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Aug 16, 2012

What We Get Away With

A pastor friend began serving a plateaued traditional church many years ago. He helped the church grow tremendously, and the church continues to thrive under his leadership today. In the process of leading the change, he had to get rid of the old church constitution and bylaws. He persuaded...

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Aug 08, 2012

The Olympics and Classical Education

This month we are witnessing some of the greatest athletes in the world compete in the London Olympic Games. Ā Begun in ancient Greece to honor the Olympian gods and closely associated with the cult worship of Zeus, the Olympic Games have been viewed as the culmination of mankind’s physical...

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Aug 01, 2012

Preschool Philosophers?? The Art of Asking Good Questions

I sometimes think that preschoolers make the best philosophers. In order to study philosophy, you must possess three attributes: a ton of curiosity, openness to considering new or different answers, and a relentless ability to ask questions. Mortimer Adler writes about these tiny philosophers: Children ask magnificent questions. ā€˜Why...

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Jul 24, 2012

Do not grow weary in homeschooling!

ā€œAnd let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint notā€ (Galatians 6:9, KJV). This summer many of you were renewed at a Classical Conversations’ Parent Practicum. Some of you may still be weary, and many of you may just...

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Jul 17, 2012

Formation, not Information

Matt Bianco and I were making an ANI chart the other day, on reasons to read the classics. This was in response to some quandaries people have raised about Leigh’s use of the Sanskrit word, mandala, in her new academic endeavor, theĀ Mandala Fellowship. ThisĀ linkĀ will allow you to read an...

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Jul 16, 2012

Making a Place for the Method of Loci

ā€œFor those early writers, a trained memory wasn’t just about gaining easy access to information; it was about strengthening one’s personal ethics and becoming a more complete person. A trained memory was the key to cultivating ā€œjudgment, citizenship, and piety.ā€ā€ Joshua Foer,Ā Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of...

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Jul 13, 2012

The Campus Experience and the Fourth of July

My wife and I just finished the mid-continental homeschool conference circuit. You would be amazed at how many times I was told that the campus experience was vastly overrated. As with anything you hear repeatedly among peers, it gives you pause. I reflected on the notion, “Was the campus...

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