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The overarching vision of Classical Conversations is often delineated by the alliterative, threefold focus: Classical Christian Community. For a brief moment, I’d like to zoom in on each “C” in this alliteration. Classical Conversations is “classical.” That’s not surprising, eh? However, although folks are not surprised to hear that we’re...
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Have you ever read a book about classical education and been confused about what the classical model really is? Have you attended a workshop about classical education and decided it would be impossible to implement this model at home? Have you gone to a Classical Conversations 3-Day Parent Practicum and wanted...
Read the Full ArticleWhat is education? Properly speaking, there is no such thing as education. Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another. – G.K. Chesterton So my question is, “What soul are we passing from our generation to the next?” [This question involves...
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Classical Conversations is a classical, Christian education. Some might see these words placed together and not see the connection. In fact, some might go so far as to say they do not connect. It probably will not surprise you to hear me say, “Well, they do go together!” Actually, I am...
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Modern life has a lot of benefits; I have easy access to just about anything I want. However, this benefit comes with a drawback: it is easy to forget where things came from. It is easy to forget that asparagus comes not from a factory, but from a farmer....
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After speaking at a Practicum in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, I was listening to the radio on my way back to the hotel. American Family Radio was airing a program called “Crane Durham’s Nothing But Truth.” On this program, the speaker discussed the importance of philosophy, describing worldview as “the water in...
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“Why is any day better than another, when all the daylight in the year is from the sun? By the Lord’s decision they were distinguished, and He appointed the different seasons and feasts. Some of them He exalted and hallowed, and some of them He made ordinary days.” Ecclesiasticus (also...
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The Question Book Club – Five Ideas for What’s Next The Best Question by Cara McLauchlan So what?” is the question my dad used to ask me after we had a long discussion. It was always presented as a half joke and half dare. For my dad, it was...
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This month, I visited St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland for their Accepted Students Day. My oldest son, Alec, graduated from Challenge IV in the spring of 2013 and will complete his year at Mandala Fellowship in May. He has been accepted to St. John’s, so we visited the...
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Can an education be both classical and Christian? Many parents ask this question every year, unknowingly echoing an age-old query. Parents often associate a classical education with “non-Christian” content such as Greek mythology or philosophy. Naturally, they then wonder how these studies can be Christian. Tertullian, an early Church Father, was perhaps...
Read the Full ArticleChapters Nine through Eleven – History, Science, & Fine Arts Who Is Your Hero? by Cara McLauchlan “If we do not move our children to discover heroes to imitate, they will invent their own. That is what the cultural icons have become….If however, I want my child to...
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Before homeschooling my children, my educational experience was limited to how I was taught, which I would generally characterize as traditional. I grew up attending a private, Christian school and later graduated from a Bible university with degrees in social work and Bible. I had no experience and very little information...
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