CC Difference #1
We believe in parents.
We believe in parents.
According to Scripture, education
is the responsibility of the parent
and family — not the state or the
church. God established the state
to administer justice and the Body
of Christ to spread the gospel. In
the words of R.L. Dabney, “The
Church’s duty is to instruct parents
on how God would have them rear
their children, and enforce the duty
by spiritual sanction; but there its
official power ends. It does not
usurp the doing of the important
task it inculcates.”
CC Difference #2
We believe in parents
equipping parents.
• We are different because we
believe parents are trustworthy;
therefore, our tutors are not specialists
that undermine parental confidence.
Our tutors are mentors that
model and disciple leadership and
the love of life and learning. We
believe that if parents are capable of
teaching children about God’s word,
then they are capable of teaching
children about God’s world.
• We are different because we
believe children can rise above their
natural limitations and be conquerors
with Christ. We equip children
to master the basics of reading,
writing, and ciphering ANYTHING.
• We are different because we reject
utilitarianism and pragmatism as the
purpose of education. They should
be the logical out-workings of a
person who can learn to learn. The
purpose of education is to know
God and to make Him known.
CC Difference #3
We believe in the skills
of learning.
We believe in the skills
of learning.
Our method of tutoring is dialectic.
We engage students in dialogue
by asking pointed questions that
encourage them to think about their
assignments. Our academic goals
consist of fostering the skills necessary
to succeed in any field of study
or vocation. These include:
• Invention — gathering substantive
facts and illustrations
• Disposition — developing
introductions, outlines, arguments,
refutations, and conclusions
• Elocution — using the best words
and phrases to express ourselves
• Memorization — memorizing
speeches
• Pronunciation — effectively
delivering speeches
CC Difference #4
We believe in accountability
and community.
Classical Conversations motivates
and encourages students to
complete assignments well, on
time, and in an interesting manner.
We provide parents with suggestions
in running their homeschool,
and we encourage both parents
and students to aim high in their
academic aspirations. We aim to
teach the tools of learning and the
integration of subjects through
the lens of a Christian worldview.
We pray that as a Christian organization,
with the help of our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ, we can
assist our participating families to
discover the best God has for their
students.
CC Difference #5
We believe in the stick in
the sand.
Here’s a simple question Leigh
Bortins asks herself when teaching
her boys or tutoring CC students:
If I only had a stick and sand,
could I engage and effectively
dialogue with my students about
the concept I want to teach them?
Asking this question, helps us to
rely more on modeling, dialogue,
and relationship than on the false
sense of accomplishment a flashy
presentation can leave. Minutes of
effective modeling and dialogue
are exponentially more effective
than hours spent on presentation.
CC Difference #6
We believe in homecentered
education.
Classical Conversations exists to
help parents raise academically and
spiritually strong children. This is
a very difficult task and requires
accountability, planning, and
encouragement. Classical Conversations
encourages adults committed
to quality education to form
communities where their entire
family will be loved and sharpened
by other families reinstituting the
home as the foundation of culture
and learning.
CC Difference #7
We believe in an integrated
education that
seeks to know God and
make Him known.
Rejecting modern, cafeteria-style
education in the middle and high
school years which often consists
of picking and choosing elective
subjects, Classical Conversations
seeks to equip students
with the tools of learning. We
believe dialectic, rhetorical, and
other learning skills need to be
the core of the classical student’s
educational efforts. Mastering the
grammar, deepening the dialectic
skills, and integrating universal
ideas and themes, students experience
a deeper, connected, biblical
worldview education.
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