How to Teach a Classical Christian Education to Your Children
Kayley Kenzie
Schools in early American history were characteristically schools promoting Classical Christian education. Normally, the instructors were ministers who had an educational background in classical languages, literature, and Protestant theology.
So, students study the Bible in its original Hebrew and Greek languages and other classics in Greek.
Many of the most brilliant leaders and thinkers were a direct result of classical Christian education. The challenging and rigorous education forces the students to think and reason, which is why it's a winning system.
Sadly, the current educational system in the nation has dishonored the value of this commodity. With the irrational and classless changes that the current system makes, academic degrees show nothing about a person's thinking abilities.
Other educational models of the past, such as Classical Christian education, have a foundation in working hard and acquiring book knowledge.
For the most part, the ability to analyze, reason, and look at things from other perspectives come from reading. Classical Christian education develops this scholarly skill so that students can understand and apply the Scriptures.
In colonial times, education wasn't just about learning Christian doctrines or the Christian faith. It was also about studying and classifying reality using the teaching and principles laid out in the Bible. It was through Christian lenses that colonial people examined education, social theories, and philosophy.
Classical Christian education has existed in America since the early 1900s. The education was based not just on Christian principles and values, but high academic standards. The results were amazing.
Is it possible to repeat the same results in this age? How can we teach using this method when today's teachers aren't even trained to instruct students using the classical method? To begin with, we must make do with what we have.
It's always possible to teach from the Bible. We can also teach using centuries? worth of classic texts. There are also hundreds of great works translated to English, works of history, literature, theology, and science.
Though Christian Classical education might seem obsolete, it has the power to mold a student into a thinking, reasoning individual who can read a profound book and write an analytical essay about it. And above all, it's designed to lead the student to God.
Discover the power of a Christian Classical Education and join the Raise a Leader Revolution. You can finally afford to take control of your child's future and launch your child into greatness. Join us in saving our nation one true leader at a time.
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