Growing Classically

On this edition of the show we discuss why a Christian school would choose to incorporate secular and pagan literature into their curriculum, and the benefits it provides for our students (and parents too!).

What is the chief end of man? Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever. - New City Catechism Question #1https://newcitycatechism.com/https://www.oakgroveclassical.com/https://www.instagram.com/oakgroveclassicalacademy/https://www.facebook.com/OakGroveClassical/https://circeinstitute.org/what-is-classical-education/https://naumsinc.org/ 

"I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you." - Psalm 119:11https://www.oakgroveclassical.com/https://www.instagram.com/oakgroveclassicalacademy/https://www.facebook.com/OakGroveClassical/https://circeinstitute.org/what-is-classical-education/https://naumsinc.org/ 

After a short break on the production line, we're back with the second to last episode of the Season One! On this edition of the show, we invite Melissa Duerksen, our Head of Rhetoric School at Oak Grove Classical Academy, to join us to discuss some of the hallmarks of the rhetoric stage of learning. She helps us think about the rhetoric stage of learning, and how it differs from the grammar and logic stages.

“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” - Credited to Jean Anthelme Brillat-SavarinChristian/Parenting:The Anxious Generation by Jonathan HaidtThe Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens by Paul David TrippGeorge Muller: Man of Faith and Miracles by Basil MillerClassical Education: The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education by Leigh A BortinsThe Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education by Kevin Clark and Ravi JainHome Education (The Home Education Series) by Charlotte MasonRead Alouds:The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (sequel The War I Finally Won)Beverly Cleary Collections (Specifically Audio):Henry HugginsRamona QuimbyRalph S. Mouse Audio Collection Adult:Once Upon A Wardrobe by Patti CallahanThe Four Winds by Kristin HannahLittle Men by Lousia May Alcotthttps://www.oakgroveclassical.com/https://www.instagram.com/oakgroveclassicalacademy/https://www.facebook.com/OakGroveClassical/https://circeinstitute.org/what-is-classical-education/https://naumsinc.org/ 

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“Spoon-feeding, in the long run, teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.” - English author, E.M. Fosterhttps://www.oakgroveclassical.com/https://www.instagram.com/oakgroveclassicalacademy/https://www.facebook.com/OakGroveClassical/https://circeinstitute.org/what-is-classical-education/https://naumsinc.org/ 

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"The minute you get away from fundamentals--whether it's proper technique, work ethic, or mental preparation--the bottom can fall out of your game, your schoolwork, your job, whatever you're doing." - NBA legend, Michael Jordan.https://www.oakgroveclassical.com/https://www.instagram.com/oakgroveclassicalacademy/https://www.facebook.com/OakGroveClassical/https://circeinstitute.org/what-is-classical-education/https://naumsinc.org/ 

"We become what we behold." While not a direct quote, we'll credit English poet William Blake ;)https://www.oakgroveclassical.com/https://www.instagram.com/oakgroveclassicalacademy/https://www.facebook.com/OakGroveClassical/https://circeinstitute.org/what-is-classical-education/https://naumsinc.org/ 

Character: the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing - Random House Unabridged Dictionaryhttps://www.oakgroveclassical.com/https://www.instagram.com/oakgroveclassicalacademy/https://www.facebook.com/OakGroveClassical/https://circeinstitute.org/what-is-classical-education/https://naumsinc.org/ 

'Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.' - Unknown (but often falsely attributed to C.S. Lewis)https://www.oakgroveclassical.com/https://www.instagram.com/oakgroveclassicalacademy/https://www.facebook.com/OakGroveClassical/https://circeinstitute.org/what-is-classical-education/https://naumsinc.org/ 

"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen not only because I see it but because by it I see everything else.” – C.S. Lewis from Is Theology Poetry?“Classical education is the cultivation of wisdom and virtue by nourishing the soul on truth, goodness and beauty so that, in Christ, a student is better able to know, glorify and enjoy God.” – Andrew Kern"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet." – Aristotlehttps://www.oakgroveclassical.com/https://www.instagram.com/oakgroveclassicalacademy/https://www.facebook.com/OakGroveClassical/https://circeinstitute.org/what-is-classical-education/https://naumsinc.org/