Comments on: The Academic Excellence of a Classical Christian Education http://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-academic-excellence-of-a-classical-christian-education/ Death to all tyrants Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:59:46 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jasmine http://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-academic-excellence-of-a-classical-christian-education/#comment-6028 Jasmine Wed, 14 May 2008 00:15:47 +0000 http://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-academic-excellence-of-a-classical-christian-education/#comment-6028 I'm not 100% sold on Classical Christian Education, either. I think that it can become a buzz phrase, and people get overly excited about it and forget to think about the original reason why they appreciated it. Instead, the focus shifts and it is done for the sake of producing good results. Although the enforcers say it is not about equipping students for vocationally, it does end up being a marketing tool used, since by teaching the students how to think, they do perform better. It is really difficult to see the end result as a secondary issue and just appreciate teaching students to think well for the purpose of their own edification in the present, not as a future oriented agenda. It is always, "We taught students to think well so that they could..." Instead of simply, "We taught students to think well because thoughtfulness is truthful." Yet at the same time as I'm critiquing it, I am a product of Classical Christian Education, and I could not be criticizing it so much if I had not reaped the benefits of learning how to think from it. I’m not 100% sold on Classical Christian Education, either. I think that it can become a buzz phrase, and people get overly excited about it and forget to think about the original reason why they appreciated it. Instead, the focus shifts and it is done for the sake of producing good results. Although the enforcers say it is not about equipping students for vocationally, it does end up being a marketing tool used, since by teaching the students how to think, they do perform better. It is really difficult to see the end result as a secondary issue and just appreciate teaching students to think well for the purpose of their own edification in the present, not as a future oriented agenda. It is always, “We taught students to think well so that they could…” Instead of simply, “We taught students to think well because thoughtfulness is truthful.”

Yet at the same time as I’m critiquing it, I am a product of Classical Christian Education, and I could not be criticizing it so much if I had not reaped the benefits of learning how to think from it.

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Sorry I don’t know – is that Pat Robertson who is presenting?

Gary

To be quite truthful, I can hardly remember a thing that I learned at school outside of history (were we had a pretty good teacher); though I have found University to be different (probably because you have to do the work for yourself).

]]> By: puritanismtoday http://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-academic-excellence-of-a-classical-christian-education/#comment-3539 puritanismtoday Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:33:38 +0000 http://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-academic-excellence-of-a-classical-christian-education/#comment-3539 Dear Daniel, I hope to put up an interesting quote on this subject tomorrow puritanismtoday; you may find it helpful. I will probably add a comment or two. I left the state education system in a condition like your own - I don't think I read an entire book through in my time at school. I am now trying to give myself a Classical Christian Education. G.M Dear Daniel,

I hope to put up an interesting quote on this subject tomorrow puritanismtoday; you may find it helpful. I will probably add a comment or two.

I left the state education system in a condition like your own – I don’t think I read an entire book through in my time at school. I am now trying to give myself a Classical Christian Education.

G.M

]]> By: Andrew http://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-academic-excellence-of-a-classical-christian-education/#comment-3537 Andrew Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:14:05 +0000 http://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-academic-excellence-of-a-classical-christian-education/#comment-3537 Fantastic. I didn't quite catch from the clip what it was first broadcast on. Do you know, Daniel? Fantastic. I didn’t quite catch from the clip what it was first broadcast on. Do you know, Daniel?

]]> By: Daniel Ritchie http://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-academic-excellence-of-a-classical-christian-education/#comment-3530 Daniel Ritchie Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:05:43 +0000 http://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-academic-excellence-of-a-classical-christian-education/#comment-3530 It is the same person. I am not sure how much of a Federal Vision person Doug Wilson is; he seems to dissent from the views of other FV people on justification. It is the same person. I am not sure how much of a Federal Vision person Doug Wilson is; he seems to dissent from the views of other FV people on justification.

]]> By: Steve http://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-academic-excellence-of-a-classical-christian-education/#comment-3528 Steve Wed, 04 Jul 2007 12:54:30 +0000 http://reformedcovenanter.wordpress.com/2007/07/04/the-academic-excellence-of-a-classical-christian-education/#comment-3528 More of a question than a comment. Is the Doug Wilson in the clip the same Doug Wilson that is the Federal Vision guy? More of a question than a comment. Is the Doug Wilson in the clip the same Doug Wilson that is the Federal Vision guy?

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