Rhetoric is more than just winning arguments or persuading opponents. It is the act of bringing two minds into harmony; it is the act of harmonizing a community. Rhetoric and its canons, Invention, Arrangement, Elocution, Memory, and… Continue Reading
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Assuming students are lazy, disinterested, and rebellious are among the easiest assumptions teachers can make. Where we would excuse our own behavior because of a lack of sleep, food, or other comforts, we do not for our students. If the… Continue Reading
The Word of God is clear that Christians are to hold ethics in a place of upmost importance. The purpose of debate is to show students that they are called to think eternally, following an avenue that impacts the way they live in… Continue Reading
Quality literature opens the door for discovery and discussion into developing the whole person. As grammar and logic teachers, we often design novel studies to fulfill curricular goals; this workshop will guide participants to think about… Continue Reading
Many students at Christian schools are apt to define themselves as “real Christians,” in contrast with all the mediocre, lukewarm, fake and nominal Christians who are “out there,” ruining it for the rest of us. Conceiving of the world in… Continue Reading
As an artist by profession and a naturalist by inclination, I have created a science class that seeks to understand art as a natural human phenomenon that is accessible to everyone. I then take art—this basic human activity—and use it as a… Continue Reading
Session recording from Summer Conference 2017. Continue Reading
Session recording from Summer Conference 2017. Continue Reading
Euclid’s Elements is the most successful and influential mathematics textbook ever written, served as the foundation of mathematical understanding for students for over two millennia, and stands as one of the greatest and most beautiful… Continue Reading
This seminar will relate the success (and failures) of expanding the language program at Covenant Classical School (Fort Worth) over the past years. From adding Greek, to doubling class sizes and sections, to widening the capabilities of… Continue Reading
Teachers are the hands of the school. Between them and the Head of School, division heads must animate and extend the Head’s vision and leadership to support teachers executing on that vision—and give the Head of School the information and… Continue Reading
Metaphors are powerful tools that profoundly affect how we think and live. Throughout history, numerous metaphors have been used to describe the nature of education, and these have had a formative impact on educational theory and practice… Continue Reading