All Things Wise and Wonderful

BY JUNIUS JOHNSON "All things bright and...

Rafiki: Called to Build the Kingdom

By Tim DernlanPlease pray for them as they...

Row On

A Tribute to Matt Hopkins   Matt...
Parent Reading Lists: Read and Listen Survey Results

Parent Reading Lists: Read and Listen Survey Results

Photo by Frank Holleman on UnsplashREAD & LISTEN: SURVEY RESULTSBooks about Classical Education ▾Books from the Classroom ▾Podcasts forKids ▸Read about CCE from A-Z ▸ Rewind: Audiobooks for Summer Afternoons ▸"CHRISTIAN PARENTS are ultimately responsible for the...

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Classical Conundrums: Why Dances?

Classical Conundrums: Why Dances?

Have questions about classical Christian education?  We are here to help! Q:  Why do classical Christian schools have traditional folk dances instead of  modern proms? A:  The spirit of modern school dances—the sort that would take place, for example, at most proms—is...

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Making the Switch

Making the Switch

By Amy CastilloA Story from a New ACCS ParentThe yellow school bus whizzed past our front window and my heart began to race. As bus drivers practiced their new routes for the upcoming school year and retail stores were filled with shiny pencils and notebooks, we were...

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Legends of America: Ashley’s 100

Legends of America: Ashley’s 100

Read Part 2: Legends of America: Hugh Glass – The Man Who Would Not Die Century Watch This Year in History: A.D. 1823 In 1823, a group of young men set out from Missouri into the wilderness. “Ashley’s 100” would soon become known as “The Mountain Men of the West.”...

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Great Books

Great Books

Greatest Books of the 20th CenturyIt takes time for a text to become “great” and we're willing to wait. But we can take a guess. Mortimer Adler included several 20th-century authors in his “Great Books” collection—Dewey, Nietzsche, James, Hemmingway, Freud—because the...

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3 Habits to Embrace That Teach Your Kids How to Think

3 Habits to Embrace That Teach Your Kids How to Think

(Not What to Think) I have these moments. I used to freeze when they happened. One of my daughters would say something and I would realize they have an opinion … that I don’t. The first time this happened, I was shocked. How did that idea get in there? Nowadays it...

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Skills That Matter

Skills That Matter

How My Education Paved My Way By Rachel Wallen Oglesby When I graduated from Rockbridge Academy (Crownsville, MD) in 2012, I had no idea how much my education would help me advance in the professional world. Now, 10 years on, I serve as chief of policy for the best...

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Row On

Row On

A Tribute to Matt Hopkins   Matt Hopkins met Jesus in high school, rowing in college, and teaching in grad school.  Those passions shaped his vocation for his entire life.  In extolling the virtue of rowing Matt would point to Jesus, who coached His own rowers by...

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Escaping the Doldrums

Escaping the Doldrums

Learning to wait in hope "The Doldrums, my young friend, are where nothing ever happens and nothing ever changes…. People who don't pay attention often get stuck in the Doldrums.” —The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster If any time of the year could be called the...

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A Glimpse of the ACCS Choral Festival

A Glimpse of the ACCS Choral Festival

BY CORI BELLE, ParentOnward, Christian soldiers, marching as to warWith the cross of Jesus going on before.Christ, the royal Master, leads against the foe.Forward into battle see His banners go. Onward then, ye people, join our happy throng.Blend with ours your voices...

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Coming Up For Air

Coming Up For Air

Three Reminders for Staying Engaged I have spent countless hours poolside while my kids received swimming lessons. It takes a serious amount of time to teach five kids to swim. But I willingly committed my time and energy to this purpose because, to put it bluntly,...

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When is a field more than just a field?

When is a field more than just a field?

By David Goodwin Recently, looking back through some old files, I found an article from the inaugural issue of The Classical Difference. ------------------------------------ “That your field?”  a stranger asks. You look at your five-acre dirt lot.  “Yeah, did somebody...

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Picture (Im)perfect

Picture (Im)perfect

By Hannah Grieser Finding fun and productive ways to fill the time when school’s out each December can be a challenge. With all the baking and shopping and wrapping to do on top of everything else, the weeks before Christmas can already feel overwhelming. And when the...

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Pruning at the Proper Time

Pruning at the Proper Time

By Hannah Grieser He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper. —Psalm 1:3 As I write this, harvest season has begun in the fields, and...

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College and the Use of Useless Studies

College and the Use of Useless Studies

The process of choosing a college major is not unlike competing in a “Choose Your Own Adventure” game, which soon results in running the gauntlet of college requirements. The Tetris-like sport of rightly timed classes ensues, and only the fittest survive the natural...

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Five Lessons to Help Your Child With Anxiety

Five Lessons to Help Your Child With Anxiety

"For though we walk in the flesh,we do not war according to the flesh.For the weapons of our warfare arenot carnal but mighty in God for pull-ing down strongholds, casting downarguments and every high thing thatexalts itself against the knowledge ofGod, bringing every...

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