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May 03, 2013

Why the Easter Bunny Makes Sense

The traditional Christian church calendar has just marked the beginning of the fifth Sunday in the season of Easter. As the celebration of the Resurrection continues, I’d like to share some information I’ve been gathering regarding the symbolism commonly used in Christian celebrations such as Easter and Christmas—symbolism which,...

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Apr 29, 2013

Hindsight and High Hopes

As April ends and the school year winds down, it is important to reflect on all that has been accomplished. Most Classical Conversations communities have completed the school year and are preparing for EOG testing and Parent Practicum. This moment presents the opportunity to reflect on all that we have accomplished, and...

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Apr 23, 2013

‘Do’ Diligence

College consultants spend a lot of time helping students and their families prepare for life after high school. I myself have become pretty good at directing people to the best books available on the market. SAT and ACT, among others, provide excellent guidance. But what does God’s literature have...

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Apr 22, 2013

Three Cheers for Pope Francis

On February 11, 2013, the media announced Pope Benedict’s resignation from the papacy for “the good of the church”; this decision was contrary to a tradition of lifetime tenure for popes. The media widely reported that the last resignation recorded in history occurred during the Middle Ages, and then...

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Apr 18, 2013

Learning Year-Round

In Proverbs 2:10, we learn, “…wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.” When is it a good time, then, to stop learning? Do we ever really stop learning? I remember longing for summer when I was young. When the school year came to an...

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Apr 17, 2013

Why We Love the Patterns

Cultural theorist Marshall McLuhan wrote in his 1964 book Understanding Media, “The mark of our time is its revulsion against imposed patterns.” I think it is fair to say that mainstream education today shares some of that revulsion. This generation likes to color outside the lines, sometimes without even acknowledging...

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Apr 16, 2013

Soul Insights

Since antiquity, people have worked to unlock the mysteries of personality. The ancient Greeks noted four personality types: sanguine, phlegmatic, choleric, and melancholy. They believed that each of these personality types corresponded to the dominant bodily fluids. Considering that I suffer with allergies, I am sure Hippocrates would have...

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Apr 12, 2013

Developing “Math Sense”

My daughter’s first word was “book.” I am sure she babbled “MaMaMa” and “Dada” early on, but her first intelligible word was definitely “book”! Perhaps this is not surprising, given that my husband and I read to her nightly, even while she was in the womb. My parents used...

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Apr 11, 2013

The Missing Pieces of Public Education

This article is modified from sections from the newly-released book MicroSecession: Simple Ways to Liberate Yourself, Your Family, and Your Community from Government Idiocy. When people think of the word “education,” usually the first thing that pops into their minds is their local elementary schools. When we think of a...

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