What is success? Our culture is consumed with a particular vision of success. But this vision of success often is counter to what the Bible teaches about our purpose as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. What ought we to believe about attaining success? Are you successful? Is our school successful? How will we know […]
He was called the gadfly of Athens for good reason, pestering 5th century Greeks with endless questions. Ultimately, the Athenians shut him up by giving him hemlock to drink, ostensibly for polluting the minds of Athenian youth. But his quest for wisdom remains and is embodied in anyone who admits his ignorance in order to […]
Let’s be honest. Many people think you are irresponsible – or even foolish – for sending your children to a private school. In 2013 Slate published an article that highlighted just how foolish (and rotten) one author thinks you really are for sending your children to a private school. In “If You Send Your Kid […]
I’d like to share an article by Christian philosopher and teacher Carl R. Trueman from First Things blog called “Teaching as Joyful Rebellion: Thoughts at the Start of the New Academic Year.” I love how Trueman describes classical Christian education as “an act of rebellion in this present age.” Have you considered that by going […]
May I offer you some advice? If you have a question, a problem, or an issue with your child’s teacher, go directly to the teacher as soon as possible. When an issue arises, you might be tempted to gossip about it with others. You might be tempted to turn to other parents and ask them […]
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How does classical education differ from progressive education? That is a question worth contemplating for parents of students in classical Christian schools. One way to answer is to contrast state Common Core standards with the texts and goals used by classical Christian schools. They differ dramatically, both philosophically and practically, with a very different vision […]
Well, Providence parents, this is the end. That may sound dire, but I feel joy as I write it. We’ve reached the end of the 2020-21 school year, and I’m pretty certain there will not be another quite like it in the foreseeable future. God has been so good to us. He has protected us […]
Let me invite you to consider three excerpts that, taken together, provide clear and compelling support for Christian parents to embrace Christian education for their children. That embrace entails sacrifice and perseverance and devotion, but its eternal consequences are worth it. Providence Classical Christian School can partner with parents who seek many things in their […]
What does Easter have to do with education? We are educating in light of the cross and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus alone is Savior. “Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). This means that education […]