Classical Christian Education |
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Public-School Education |
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Christ-centered education |
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Man-centered education |
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Original documents based |
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Textbook based |
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Education for formation |
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Education for information |
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Development of critical thinking - "Why?"
Emphasis on the true, good, and beautiful
Emphasis on grammar, logic, and rhetoric |
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Development of correct procedures -"How?" |
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Integrated interdisciplinary learning
Appreciation of western civilization
Latin as a requirement
Humanities and fine arts emphasis |
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Fragmented and disjointed learning
Critique of western civilization
Latin as an elective
Techno-rational emphasis |
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Requires the student to learn how to learn
Mastery as working to one's fullest potential
Lifelong love of learning as the ultimate goal |
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Requires the student to learn how to pass tests
Mastery as measured by test grades
Graduation the ultimate goal |
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Truth is objective, knowable and absolute |
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Truth is subjective, unknowing, and relative |
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Becoming like Jesus to serve His Kingdom |
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Self-actualization, achieving personal peace and affluence |
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Parents as primary educators |
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Teachers as primary educators |
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