by Dr. John Scholl, Academic Dean and Rhetoric Director This year, the TCS ninth graders are engaged in a four part study of the ancient world—Israel, Greece, Rome, and early Christianity—and at each stop along our journey we have analyzed heroes, men and women who were idolized by these cultures. Thus far, we have compiled a long list of men …
The Heavens Declare
by Kate Patrick, Rhetoric School Math/Science The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard… The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord …
The Greatest Commandment in Education
by Michelle Duncan, Second Grade teacher I believe the most critical element of successful education is love. Not only sincerely loving the person you are educating, but also communicating that love consistently and effectively. As a teacher, whether in the classroom or at home, if we have not love then we are only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. …
Great Expectations
by Sarah Pfannenschmidt, Logic School Humanities teacher While in Dallas at the ACCU conference last summer, I had the privilege of listening to Classical educators Douglas and Nancy Wilson give a session entitled, ‘High Expectations.’ I’m not sure what appealed more: the chance to hear the Wilsons speak or the possibility of defining what ‘high expectations’ means. There’s something about …
Observations and an invitation
by Kyle Bryant, Director of the upcoming TCS Heights Campus My first few weeks at Trinity Classical School have been many things—informative, encouraging, challenging, and life-giving. There is so much to learn, understand, and implement that sometimes it feels overwhelming. But through all of that, I still walk through the halls of TCS thinking, “This exists?” What a gift from …
Slaying the dragon
by Michelle Graves, Logic Humanities teacher There is a dragon in education that will steal your child’s treasure. John Mays, science teacher and Novare textbook publisher, calls it the “Cram-Pass-Forget” dragon. At conferences of classical Christian education Mr. Mays sports a campaign button with the red circle-and-slash symbol obliterating those three words. He starts his talk with a thought experiment: …
The Impact of Great Books
by Dr. John Scholl, Academic Dean and Rhetoric School Director I recently attended the Annual Conference of the Society for Classical Learning (SCL), amidst the beautiful setting of Stone Mountain, Georgia. The conference was encouraging, inspirational, and challenging. In this article, I would like to share some of the reflections I had about the value of reading Great Books. The …
Latin: One Girl’s Sad Story
by Dr. Lindsey Scholl, Logic Academic Director and Latin teacher Sometimes I feel like a one-stringed instrument when it comes to sharing my particular slice of vision at TCS. Mr. Anderson talks about partnering with parents, the Christ-centered nature of the school, student responsibility, goodness, beauty, truth, and all those good things. I talk about Latin. Admittedly, I have wormed …
The Donation of Constantine: Why Academics Matter
by Dr. Lindsey Scholl, Logic School Academic Coordinator Sometimes those involved in Christian education feel the temptation to simply give it all up and go preach the Gospel in the simplest terms possible. Why are we teaching our kids Latin, algebra, pre-modern history, and formal grammar when all that is truly needed is to love the Lord our God with …
