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Archives for The Great Books

The Great Books

The Value of Reading Together

August 23, 2021 by Caroline Hummel

If you have a student in Cedar in Kindergarten, 1st Grade, or 2nd Grade, then you are familiar with this instruction on their take-home sheets: “Read at home with your student.” But what exactly does that mean? What should reading at home with your student look like? The Secret Sauce Let’s start with an encouraging […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Cultural Literacy, Curriculum, Family, Grammar School, K-12 education, Lifelong Learning, Parental Partnership, Reading, Reading Instruction, Special Education, The Great Books, The Liberal Arts

Christmas Gift Guide 2020: Books

December 2, 2020 by Sydney Ackerman

Our staff has compiled some family read-alouds and gifts for grandparents or friends interested in classical education. Keep scrolling for our top book picks from the year. Family Read-Alouds Mrs. Berggren: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Mr. Hummel: The Binding of the Blade by L.B. Graham Mrs. Hummel: Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome Mrs. Peng: Where […]

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The Mission Series, Pt. V | “A springboard to understanding the created world”: The Western liberal arts tradition

August 7, 2019 by Anna Liebing

Those who become involved with classical Christian education quickly discover that, as with any specific discipline, there is a vocabulary that usually seems foreign and intimidating to newcomers. Classical educators liberally spice their conversation with words like “headmaster,” “dialectic,” “rhetoric,” “the Great Conversation,” and “trivium.” From context, most pick up some vague idea of what […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Cultural Literacy, Culture, Mission Series, Mission Statement, The Great Books, The Great Conversation, The Liberal Arts

Why Read Secular Works? Pt. II | What the pagans have to teach the Christians

July 12, 2018 by Anna Liebing

In the last article, I began grappling with the persistent and important question of why we, as Christians, should have our students reading secular literature that was produced by pagans and often revolves around mature themes. If you remember, I argued that 1) a student – particularly a classical Christian student – cannot pretend to […]

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Why Read Secular Works? Pt. I

July 9, 2018 by Anna Liebing

“I’m curious as to why my son is reading a book in class that takes the Lord’s name in vain and contains cursing,” read the opening lines of an email from a rhetoric school parent. Thankfully, this email was courteous, genuinely curious, and was the beginning of a fruitful exchange. However, it was the latest […]

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