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The true end of a classical education is to teach students the art of learning through the classical Trivium. Here on our blog you can find our thoughts on classical education, homeschooling, and cultivating the true, the good, and the beautiful.
Stand for Truth
At "Back to Granite Night" earlier this week I had the pleasure of introducing Granite's theme for the 2017-2018...
A Scholar’s Daily Schedule: Entertainment
Tea should be taken in solitude...for eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably. Of course not all...
A Masterpiece
The following is the commencement address given to the Granite Classical class of 2017 by Mrs. Bethany Pautrat. To...
Dear Graduates
The following is the letter I wrote to my graduating senior students, accompanying a copy of G.K. Chesterton's poem,...
A Scholar’s Daily Schedule: Rejuvenation
"By two at the latest I would be on the road. Not, except at rare intervals, with a friend. Walking and talking are...
A Scholar’s Daily Schedule: Study
In Surprised by Joy, Lewis shares what he believes to be the ideal schedule for the student. He derives this pattern...
Letters to Children and Being “Drawn Out”
For most of last month, I used excerpts from Letters to Children as the basis for some brief reflections in our...
Training the Mouth
In a classical education, training the heart in the grammar stage and training the mind in the logic stage are both...
Training the Mind
In my last post, I looked at C.S. Lewis's advice for educating the grammar stage student: feed the young child's...
Training the Heart
Our theme for the year--"Love. Think. Speak."--gives us three areas to focus on as educators: the heart, the...