Articles tagged Wisdom
Random Thoughts, Nearing Age 50
I will soon turn fifty years old and the hour glass suggests that I may have gathered some wisdom. These are lessons that I wish I had learned a whole lot earlier in life. I could have saved myself a lot of grief.
Don’t take yourself too seriously. Lighten up and laugh...
Considering Classical Conversations and the Gift of Community
by Tucker
Monday, 26 March, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Monday, 26 March, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Think about community. The word “community” comes from the Old French word communité, which, as you Latin students know, is derived from communitas (cum, "with/together," plus munus, "gift"). In short, community is the gift of being together with others. This statement...
The Eternal Pursuit of the Knowledge of God (and the liberal artist’s head start)
by Aaron
Tuesday, 10 May, 2011
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Tuesday, 10 May, 2011
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Let’s start with one of my favorite verses: “The earth will be filled with the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea” (Isaiah 11:9). We find a complementary verse more narrowly focused on the ministry of Jesus in John 21:25: “Jesus did many other things...
Contextual Learning
by Andrew
Tuesday, 19 April, 2011
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Tuesday, 19 April, 2011
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
“I have vigorously defended contextual learning in my book because I believe that it is the key to how we learn as well as to the delight we find in learning. Children learn to speak by hearing words used in context, not by memorizing their definitions or studying...