Last year I was asked to lead teacher training for the classical Christian academy where I taught. Our school was in its second year, and most of our teachers were new to classical education. I enjoyed conversations that naturally came
Education
A collection of 13 posts
Odell Family Worship Playlist
A Job Application
I started a post nearly a year ago called "My Philosophy of Education." That post is still unpublished. It turns out that articulating something as big as a philosophy of education is really hard to do. And it&
The Power of Story
In Classical Christian Education, we believe in the power of story to form a person. We're all living in a story. We have the Biblical story, which is the ultimate story; the story of the cosmos, which God
Classical Christian Education Lingo Lexicon
This will be a post that I update periodically as I come across new terms, or people that others might like to know about. Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS) The Association of Classical Christian Schools was the first and
An Invitation to the Pain of Learning
Last week I came across this article from 1941 by Mortimer Adler (the editor of the Great Books of the Western World series, as well as at least one book that's discussed in classical circles: The Paideia Proposal)
The Lost Art of Conflict
In C.S. Lewis’ On Reading Old Books we read: Every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make certain mistakes. We all, therefore, need the books that will correct
My Journey to Christian Classical Education
Christian classical education (CCE). Telos. Paideia. I cannot remember where I first heard each of these terms, but over the past five to seven years they have become a defining part of my life. My earliest experience with formal education