Why a Classical Education?
Wisdom, eloquence, and virtue—these are the goals, i.e., the fruit, that a classical education cultivates within its students.
Classical Lutheran Education
Historical Classical Lutheran Education
The first “Lutheran” schools were formed for the precise purpose of offering a classical education to a broader segment of the population than had ever been offered before that time. Martin Luther and the early reformers urged the local governments to set up schools patterned after the ancient academies of the Greeks and Romans teaching the seven liberal arts of grammar, dialectic (logic), rhetoric, aesthetics (music), empirics (astronomy), mathematics, and geometry. These schools became the model for the famous German “gymnasium” and the English “public schools” that set the standard for excellence in education well into the twentieth century.
Today
Unfortunately, this heritage may come as a shock to many Lutherans! Many of our Lutheran schools (the Lutheran parochial school system is the second largest such school system in the United States) have forgotten this heritage or cast it aside in favor of the latest and greatest in education theory. But this rich heritage and tradition of classical Lutheran education has not been lost. Indeed, the CCLE is dedicated to its preservation. A handful of Lutheran schools and homeschools across the country are restoring this tradition to their classroom.
Shorter Reading
Homeschool Questions: Partnerships
Q: Are there creative ways that homeschoolers are partnering with local public schools or Lutheran day schools? A: We would first refer you to your
Homeschool Questions: Discernment
Q: How can I as a teacher learn to detect those subtle ideas and teach from a Lutheran angle? A person’s theology affects his pedagogy.
Homeschool Questions: Online Learning
Q: Are there any online courses that are worth a homeschooler’s time? Is any work being done in LCMS circles to make online courses (distance
Homeschool Questions: Large Families, Different Learning Styles
Q: How do I give a thorough classical education to all 5 of my children, who each have different learning styles, without making ME hate
Deeper Reading
Classical Lutheran Education, Defined
Classical Lutheran education can be defined as the classical liberal arts with Lutheran catechesis.
The Good News About Classical Lutheran Education
Twelve truths about Classical Lutheran education today and what is actually taking place in our Classical Lutheran classrooms and homes all across the country.
Luther on Education
A compilation of quotations from the writings of Dr. Martin Luther concerning schools, Christian education, and classical education.