Growing Classically
Growing Classically is a show largely directed toward the community at Oak Grove Classical Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. However, it is also for anyone interested in thinking through the beauty and uniqueness of a Christian, Classical, University-Model™ education. Join us as we embark on a quest to nurture intellects, character, a love for lifelong learning, and a deeper love for Christ in our students and ourselves.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2024
Catechism
What is the chief end of man? Man’s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever. - New City Catechism Question #1
Scripture Memorization
"I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you." - Psalm 119:11
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The Rhetoric Stage of Learning
Summer Break Reading
“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.” - Credited to Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Christian/Parenting:
- The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
- The Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Gui…
The Logic Stage of Learning
“Spoon-feeding, in the long run, teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.” - English author, E.M. Foster
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The Grammar Stage of Learning
"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." …
Does Character Matter? Part 2
"We become what we behold." While not a direct quote, we'll credit English poet William Blake ;)
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Does Character Matter? Part I
Character: the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing - Random House Unabridged Dictionary
Hallmarks of a Classical Education
'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)
Christian, Classical, University-Model™ Education
"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 cul…