To know God and to make Him known

The Classical Conversations Blog - Post Page 49

Discover Posts on Homeschooling and Classical, Christian Education

Nov 03, 2017

Classical Conversations wins First Place in Geography

The Old Schoolhouse, one of homeschooling’s leading magazines, has awarded First Place in Geography to Classical Conversations in its annual Excellence in Education Awards competition for CC’s new book, “Exploring the World Through Cartography.” More than 2,800 homeschooling parents nominated and voted for homeschool curriculum in 52 different categories...

Read the Full Article
Nov 02, 2017

Classical Conversations® passes 115,000-student mark

Southern Pines, North Carolina — Classical Conversations’® student enrollment went over the 115,000-student milestone last month, making it the largest classical homeschooling organization in the world. Classical Conversations’ CEO Robert Bortins announced at CC’s 20th anniversary celebration, Oct. 18, that student registration for the fall had gone over 115,000...

Read the Full Article
Oct 25, 2017

Five Important Women of the Reformation

The opinions in this article are the author’s and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Classical Conversations and its leadership, staff, or communities. We are glad to provide a platform for discussion of ideas about classical Christian education in K-12 education and beyond, but publication is...

Read the Full Article
Oct 24, 2017

Declarations of a Challenge A Mom

For those of you who know me, you know that my journey through Classical Conversations is a different one from most. I started working with Classical Conversations in 2006. It was small then; I remember once someone saying something about corporate and someone else saying that corporate was just...

Read the Full Article
Oct 18, 2017

Is the Reformation Worth Celebrating?

The opinions in this article are the author’s and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Classical Conversations and its leadership, staff, or communities. We are glad to provide a platform for discussion of ideas about classical Christian education in K-12 education and beyond, but publication is...

Read the Full Article
Oct 16, 2017

Classical Homeschool Curriculum

Subjects deemed classical are worthy of more time, more study, more engagement and more consideration. This is especially true regarding classical education. A classical homeschool curriculum teaches grammar, dialectic and rhetoric through a Christian worldview—and uses an educational approach ideally suited to a child’s natural learning style.

Read the Full Article

Why Teach Algebra? Part Two

In part one of this article we examined what we are really teaching when we teach mathematics and why it is important. In part two we will explore why practical math alone is not enough.    Tricks Without Understanding Many of the people who argue against teaching algebra recommend, instead, courses...

Read the Full Article
Oct 13, 2017

Problems With Common Core

Ever since the first release of the Common Core State Standards, parents, educators, and politicians have been discussing the problems with Common Core.Among the list of problems are issues of centralized vs. local control of education, the fact that government solutions tend to be reactive and not proactive, and...

Read the Full Article
Oct 10, 2017

An Education that Challenges Culture

The opinions in this article are the author’s and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Classical Conversations and its leadership, staff, or communities. We are glad to provide a platform for discussion of ideas about classical Christian education in K-12 education and beyond, but publication is...

Read the Full Article