Google – Redeemer Classical School

April 26, 2015April 26, 2015 fortwayneclassical Classical Education, Technology

You Can’t Just Google Context

It's becoming cliche for educators to proclaim that they don't want to teach children knowledge, because people "can just Google for information." What they don't understand is that information comes in various forms, and some are better than others. As Lindsey Brigham writes on the CIRCE Institute's blog: In contrast to the meandering, holistic, and … Continue reading You Can’t Just Google Context

May 9, 2014 fortwayneclassical Classical Education

Stop Googling Everything and Memorize

It's common nowadays to hear this from school leaders: "Kids don't need to memorize anything now that we have Google." Peter Wood, president of the National Association of Scholars, takes on this misconception in the Huffington Post. He writes: ...in the hustle to get beyond memory we miss some fine things. The drudgery that comes … Continue reading Stop Googling Everything and Memorize

Now I can finally say it. This move to Fort Wayne was absolutely the best decision we could have made. The kids are so happy. The school is exactly what they needed. Tuesday marked the first day of school. The day we’ve been working toward for over a year. Until this week, we couldn’t say … Continue reading Nicole S.

― Nicole S.

It took only a few days to see our boys move from boredom, asking if they had to go to school today,to excited to be up and ready each morning, ready to engage, ready to learn. What they have been given is love of learning. What drew us to Redeemer was the level of ability … Continue reading Stephen C.

― Stephen C.

We love this school! My 7 year old son is getting a wonderful education. From cursive, to great literature, to self-paced math lessons, he is thriving! And the best part is that he never complains about going to school!

― Katie S.

My son has loved being a part of Redeemer Classical School for the past three years. We have watched his love of learning grow as he has been encouraged and challenged by his teachers and classmates. He has gained confidence in his own identity and abilities. The school holds to a high academic and moral … Continue reading Anna M.

― Anna M.

Our children have been inspired to learn at Redeemer. They are being taught the Christian faith. They are learning to love hymns. They are learning good disciplines. I give thanks to God for Redeemer Classical School!

― Dan B.