, offers many benefits, including a unique window into ancient civilizations and a deeper understanding of our own language. And while the idea of learning a so-called “dead” language might seem daunting, there are excellent resources that make the journey engaging and rewarding....
Read the Full Article
Have you applied the classical model to the stuck places in your life? If you were educated using modern public school methods, as I was, it is a big thing to wrap your mind around the classical model. It is another thing to realize that the trivium can help...
Read the Full Article
Ahh, eighth grade. I remember it well. The year was 19-something, and I was attending a private school in Montgomery, Alabama. I made my first 2-point goal in the second half of an actual basketball game (unfortunately, no one told me we swapped ends after halftime). Looney Tunes was...
Read the Full Article
All’s well that ends well? I hope so, because this academic year is ending very well, but that is not to say that the entire year has been smooth sailing. There have been some choppy seas on our Challenge II journey—even a couple of storms. After one such storm,...
Read the Full Article
Recently, my family and I had an opportunity to travel to Brisbane, Australia where we were able to hold information meetings, a mock Classical Conversations program day, and a one-day practicum on rhetoric. The land down under—a land with many poisonous insects, reptiles, and host to survivor shows—was full...
Read the Full Article
Creation: Humility, Harmony, and Hierarchy How Classical, Christian Education Nurtures Humility, the Appreciation of Beauty, and the Cultivation of Biblical Virtues by Kate Deddens We have to be receptive in order to learn. We need to be open to instruction—to submit to those who teach us, to their ideas,...
Read the Full Article
Plutarch was famous for saying, “The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lies in a good education.” Now we, as Christians, know that our faith is also essential, but this famous quote is not without merit. Throughout this speech I hope to explain how my educational experience...
Read the Full Article
Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read Original Post Date: October 23, 2013 The guide for today’s science seminar in Challenge I said, “Discuss Module 4.” Previous discussions with this class had been a bit boring,...
Read the Full Article
“…if I were asked what, of all the things I was ever taught, has been the greatest practical use to me, I should have to answer the Latin Grammar. An early grounding in the Latin Grammar has these advantages: 1. It is the quickest and easiest way to gain...
Read the Full Article
“It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings” (Proverbs 25:2 NIV). Have you ever been spelunking? When contemplating Socratic discussion, I like to think of it metaphorically as spelunking. Spelunking means cave exploring, and one who explores...
Read the Full Article