Episodes: Masonry

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The ROI of Classical Christian Education…It Works! ~ Jean Kim

Classical Christian education offers some of the highest ROI, or return on investment, for the amount of tuition, time and effort parents spend. Jean Kim of The Cambridge School...

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How To Stimulate Curiosity… Inside and Outside The Classroom ~ Harlan Gilliam

According to Harlan Gilliam, the Science and Nature Center coordinator at Regents School in Austin, natural curiosity in our children makes education possible. In fact, it’s up to the...

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Why Christians Should Read The Pagan Classics ~ Louis Markos

Why would we want our classical Christian students to read books filled with pagan myths, fantasy worlds with darkness, and stories that might be R rated if they were...

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A Classical Life Hack: Commonplacing ~ Chris Browne

If you are like the average person, you easily forget what you’ve just read. But not if you “commonplace”. Commonplacing is a practice of antiquity that was particularly popular...

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The Drawbacks of Educational Technology ~ Martin Cothran

How do we know when we’ve overstepped technology in the classical educational environment?  Don’t we need to raise “real world” ready kids? Martin Cothran argues that today’s schools – and...

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The Two Most Important Scientific Discoveries To Teach Students ~ Dr. Mark Phillips

Dr. Mark Phillips has been on a lifelong journey to the science classroom. From Vanderbilt to Oxford, from comedy clubs with Steve Martin to Classical Christian Education, he has...

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Latest Trends of College Entrance Tests: SAT, ACT and CLT ~ Jeremy Tate

Jeremy Tate explains how the Classic Learning Test (CLT) counters the SAT and ACT as a better resource to assess your student for college, and well as new tests...

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Surviving and Thriving The Middle School Years ~ Nathan Jordan

Adolescence can be one of the most difficult and challenging seasons of our lives, whether you are a middle schooler, a parent, or teacher of middle schoolers.  And sometimes...

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How God Wires The Brain For Stories ~ Aaron Ames

Alexander the Great considered stories his most prized possession and Jesus deemed stories worthy of the secrets of the Kingdom of God.  Storytelling is more than something we do around...

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How Persecuted Schools Inspire and Motivate Us ~ “John Smith” (from China)

The headlines tell stories of persecution of Christians in China. As we pray for them, how do we help our students in the United States and elsewhere meet and...

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Embracing Learning Differences in Classical Christian Schools ~ Leslie Collins

How do children with learning challenges fare in classical Christian schools? And how should CCE schools respond to the special needs of children and families? Leslie Collins has worked...

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Humanities and Sciences Go Together… Like Bow Ties and Jackets ~ Mitch Stokes

One of the critical issues of our time is the disconnect between the humanities and sciences in both secondary schools and in higher education. Lack of crossover hurts both,...

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