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Is Classical Education Old-Fashioned and Out of Touch?
Occasionally I will take time in this blog to reply to some common objections to classical Christian education (CCE). In this brief essay, I address one of the most common objections to CCE…. I would love to hear of ways you think is CCE may in fact be out of touch and how you would respond to the objection.
Historic Educational Reformers–Part 1 Alcuin
Maybe you have heard of Alcuin of York. If you haven’t heard of him, perhaps you have heard of Charlemagne. Alcuin was recruited by Charlemagne to help rescue his palace and his kingdom from creeping, growing ignorance. Charlemagne ruled over a dark kingdom, in the middle of the Dark Ages. After the conquest of Rome (the ultimate sack of Rome occurred in 476 AD), with its invasion and then settling of the barbarians, much learning was lost as the years rolled by. When Charlemagne came to the throne in 771 AD, even he could not read and write. For some reason or another, this bothered Charlemagne greatly. He knew enough to know that he knew far too little–not just for a king but for a man.
Two Towering Teachers–Highet and Barzun
Anyone who wants to be a good teacher–or train teachers to become excellent–should study great teachers and great teaching. Most of us can recall an influential, great teacher who stands out as a model of what a good teacher should be. Are great teachers born or made?
Have you heard of the Classical School Foundation?
Some of you may not have heard yet of the Classical School Foundation....a relatively new foundation that has emerged to help gather resources to help advance classical education in the US and around the world. To learn more about this foundation (which I serve...
Classical Education in Iraq
Yes, that right there is a classical school in Kurdistan, northern Iraq. My brother-in-law (a physician) just got back from a trip to Kurdistan where he saw the school and visited with a local church elder who send his son to the The Classical School of the Medes. The...
Classical Education Worldwide
I very much enjoyed my time at the Transform World 4/14 Window conference. There were 350 of us from 60 nations who gathered to consider how we might reach children around the world aged 4 to 14. I participated in the education track with about 20 educators from...
How would classical education work in eastern countries?
Next week I will be participating in an world mission's conference that among other things will be exploring how education can serve world missions. Classical education has always morphed and adapted to new, dynamic settings, and it has flourished in the east as well...
Discovery of Deduction in Proofing Stage
We have now finished the design of Discovery of Deduction and are now moving on to the last stage before printing--final proofing. We take our books through two proofs, by two different editors. We are very excited as this book has received a tremendous amount of...
Two New Books About to Ship!
The CAP Team has been working hard to release several books this spring and summer. We released God's Great Covenant Book 2 (the second half of the OT) in May. Now we are about to release the Art of Poetry by Christine Perrin and Song School Greek by Michelle Hahne....
Why Schools Can Teach But Not Educate
Education is a much broader concept than teaching (or schooling) and the word is used to cover “abysses of emptiness.” But while schools should focus on teaching extremely well, they still can and should participate in the broader enterprise of education. Especially classical Christian schools.
Interview with Dr. John Skillen
Dr. Skillen tells us about the semester-long program operated in Orvieto, Italy for Christian College students from around the nation. Classical education….in Italy.
Review of Wisdom and Eloquence
Last year Crossway published Wisdom and Eloquence by Robert Littlejohn and Chuck Evans, which presented what they term a “Christian Paradigm of the Seven Liberal Arts.” The book is excellent in many ways and has become a choice read for classical educators across the...
Welcome to Inside Classical Ed (ICE)
Welcome friends and those curious about the resurgence of classical education in the United States and abroad. This blog is designed to keep those interested in classical education (CE) and classical Christian education (CCE) informed and to foster collaboration,...
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