Fall 2018 Two hundred years ago, the young Mary Shelley anonymously published her first book, Frankenstein. It quickly won its place as a cornerstone of modern literature and is still marked as a contributor to “The Great Conversation.” Many are mystified...
Fall 2018 Dorothy Sayers said the reason we need classical education is that young people “do not know what words mean; they do not know how to ward them off or blunt their edge or fling them back; they are a prey to words in their emotions instead of...
Summer 2018 Read the full article about Charlotte Mason | Visit Bonnieplants.com | Great ideas for box gardens | DIY Birdfeeders Do you shudder at the thought of a three-month summer vacation? Do you reluctantly envision a summer spent indoors, in front of...
Summer 2018 From large organizations, to individual schools, to a single pastor—people are finding a way to bring education to those who need it most. In this issue, learn about Rafiki, an organization dedicated to grassroots education throughout Africa....
Summer 2018 How school gave him an unfair advantageBack in 1981, Logos School opened its doors with 18 students. It would become one of the first ACCS schools and start a nationwide movement. An early alumnus of Logos School, Nate Wilson credits that day...
Summer 2018 ... And what he did about itFresh from the halls of a premiere college prep school in Atlanta, a young Howe Whitman headed to Princeton. From there, doors were opened to Wharton where he went on to get his master’s degree. He ended up back at...
You might be surprised what you find. A Google study made headlines with its answer to the question, “What makes a good employee?” Read more at the Washington Post and MichiganFuture.org. Update: More recent articles include-- "Why Companies Like Hiring Liberal Arts...
EIGHTH GRADER GOES TO NATIONAL SPELLING BEE “Franklin Classical School eighth grader ROSY KANNANKERIL is heading to Washington D.C. to represent Tennessee for the 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee in late May. According to the Scripps National Spelling Bee,...
Summer 2018 Featured drawing: Madison Gohlke, Annapolis Christian Academy, Corpus Christi, TX The first indication of trouble was the burglar alarm. Earlier, Leslie Collins, Head of School at Covenant Academy, had received a text indicating a power surge....
Spring 2018 Work, Hope, and Community “Tonight you will need to finish five chapters, and be ready by tomorrow to discuss with the class what you read,” the teacher instructed her noisy horde of fifth-graders, waiving Tolkien’s Hobbit above her head. Haven...
Spring 2018 By KEITH MCCURDY Embracing the Struggle One of the most significant changes I’ve encountered in the last twenty years is that the goal of raising sturdy, capable young men and women has been replaced with keeping our children happy. Too often our focus is...
Spring 2018 The Great Teacher modeled a perfect balance between mercy and law— we call this grace. In classical Christian schools, our wisdom as teachers is often tested as we attempt to hold students to a standard, while understanding that each student...
Summer 2018 Hopefully. At a certain pivotal moment in the last third of Rian Johnson’s foray into the Star Wars saga, Luke, desirous of ending the Jedi order once and for all, sets out to destroy the sacred texts of the old Jedi religion. ALERT:...
Summer 2018 "All Roads Lead to Rome." Rome was the first city in recorded history to reach a population of one million people in AD 118, nineteen hundred years ago. Controlling the majority of Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa, the Empire governed 65 million people at...
Spring 2018 Hygge is taking the world by storm. LOVERS OF HOBBIT HOLES and all things Norse will appreciate a new word coming out of Denmark—hygge. While the Danes may not see it this way, it seems to take simple age-old biblical principles and apply them...
Spring 2018 Foreshadows of a Brave New World... A Cautionary Tale In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, the World State has managed to rid itself of all the ills of human nature through technology. People are made, they are no longer begotten. In this...
