American Government by Immersion by Joel Grewe, Deputy Director of Generation Joshua Not so long ago in a house not so far away: “Dear, just turn off the TV! You know the more you watch FOX the higher your blood pressure is going to get!” “Grrr! I will, but...
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I loved teaching logic to my girls. I spent multiple years teaching logic as a Challenge B tutor and I mastered the subject (at least to some degree!). Revealing the patterns and intricacies of the subject was exhilarating for me, and I felt equal to most of the students’...
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I think I know you. Like me, you are convinced the Christian classical idea is good for your family, but in practice it means long days, hard work, and utter madness on the day before community. If you have children in more than one program you find yourself stretched...
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Math and philosophy are inextricably linked. Unfortunately, students would never be able to know this from reading most mathematics textbooks. Elementary and high school mathematics textbooks are all geared around specific tools for specific types of problems. This is helpful to a –point—students are exposed to how to use...
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There’s a funny thing about community: a pattern so evident, one that we see so often, that we could say it’s intrinsic to our nature as humans. The pattern is this: successful, enduring communities have faithful, diligent leaders. Try to imagine a group of people getting together and automatically...
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I am part of a couple of groups on Facebook of Classical Conversations’ moms. There are many good ideas on there, but there are also some frustrations vented by moms beginning their Classical Conversations’ journey. I have seen women say they were giving it X number of weeks and...
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The Peacemaker Monthly Part One – Glorify God Oceans of Peace by Cara McLauchlan “By God’s design, the three dimensions of peace are inseparably joined. As one author expressed it, ‘Peace with God, peace with each other and peace with ourselves come in the same package.’” – The Peacemaker, page...
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Are you a Foundations student’s parent who is wondering what the future of your child’s education in Classical Conversations’ programs looks like? Or perhaps you are a Challenge parent with some questions about the educational vision of the middle school and high school level programs? If the question “What’s...
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Homeschooling is like parenting; it is a calling that begins with a gift from God: children. Like becoming a parent, becoming a homeschooler happens for a variety of reasons. My story begins with me not wanting my children in three different schools in three different states in the same...
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What is the purpose of a question? Is it to come up with a correct answer or should there be something more? What if we used questions to stimulate more questions? What if our purpose for asking questions was to extend the curiosity of our students rather than just...
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I felt like an alien in my own home, teetering on the verge of tears. Just days before, I was melting in the hot Guatemalan sun, mosquitoes attacking my shins. I could not have been happier. How I longed for that now as I felt the busyness of the...
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Congratulations, Classical Conversations parent! I am proud to present you with a personal “Certificate of Readiness to Tackle College Admissions and Everything Else that Comes After High School.” At least, I wish I could present each of you with that certificate. Come to think of it, the wording might...
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