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Law and the Value of Classical Education

ByDavid Thetford

“The out-performance of classics majors isn’t related to the facts and information they memorized or anything written on their diploma. It’s related to the intellectual skills they developed in their studies. In a world where many students are memorizing terms and textbooks, students stand out who receive a real education in grammar, logic, and rhetoric. In other words, students who went to college to get an education outperformed students who went to college to get a degree.”

Science in Classical Christian Education
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Science in Classical Christian Education

BySherman

The natural sciences are critical to a proper Classical Christian Education. The four arts in the quadrivium explained the ancient cosmology, providing the pupil with a deeper appreciation of God’s world. Dr. Williams addresses the Christian worldview behind the sciences, and he demonstrates how New Aberdeen students would explore astronomy in a classical setting.

What Hath Classical Education To Do With AI, Part II: Curriculum
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What Hath Classical Education To Do With AI, Part II: Curriculum

BySherman

By Joshua Pauling In Part 1 of this series, I briefly laid out how classical education, in its assessment and pedagogy, is ready to handle the AI Age. Here in Part 2, I explore how the same is true for a classical curriculum. Robin Phillips and I address the challenges of the digital age for…

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Classical Education?

ByRyan Smith

The DEI movement is neither “classical,” in that it promotes values that are contrary to traditional Western civilization, nor “Christian,” in that it is necessarily discriminatory based on such factors as race, gender, and unbiblical sexual preferences (e.g. Gal. 3:28; Rom. 1:26-27). DEI threatens the integrity of the CCE programs because it undermines the West’s legitimate cultural accomplishments and the Judeo-Christian values that underline them.

What Hath Classical Education To Do With AI, Part 1: Assessment and Pedagogy
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What Hath Classical Education To Do With AI, Part 1: Assessment and Pedagogy

ByJoshua Pauling

By Josh Pauling, Guest Contributor In the summer of 2024, Open AI, a leading company in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), released its latest version of ChatGPT, called GPT-4o, where the “o” stands for “omni,” meaning all. This “omni-tool” can generate text, audio, and images, speak in a human voice, and perceive and interpret…

Why Claudine Gay’s Resignation Matters to You

Why Claudine Gay’s Resignation Matters to You

BySherman

Dr. Ryan F. Smith Yesterday, Dr. Claudine Gay, the President of Harvard University, resigned after an embattled six-month tenure at the helm of our nation’s most prestigious institution. While these developments might seem localized, the issues related to Harvard are a bellwether of the American academy. Her resignation centers around two issues: anti-Semitism and plagiarism….