Summer 2018 The antidote: Classical Education. Stages of the Trivium-A Brief Synopsis Here in NYC, words are bartered like a commodity, and how they are used reflects the culture of our day. David Brooks, an op-ed columnist for The New York Times,...
Spring 2018 As the movement grows, many parents and schools are seeking ways to bring more kids to the table. This includes kids with learning disabilities. It’s a broad and vague term, but one that affects many families every day. Why is my child...
Spring 2018 CiRCE Institute Reviews Simply Classical Interview with Cheryl Swope See Additional Programs ▾ Resources for Parents After seeing measurable academic benefits for my own children—specific learning disabilities, medical conditions, severe mental...
Spring 2018 This issue focused on Learning Disabilities and the classical model. More from Laura Tucker: Questions for your school visit Common Accommodations How the Classical Method Helps at Various Stages Signs and Symptoms Sample IQ Score Sheet and...
Summer 2018 Ranking Websites: The Strategist, Amazon, Ranker DIY ParentingThe Benefits of Board Games THIS SUMMER, BREAK OUT THE BOARD GAMES, AND RELISH IN DEVICES TURNED OFF AND CONVERSATION LEVELS TURNED UP. If you don’t have one during the school year,...
Summer 2018 In Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains, you can see 10,000-foot Thompson Peak. And, if you know where to look, there’s a small crevice near the top. In this crevice hides one of the most beautiful and striking lakes in the world. On summer mornings, we’ll begin the...
Winter 2017 Letters and Notes: from friends, parents, and supporters While big sister Courtney is at Whitefield Academy, little brother Caleb (almost 2) finds a new use for The Classical Difference magazine: letter searching. In this picture he is looking for “N.”...
Winter 2017 Great & Small The Georgetown Library Gingerbread Competition in Georgetown, TX, takes engineering to new levels. And leading the show is Grace Academy (GA). For the past decade, the GA Classical League has been rebuilding Rome in gingerbread and has...
Winter 2017 Lunch in the Devil's Triangle. Rather than aircraft or ships, students occasionally disappear this time of year into the educational equivalent of the Devil’s Triangle. Every year as a headmaster, some parent would invite me to lunch, “I’m not sure this...
Winter 2017 ... and they all find something on which to agree. Classical Christian education has come a long way. It traveled thousands of years to reach us where we are today, and it’s spreading. Here are three takes on classical education from perspectives you might...
Winter 2017 This Year in History: 1517 Christmas (Almost) Cancelled: 500 Christmases Since Wittenberg Who knew, that fateful day of 1517, how far the reaches of a monk’s protest, nailed to the door at Wittenberg, would go? You might be surprised to learn that...
Winter 2017 Awhile back, a World magazine post on divorce and its effects got us thinking. Quick Links: View the World article at https://world.wng.org/2016/05/sins_of_their_fathers_mothers As a former headmaster, I saw too many families in the process of breaking up....
Winter 2017 Last year, Highland Rim Academy’s survey revealed that an astonishing 97% of the families found the school by word-of-mouth.The following stories reveal what a chance meeting can mean in the life of a child. ★ LIBERTY CLASSICAL ACADEMY, WHITE...
by George Grant | Winter 2017 Learn more about the ACCS Boniface Award THE BROAD OAKEN TABLE in the hall of Wittenberg’s modest Black Abbey manse was crowded and clamorous as Master Luther’s students waited anxiously. This was always a highlight of their week:...
by Scott Yenor | Winter 2017 Where has all the wisdom gone? Quick Links: To watch Dr. Scott Yenor's Fox News interview, visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHG4GJrJpfs If you are over 40 but not yet retired, you probably had a college education that was composed...
Winter 2017 A Path Well-Defined According to Mary Kathryn Davis, there is a direct link between her insatiable appetite for beauty and her education. It was the pursuit of God’s truth, goodness, and beauty that cultivated her interest in history and fine arts,...
