tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494118661816136592.post4308351634009193553..comments2023-10-28T07:36:04.064-05:00Comments on Mrs. Price is Right about Homeschooling: Puritan Classical Education BesmirchedBetsy Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03425274490034775170noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494118661816136592.post-75995996141284649442010-01-03T17:11:10.015-06:002010-01-03T17:11:10.015-06:00This was my response to his blog entry.
Thank you...This was my response to his blog entry.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this blog. I appreciate the way you address the supposed issues North brought up in his article. I regularly read "Reformed and Loving It" and saw a link to your article there.<br /><br />My husband and I chose to pursue a classical form of education for our daughter for many reasons, but one I will share here.<br /><br />One of the reasons is because the trivium of grammar, logic/dialectic and rhetoric are wonderful tools in training in Catechism and Biblical truth.<br /><br />The grammar stage of learning is exactly when Catechism should be introduced as the simple, basic elements of Truth. This is where my daughter is. It is the time for rote memorization of the simple, foundational elements. In computer terms it is simply imput of data. <br /><br />The logic stage is the "processing" stage. It is the time to start plugging in all the Scriptural passages that support the Catechism. The "hows" and "whys" are addressed in this stage.<br /><br />Finally, the rhetoric stage is the persuation stage. By this stage, the student is expected not only to own and understand but to be able to share it. <br /><br />A classical group in which we participate points to Proverbs 24:3-4 as Biblical encouragment for using a classical method. The passage refers to the three stages of learning as knowledge, understanding, and wisdom. <br /><br />This is exactly what we want for our daughter. We want her to have knowledge and understanding of her faith and the wisdom to know how to apply it.Betsy Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03425274490034775170noreply@blogger.com