What Do You Want? An Address to the Lower School Parents of Sager Classical Academy (August 15, 2024) I’ve spent the past twelve back to school years as a classical Christian educator. I’ve also spent the last ten years as a parent of a classical Christian student (in fact, three classical Christian students). Each year I sit, as you are sitting, wondering what the school … Continue reading What Do You Want?
Earlier this week I shared a summary and handout from my ACCS presentation on June 20 entitled, “Theological Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts.” On June 21, I also had the opportunity at the ACCS Repairing the Ruins conference to present on “Poetry as Pedagogy.” My goal in that presentation was to convince attendees that poetry is not simply content to be taught, but in fact … Continue reading Poetry as Pedagogy
On June 20, I had the opportunity to present a workshop at the annual ACCS Repairing the Ruins Conference entitled “Theological Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts.” The design of the talk was to help educators think about the importance of teaching students HOW to read the Bible, not just what to believe about the Bible. In an educational model so often prioritizing teaching students the … Continue reading Theological Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts
This past year has been a busy one, and a year of change for The Classical Thistle. In the summer of 2023, Dr. Scott McElvain, co-founder of The Classical Thistle, decided to hand over his role and responsibilities to me (Kyle Rapinchuk) as the sole owner and operator of the website. One of our biggest activities together, however, was planning the March conference at School … Continue reading What’s New?
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