Month: December 2018

It’s Not Too Late for us Old Folks! – David Moore

What if you could go back and get the education your children are having now?  It’s not too late! There’s still time for you and me to grow and learn in much the same way our kids in a classical Christian school are. Many parents think that it’s too late, that they’re too old, they…

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Those Funny Words We Use…What Do We Mean By “Classical?” – Ty Fischer

What in the world does “classical” even mean? Most people today imagine something out of date, old and not relevant for the modern world. Head of School Ty Fischer joins us today to tell his unbelievable story of how he was hired as Head of School at 25 years of age (you’ve got to hear…

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Think making kids memorize is oppressive? Speech Meet will change your mind – Carl Warmouth

Decades ago now, memorization largely disappeared from the American classroom. What happened? Progressive educators had decided that memorization was just rote learning at best and at worst was oppressive and harmful to the creative mind of a child. Many classical Christian schools have revived memorization during the grammar stage when children’s minds are especially adept…

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Those Funny Words We Use…What exactly is “Virtue”? – Keith Buhler

Classical folks like to use fancy words that are often misunderstood. Some of our words may sound a little goofy in our contemporary culture, but are important to understanding the character traits we are trying to form in our children. The word “virtue” is often tossed about but what does it really mean? The answer…

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