Articles by author: Leigh Bortins
Cultivating Curiosity: The Art of Asking Questions
by Leigh
Monday, 18 November, 2013
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Monday, 18 November, 2013
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Was your own education boring? Do your kids ever complain about boredom? This is a sure sign that we are not finding the wonder and loveliness of God’s world.
How can we learn to look for it? By being curious and asking questions!
Do you worry that you can never learn...
The Question
by Leigh
Monday, 14 October, 2013
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Monday, 14 October, 2013
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
The Question, by Leigh Bortins
Coming in October to ClassicalConversationsBooks.com!
“In college, my classmates were often annoyed with me; I kept asking questions, so the professors kept talking, sometimes beyond the bell. One day, there was an audible groan...
Why Mandala?
by Leigh
Monday, 18 June, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation
Monday, 18 June, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation
The following is a transcript of Leigh Bortins answering the questions, “What is Mandala Fellowship?” and “Why did she choose to use terms that have pagan roots?” You can listen to the entire interview in the Leigh! @ Lunch archives here.
The thing I love most about...
Stick in the Sand: The Place of Technology in Community
by Leigh
Friday, 16 March, 2012
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Friday, 16 March, 2012
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
When teaching my own boys or when tutoring CC students, I always ask myself this question: If I only had a stick and sand, could I engage and effectively dialogue with my students about the concept I want to teach them? Asking this question helps us to rely more on...
Classical Conversations Bryan College
by Leigh
Thursday, 21 July, 2011
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Thursday, 21 July, 2011
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Announcing an exciting homeschool through high school program with Bryan College and Classical Conversations.
Updated November 2, 2011
Semester 2 Course Syllabus now available.
Updated August 19, 2011
Sign up for CC+/Bryan College Dual Enrollment here.
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