Some of the best questions in the world are “why” questions. Here are a few of mine: Why isn’t the word “phonetic” spelled the way it sounds? Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii? Why is it that when you transport something by car, it’s called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, […]
David Bryant CCE, Uncategorized
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 […]
David Bryant CCE, Providence Parents
The summer issue of The Classical Difference succinctly answers a question that many classical Christian parents contemplate or ask. We are bombarded by messages about the supposed need for our children to receive specific STEM instruction in order to prepare them for specific job tracks. How should we respond? Q: We live in a STEM […]
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 […]
David Bryant Hellos and Goodbyes
Providence Classical Christian School is glad to welcome Mr. Hoback Fisher to its faculty. Mr. Fisher will teach mathematics in the 6th grade and Upper School during the 2021-22 school year. Originally from Michigan, Mr. Fisher graduated from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, with a bachelor’s degree in Physics. Most recently, he has served as […]
David Bryant Parents, Teenagers
A while back I gathered with the 5th and 6th grade parents and considered what’s ahead for their students: Logic School and the teen years. We had a productive discussion, and I hope these parents feel encouraged in their journey. The meeting got me thinking about teenagers – a topic that doesn’t leave my mind […]
David Bryant CCE, Cultural context, History
What lesson does a student learn in history class if history is a story without God at the center?
David Bryant Parents, Providence Parents
Parenting is gift giving. Every day parents give their children an abundance of precious gifts. We provide food, clothing, and shelter, as well as transportation and education, in addition to intangibles like guidance, sympathy, boundaries, accountability, kind words, and so many more. These provisions are gifts of love, a duty that is a delight, and […]
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 […]