When all the kids are little, learning phonics, eating toothpaste, and tearing books more than reading them, we dream of an idyllic future homeschool where they are independent learners. What does this fabled state actually look like and how do we get there? Is it really a land of promise where mom can now sit…
In the heated cultural climate of today, a true conversation with real thinking behind arguments can be hard to find. Alan Jacob’s book How to Think explains why that is so and how to overcome the modern (or postmodern) hindrances to thought and contemplation. Jacobs doesn’t, in the end, tell us “how to think.” But…
Is classical education only for Westerners? Karen Elliott, executive director of The Rafiki Foundation, along with the many missionaries and nationals working in the Rafiki Village schools would give a resounding “NO” in reply. Classical education is a human education, not a Western education. It is an education for cultural leaders, and its methods and…
Scholé includes, but is also so much more than, restful learning. Once again, the Scholé Sisters return to the topic of figuring out what scholé really means and what it truly is. How do we know if what we’re doing counts as scholé? That’s the question tackled in this episode. Listen to the podcast: TUNE…
