Articles tagged Parent Education
The Classical Model: Preparing Students AND Parents for Post-Graduation Endeavors
by Jen
Monday, 06 October, 2014
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)
Monday, 06 October, 2014
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)
Congratulations, Classical Conversations parent!
I am proud to present you with a personal “Certificate of Readiness to Tackle College Admissions and Everything Else that Comes After High School.” At least, I wish I could present each of you with that certificate. Come...
A Book Review: CCEMA
by Jennifer
Tuesday, 19 August, 2014
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Tuesday, 19 August, 2014
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Have you ever read a book about classical education and been confused about what the classical model really is? Have you attended a workshop about classical education and decided it would be impossible to implement this model at home? Have you gone to a Classical...
Classical Christian Education Made Approachable: A Review
by Brandy
Monday, 18 August, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Monday, 18 August, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
What is education? Properly speaking, there is no such thing as education.
Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.
- G.K. Chesterton
So my question is, “What soul are we passing from our generation to the next?” [This...
Classical Education Myth #5: Classical education isn't Christian.
by Jennifer
Friday, 09 May, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Friday, 09 May, 2014
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Can an education be both classical and Christian? Many parents ask this question every year, unknowingly echoing an age-old query. Parents often associate a classical education with “non-Christian” content such as Greek mythology or philosophy. Naturally, they then...
The Common Core State Standards Initiative and Centralized Control: An Idea that Simply Won’t Work
by Robert
Monday, 21 October, 2013
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Monday, 21 October, 2013
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
“We believe parents are their children’s primary teachers not because parents know everything but because each child is uniquely (and wonderfully!) made and because the people who know and love a child best are the ones most motivated to help that child succeed.”
We...