A classical education—by any worthwhile definition—emphasizes the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome in its curriculum. Their histories, literature, and ideas get more airtime than anyone else’s. That emphasis precipitates a persistent question in the minds of many present-day parents and educators who, being drawn to classical education through its Read more…
A little more than a month ago, one of the short-lived internet firestorms to which we’ve now grown so accustomed cropped up and raged as the dates of a homeschooling summit hosted by Harvard Law School drew nearer. At the center of the impending summit (now postponed due to COVID-19), Read more…
Great Hearts Academies is a growing non-profit network of 33 schools currently serving almost 19,000 students in Arizona and Texas. Great Hearts’ academies are substantially outperforming other public and private schools, proving that public, tuition-free schools can do a superb job of educating students if they are smaller, more efficient, Read more…
First penned in 1886, The Seven Laws of Teaching was written by a man named John Milton Gregory (1822-1898), who wrote the book for Sunday school teachers in the churches of which he was a part. His aim was to provide these volunteer teachers with the sine qua non of Read more…
Northern Colorado Christian Academy is now hiring teachers for grades 3-5 for the 2020-2021 school year! If you’re interested in joining an established classical, Christian school as a full-time teacher, please email info@nocochristian.org for more information.
— February 2020 — Fable, Narrative, Chreia & Maxim, and Refutation & Confirmation are the first four stages in the Classical Composition curriculum, but why and what are all these “stages” of writing? In this information-packed session, we not only modeled how to teach the first stage, but also put Read more…
In the summer of 2015, four friends in southwest Ohio gathered in a living room to share their hopes and dreams for their children’s education. They were captivated by this thing called “classical education,” by the idea that education is about one generation passing on its culture to the next Read more…
— January 2020 — What does it mean to teach math to mastery? Jessica Watson, a Highlands Latin School 6th grade teacher, details what it means to attain mastery in math and how to teach toward it.
— December 2019 — Our panel of experts discuss the importance of teacher observations and give tips on what to look for in a classical classroom at each level of development.
— September 2019 — For centuries, the mythology of the Greeks and Romans has exerted a culture-shaping influence on Western civilization, but many newcomers to classical education ask what exactly these pagan thinkers have to contribute to classical Christian education. In this video, Ryan Weston shares with you the tools you need to answer this question—whether for Read more…