A friend of mine from the co-op decided to enroll her kids in Classical Conversations. She brings her kids to Adventure Days on Wednesdays when she can, and on Thursdays she takes her kids to Classical Conversations. Bonnie is doing her utmost to raise her family in God’s ways. She is a valued friend whose […]
While parents learn new Love and Logic parenting skills, their children spend time playing with educational wooden toys. Wooden blocks often have a lot more to offer children than many of the latest trendy educational toys. We bring these blocks out when taking care of children during a Love and Logic seminar. Why? Because of […]
If you are conscientious human being, you will want the best for yourself and for your children. Wouldn’t anything short of this goal seem as a betrayal to your family’s best interest? While we may have our family’s best interest in mind, as circumstances would have it, our lives are many times far from ideal, and our children many times […]
Ketchup on My Ketchup: Are We Obsessed with Traditional Education, Keeping Us Away From More Biblically-Centered Approaches to Education? By William Hurtado Ketchup and salsa—favorite American condiments—are so important to the American diet that it’s hard to believe their base ingredient was once considered toxic. For about 200 years through the end of the 19th century, most […]
Like a State Superintendent of Public Instruction said, “There are many pathways for students to obtain their high school diploma.” How true this is! Especially after the emergence of “cloud computing” over 10 years ago. Now, instead of having to wait in long lines or go to a building to take a class, for example, all one has to […]
Do you want to know about the philosophy behind Highest Education? It is called Transformative Learning. Transformative Learning is a sophisticated way of saying much of what an inspired educational expert Ellen White said about true education. Prepare yourself for heavy scholastic language that explains how the Transformative Learning theory is a process of “perspective transformation” with […]
What is Highest Education? Highest Education is not higher education, because an academic degree is not the end-goal; it is highest education, because something much greater is the goal—eternity. If a diploma is an earthly treasure, then a Christlike character is a heavenly treasure. “A character formed according to the divine likeness is the only treasure that we can take from this […]
7 Reason Why I Appreciate Our Brick-and Mortar Schools and Those Who Teach There We need our schools and teachers! Our society needs certain institutions to function. City halls, libraries, parks, stores, schools, and the list goes on. We need our brick-and-mortar schools to help families educate their children, plain and simple! A CHRISTIAN School! […]
You need some measure of each of these keys to be successful. Without vision, you or others will wonder why you are even trying to go the extra mile. Without consensus, others will eventually shut down your efforts. Without developing skills, you or others will be overcome by nervousness. Without incentives, people won’t have short […]