Comments on: What Is the Purpose of a Classical Education? https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/purpose-of-a-classical-education/ educating kids at the kitchen table Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:03:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Sara Dennis https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/purpose-of-a-classical-education/#comment-22188 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 03:46:35 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=9374#comment-22188 In reply to amy.

I wish we had a step-by-step guide as well. Unfortunately I think wisdom comes with experience and thought. Reading the great books is a great start though!

]]> By: amy https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/purpose-of-a-classical-education/#comment-22155 Tue, 08 Dec 2015 01:49:07 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=9374#comment-22155 What I think is so interesting is that it is much harder to lead my children to wisdom and virtue than it is to check off all the facts we’ve memorized or books we’ve read. I agree with you completely and I love the focus on wisdom and virtue, I only wish there was a step-by-step how-to guide 😉

]]> By: Sara Dennis https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/purpose-of-a-classical-education/#comment-17187 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 14:07:47 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=9374#comment-17187 In reply to Jennifer A.

Thanks, Jennifer. That’s a great point about filling up the students with ideas from outside themselves, so they can inherit the wisdom of the world. 🙂

]]> By: Jennifer A https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/purpose-of-a-classical-education/#comment-17177 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 04:36:28 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=9374#comment-17177 Yes! I also think the classical education is to fill up the students with things other than themselves, to take them out of themselves, to understand their place in this world. Not as a superior, but as an inheritor. When my kids get to the age when they want the world to hear their thoughts, I want those thoughts to have validity, rather than just instinct or feeling. Great post Sara, really made me think!

]]> By: Sara Dennis https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/purpose-of-a-classical-education/#comment-16605 Tue, 26 May 2015 21:23:59 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=9374#comment-16605 In reply to Angela.

Thanks, Angela! 🙂

]]> By: Angela https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/purpose-of-a-classical-education/#comment-16509 Sat, 23 May 2015 19:24:52 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=9374#comment-16509 Love this post, Sara! You really summed up the goals of a classical education well. Thanks for writing this all out!

]]> By: Sara Dennis https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/purpose-of-a-classical-education/#comment-16423 Thu, 21 May 2015 19:26:37 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=9374#comment-16423 In reply to Alison.

There’s so much more to life than just the career and work we choose. It takes time to cultivate character, the ability to think, and an appreciation for beauty. But it add so much to the art of living! 🙂

]]> By: Sara Dennis https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/purpose-of-a-classical-education/#comment-16420 Thu, 21 May 2015 19:21:17 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=9374#comment-16420 In reply to Tahara.

Thanks, Tahara. 🙂

]]> By: Alison https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/purpose-of-a-classical-education/#comment-16407 Thu, 21 May 2015 10:33:30 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=9374#comment-16407 So much we hear about education these days seems to relate to career prep! I really appreciate your thoughts on this. I’m more interested in discipleship than job training – I want to cultivate character, the ability to think, and an appreciation for all that is beautiful and excellent!

]]> By: Tahara https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/purpose-of-a-classical-education/#comment-16393 Wed, 20 May 2015 14:02:59 +0000 https://classicallyhomeschooling.com/?p=9374#comment-16393 Perfect!…I love your thoughts on this 🙂

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