Articles tagged science

Christian Pedagogy in Biology

by New Saint Andrews
Wednesday, 31 January, 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...

A Glorious Journey

by Scott
Tuesday, 01 August, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation

I, along with the majority of classically educating homeschool parents, received a modern education in public K-12 schools. Most of us are making the choice to provide our children with an unknown yet compelling classical Christian education. We are together in a...

Oops! We Had to Start the Book Over: Learning at a Human Pace

by Jennifer
Friday, 10 March, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Surely many of us heard this simple exhortation from parents or grandparents whenever we failed at a task or struggled to complete it. Recently, in our home school, we got to live it out. After the semester break, it...

Things to do when your firstborn starts Foundations (sequel to Things not to do with your firstborn when starting Foundations)

by Kathy
Wednesday, 25 January, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life

For those of you who know me, you know that I am relishing this last year I have with my daughter who will be in Challenge A next year. She is very ready for it and I am so excited to see how it goes next year! She has gone through Foundations since she was three and...

Why Study Science Classically

by Leslie
Friday, 02 September, 2016
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)

I’m going to answer this question, I really am, but first I need to make a couple of heady statements: 1. Education in the classical tradition asserts that real knowledge should bring one to an understanding of truth. 2. Education should change our thinking to...

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