dts:
I have followed the group in Moscow, Idaho closely and continue to do so. But, as you indicated they are Reformed and Catholic schools may not become members of the accrediting association per the statement of faith which references sola scripture and sola fide.
Amen. I was unable to sign the document you reference, and NO orthodox Catholic school can join their association without violating their Faith, though we are still free to attend training there. I honestly think we were the first Catholics that had ever come, and our entire faculty was there.
dts:
I am disappointed in Catholics for largely abandoning Classical Christian education. It appears they have, in many ways, forsaken their heritage for modern pop psychology.
Amen again. In my research I have been astonished at the connections between the loss of classical education (and subsequently of logical thought) and the decline of American society (actually Western societies in general, though I hesitate to generalize). ** I am passionate about reinstating this form of education.** It is beginning to “catch on”, if you will, though far more in Evangelical circles than in Catholic ones. We do indeed have a real opportunity here to reclaim a piece of our lost Catholic heritage, and one that naturally leads people BACK into the Faith rather than away from it.
One problem with Classical education is that so few people are currently educated
themselves in this manner, so it takes quite a learning curve to train to
teach in this manner. But honestly, for me it has been a JOY! Teaching this way is SO MUCH MORE FUN, both for student and for teacher.
On the comment about lack of concrete results, that is also a problem for some people. Our society demands quantifiable evidence of “progress in the classroom”. A quick look at any of our state public schools system proves that, 99% of the time, teachers there are all but forced to “teach to the test”: they better produce students who score well on mandated state testing to “prove” that a “good education” is occuring and the taxpayers are getting their money’s worth.
Granted, yes, we need decent schools accountable to those who fund them, but churning out students who can score well on a state test is NOT the same thing as giving students a good education. We need to get that communicated first before people will begin to understand classical education’s many advantages.
Whoooo boy
I better get down off my soapbox here. LOLOL! I could go on all day. I even have a paper somewhere on my computer (several pages long) about why Latin is critical to classical education.
Pax Vobiscum!
