University of Virginia cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham discusses some interesting results from a new study that finds good English teachers improved students' learning in math. First, ELA [English literature] teachers may, on average, provide a bigger boost to what are usually called non-cognitive skills: self-regulation, persistence, seeing oneself as belonging in school, and so on. … Continue reading New Study Suggests Good Humanities Instruction Increases Math Knowledge, Too
‘To Teach A Child To Memorize What Does Not Have Meaning Is Insane’
"Like it or not, our children are growing up in this culture. They are moving into the future away from us, just as we moved into the future away from our parents. Our children cannot live in our time. They live in their own time, but the more tied to the past they are in … Continue reading ‘To Teach A Child To Memorize What Does Not Have Meaning Is Insane’
How Classical Education Prepares Your Child For A Career That Doesn’t Exist Yet
Redeemer Classical School cofounder Joy Pullmann has a brother whose entire career path did not exist when he entered college. He works in social media, and makes a good living at it for a globally recognized media brand. Americans switch jobs frequently, and even switching entire careers is common (researchers debate how common, but they … Continue reading How Classical Education Prepares Your Child For A Career That Doesn’t Exist Yet
In The Era of Factory Education, Its Antithesis Surges
The Gospel Coalition has published a feature looking at the exponential growth in Christian classical education over the past two decades. It is a great introduction to what a classical education looks like and how it differs from what most Americans are used to by now. An excerpt: While calling education “classical” is new, the practice is … Continue reading In The Era of Factory Education, Its Antithesis Surges
NC Businessman Discovers The Way To Transform Education Is Building New Schools
Reason magazine recently profiled Bob Luddy, a HVAC business owner who got into education when he discovered that some of his employees could not use a measuring tape to measure fractions of inches. At first, Luddy "volunteered to co-chair a statewide education commission and met with North Carolina officials to voice his concerns. 'They were … Continue reading NC Businessman Discovers The Way To Transform Education Is Building New Schools
Watch This 97-Second Video To Understand How ‘Classical’ Enhances Christian Education
Christian classical educators believe that our faith's major ideas about the world ought to deeply affect how our schools look and what they do, far beyond simply adding (very good!) practices such as Bible reading and chapel attendance on top an essentially secular base. Our faith's "first principles" ought to permeate everything we do. That … Continue reading Watch This 97-Second Video To Understand How ‘Classical’ Enhances Christian Education
Esolen: Public-School Curriculum With A Jesus Sticker Doesn’t Cut It
I (Joy) have had a decent amount of experience reviewing curriculum in a wide variety of schools, from teaching, giving seminars, visiting schools as a reporter, interviewing for teaching jobs, and while working in the admissions department at my alma mater. It's lead me to the conclusion that most religious schools offer essentially the same … Continue reading Esolen: Public-School Curriculum With A Jesus Sticker Doesn’t Cut It
Classical Education Leads To Good Jobs Because It Instills Good Judgment—But That’s Not All
Andrew Kern of the CIRCE Institute resurfaces one of our favorite themes: How classical education prepares a child not merely for a job, but for a life that of course includes the ability to earn one's bread. Our education controllers develop extremely complex theories about children as material objects whose role is to contribute to the economy, … Continue reading Classical Education Leads To Good Jobs Because It Instills Good Judgment—But That’s Not All
How Classical Education Prepares a Child for the Business World
Many people have this idea that classical education is extremely impractical in this "21st century global economy." A look at the news suggests governors and Republicans are even and especially susceptible to this hard-headed view. But two recent articles from the Wall Street Journal reinforce the truth that a broad liberal arts education will prepare young people … Continue reading How Classical Education Prepares a Child for the Business World
What Classical Homeschooling Can Look Like
One of my favorite education bloggers (also an author and education professer), Katharine Beals, recently put up this update of homeschool life with her daughter. Here's an excerpt: Classically speaking, she’s just finished Genesis, encountering a few lewd concepts in the process, and is starting Exodus as I write this. She’s also just finished D'Aulare's Book of … Continue reading What Classical Homeschooling Can Look Like
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