Articles tagged Literature

The Mass Extinction Nobody Talks About

by New Saint Andrews
Thursday, 05 April, 2018
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Thursday, 05 April, 2018
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
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...

Education as Enchantment: Tolkien’s Essay “On Fairy-Stories”

by New Saint Andrews
Tuesday, 21 November, 2017
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Tuesday, 21 November, 2017
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
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 Do We Learn to Read Latin?

Latin is the ancient language originally used in the central region of Italy once called Latium, where Rome is located. As Rome’s empire grew to include most of Europe and vast portions of Asia and Africa, the Romans’ native tongue, Latin, gradually became the official...

What Is Needed?
by Shelly
Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Homeschooling Life
Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Homeschooling Life
Recently my husband and I had the opportunity to help one of our adult children. Because of some honest mistakes, followed by a few poor choices, our daughter was faced with an unexpected expense that she could not handle alone. As we were discussing what we could do...

Staff Picks: Favorite Christmas Read-Alouds
by Admin
Thursday, 01 December, 2016
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Thursday, 01 December, 2016
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Most of us have wrapped up community days and are turning our hearts toward Advent. It's a perfect time to cuddle around the fire as a family and share hot chocolate and good books. Here at Classical Conversations, we have compiled a few staff favorites for kids of all...