Articles dated October 2017

Why Teach Algebra? Part Two
by Jonathan
Monday, 16 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Monday, 16 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
In part one of this article we examined what we are really teaching when we teach mathematics and why it is important. In part two we will explore why practical math alone is not enough.
Tricks Without Understanding
Many of the people who argue against teaching...

It's not too late! Some 20th-anniversary venues still have tickets!
Wednesday is Classical Conversations’ 20th-anniversary celebration at 10 regional locations around the country, and there are still a few family tickets left for some of the venues. The celebrations are already sold out in Colorado Springs, Grapevine, Texas, and...

An Education that Challenges Culture
by New Saint Andrews
Tuesday, 10 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation
Tuesday, 10 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation
The opinions in this article are the author’s and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Classical Conversations and its leadership, staff, or communities. We are glad to provide a platform for discussion of ideas about classical Christian education in K...

Why Teach Algebra? Part One
by Jonathan
Tuesday, 03 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Tuesday, 03 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
There has been a growing trend to say that Americans need less algebra education. In The Math Myth, Andrew Hacker argues that algebra and other upper-level high school mathematics like geometry and trigonometry are largely unnecessary for students and can even get in...