Why Read the Classics
A fair question for a Christian family to ask a provider of education is this: “Why should my child spend significant time studying non-Christian works of literature?” Another way to phrase the question might be, “Aren’t these non-Christian writers a bad influence on my child?” As parents, one of our foremost duties is to protect […]
What is Classical Education
For at least two millennia, western civilization has utilized certain means and ends as conducive to education. Nevertheless, at the beginning of the 20th century, a group of educational theorists and reformers were dissatisfied with the state and methods of education in the United States. Led by philosopher John Dewey, the group suggested that prevailing […]
Trivium
The word “Trivium” is a Latin word meaning “three roads” or “three ways”. In the late 20th century, the word gained currency in the United States as a description of three stages of learning in the life of a child. A significant source of this currency was the famous essay written by Dorothy Sayers, “The […]
Recommended Reading
A Thomas Jefferson EducationVan DeMille, Oliver | George Wythe College Press | © 2006 Amusing Ourselves to DeathPostman, Neil | Penguin Books | © 1985 The Abolition of ManLewis, C.S. | Simon & Schuster | © 1944 The Closing of the American MindBloom, Allan | Simon & Schuster | © 1987 Educating for Life: Reflections […]
The Lost Tools of Learning
by Dorothy Sayers That I, whose experience of teaching is extremely limited, should presume to discuss education is a matter, surely, that calls for no apology. It is a kind of behavior to which the present climate of opinion is wholly favorable. Bishops air their opinions about economics; biologists, about metaphysics; inorganic chemists, about theology; […]
Common Core
A hot topic in education has been the issue known as “Common Core”. Properly, the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) is a set of standards produced by the National Governor’s Association in consultation with the Council of Chief State School Officers. The standards were created through significant funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates […]
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