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Gold Standards: Sports
Fall 2018 One of the “gold standard” goals for every classical Christian school is this: forming affections. We talk about discipleship, and how to shape “loves.” We talk about character development, and how to love truth, goodness, and beauty. But how do...
Gold Standards: Choir
Fall 2018 One of the “gold standard” goals for every classical Christian school is this: forming affections. We talk about discipleship, and how to shape “loves.” We talk about character development, and how to love truth, goodness, and beauty. But how do...
Gold Standards: Protocol
One of the “gold standard” goals for every classical Christian school is this: forming affections. We talk about discipleship, and how to shape “loves.” We talk about character development, and how to love truth, goodness, and beauty. But how do we actually do it? One...
Founder’s Spotlight: George Grant
Fall 2018 George Grant is the founder of Franklin Classical School, a rhetoric school humanities instructor, and a well-known figure in classical Christian education. George Grant is the founder of Franklin Classical School, a rhetoric school humanities...
This Year in History: 1818
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...
Counterfeit Words
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...
8 Ways to Make Your Backyard Bigger
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...
Rafiki: Finding a Way
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....
Author and Film Director N.D. Wilson
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...
Princeton Grad Unhinged by a Five-year-old
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...
Google “Good Employees”
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...
Spelling Bee
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,...
A Classical School Responds to Hurricane Harvey
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....
Haven’s Story: Overcoming Learning Disabilities
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...
Difficulty vs. Disability: Embracing the Struggle
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...
