Rise and Shine: The Profoundly Human Vision of Groundhog Day

By Dr. Steve Turley Below is an excerpt from my new book, Movies and the Moral Imagination: Finding Paradise in Films, available here. Today, we are experiencing nothing less than a renaissance of classical education. throughout the U.S., Europe, and Africa. According to the Association of Classical Christian Schools membership statistics, there were 10 classical schools in the nation in 1994, today there are over … Continue reading Rise and Shine: The Profoundly Human Vision of Groundhog Day

Guest AuthorFebruary 2, 2018July 3, 2018Leave a comment

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American the Exceptional, Part 2: Teaching History

By Dan Snyder On recent a trip to Washington, D.C., what struck me was not a reflection of the commonality of our republican center of government, but the authority of wealth. While cities throughout the land mostly feature the same tropes, the shuttered and abandoned ex-WalMart malls, the purposeless main-streets and pitiable ‘historic districts’, hopeful but ignored ‘convention centers’ and vacant lots called industrial parks, … Continue reading American the Exceptional, Part 2: Teaching History

Guest AuthorJanuary 31, 2018January 28, 2018Leave a comment

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Philosophy First: Re-orienting Our Thinking about Classical Education for a New Year

By Sara Osborne Teachers, parents, and students who participate in classical education are familiar with many of its usual tenets: the focus on grammar, logic, and rhetoric provided by the trivium; the inclusion of Latin; and the emphasis on classic literature, to name a few. In addition, classical schools are often recognized for their structure—witness school uniforms, organized schedules, and high behavioral expectations, for example. … Continue reading Philosophy First: Re-orienting Our Thinking about Classical Education for a New Year

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Classical Roundup – January 26th, 2018

The Classical Roundup is a group of worthwhile articles, videos, and podcasts that I have found helpful on our journey of exploring classical Christian education in the 21stcentury. Socrates In The City – Malcolm Gladwell Interview – Eric Metaxes interviews author Malcolm Gladwell in his YouTube series entitled Socrates in the City. Gladwell talks briefly about his book David and Goliath among other fascinating topics … Continue reading Classical Roundup – January 26th, 2018

Scott McElvainJanuary 26, 2018January 23, 2018Leave a comment

Jacob Russell, Portrait of a Graduate

An Interview with Jacob Russell (Portrait of a Graduate Series)

I had the opportunity to interview Jacob Russell, a 2015 graduate of School of the Ozarks, about the impact classical Christian education had on his life. SM: What was the most impactful book, project, or paper that you experienced at school and why was that? JR: In Christian Worldview II we read a book called Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton and wrote a series of … Continue reading An Interview with Jacob Russell (Portrait of a Graduate Series)

Scott McElvainJanuary 23, 2018January 22, 2018Leave a comment

Kyle Rapinchuk

What is the Liturgy of Your School? (And What Is It Teaching Your Students to Love?)

By now school is back in session for the spring semester and many teachers and administrators may be looking at the schedule and wondering how the curriculum is going to be covered before the end of the year. Certainly we should not ignore the importance of covering important material in our classes with our students, nor should we go into the semester without a plan … Continue reading What is the Liturgy of Your School? (And What Is It Teaching Your Students to Love?)

Kyle RapinchukJanuary 17, 2018April 2, 2019Leave a comment

King, Kingdom, and Kingdom People, Kyle Rapinchuk

Building a Foundation (King, Kingdom, and Kingdom People Series #1)

In recent years, the Christian faith in America has seemed like little more than an enormous episode of Survivor. Far from attempting to build a society of justice, peace, welfare, and human flourishing (what the Hebrew authors called shalom), Christians have all too often seemed to hide in defensive positions, shutting themselves in metaphorical (and sometimes literal) bomb shelters as they await the end of … Continue reading Building a Foundation (King, Kingdom, and Kingdom People Series #1)

Kyle RapinchukJanuary 10, 2018January 30, 20182 Comments

Classical Roundup, Nexus Notes, Scott McElvain

The Classical Roundup–January 6, 2018

What Is the Daily Aim of Parenting? – Paul David Tripp gives a 4-minute answer to this powerful question on the Ask John Piper Podcast. A worthy investment and reminder to the great calling we have been given as parents. How Turning to the Monastics can help our Schools Create & Preserve Culture – One of my favorites Christopher Perrin provides an insightful article describing … Continue reading The Classical Roundup–January 6, 2018

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Christian Lingner, Guest Articles

Curiosity Doesn’t Kill Anyone

by Christian Lingner, currently a senior at College of the Ozarks Anyone who has spent time in an educational institution or setting has heard time and again the refrains of The Apathetic Student, usually expressed in a phrase like “Why am I being forced to learn this stuff, I’m never going to have to use it” or “I don’t want to have to take this … Continue reading Curiosity Doesn’t Kill Anyone

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Sabermetrics and Grades

I’m a huge baseball fan, having played the game from six years old through college and watched it all my life. During those years, one of the more interesting developments has been the rise of interest in sabermetrics, an innovative attempt at empirically analyzing in-game activities to measure success. For example, traditional statistics measured straightforward outcomes like batting average (hits divided by at-bats) and statistics … Continue reading Sabermetrics and Grades

Kyle RapinchukDecember 13, 2017December 12, 20174 Comments

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Nexus Notes – December 8th, 2017

A nexus is a series of connections linking two or more things. These notes are dedicated to linking us to great content elsewhere out on the web. A Test For CCE Students – Article by Mark Bauerlein This article informs and explains the new kind of admissions test that has been created called the Classic Learning Test. Avoiding Trendy Ideas – Article by Dr. John … Continue reading Nexus Notes – December 8th, 2017

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The Classical Thistle

Promoting Classical Christian Education in a 21st Century Context

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