| What Is Classical Education? Classical
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| | understood by others. It develops a true
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| education is based on the Trivium. The
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| | sense of accomplishment. The classical
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| Trivium in Latin means "the three fold
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| | method encourages children to do what
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| way". The Trivium can be broken down
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| | they naturally enjoy, during each
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| like this: K-6 grade, students like to
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| | particular phase of their life. In
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| memorize, grades 7-8, students are
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| | your own home school you might have two
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| argument orientated and in grades 9-12,
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| | definitions for classical education
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| students become independent thinker and
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| | according to how you perceive it. The
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| communicators. Children at this age are
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| | first definition could be this: Classical
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| particularly concerned with their
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| | education is rigorous; language-history
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| appearance to others and classical
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| | based and uses the educational stages of
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| education teaches them rhetoric, the art
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| | the Trivium as an organizing principle.
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| of speaking, and writing. Young
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| | The second definition could be this:
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| children in grades K-6 are very good at
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| | Classical education focuses on classical
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| memorizing. They love to repeat songs,
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| | languages, literature, history, art, and
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| rhymes, and chants. Sometimes they will
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| | music and uses the Trivium as its
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| even make up their own. The "grammar"
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| | organizing principle. Classical
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| phase corresponds with this natural
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| | education "experts" would probably argue
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| tendency by teaching the facts. Children
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| | with me about the music part, but my
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| in grades 7-8 start questioning and
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| | children love music, so I put that in
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| arguing. The "logic" phase teaches
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| | there too and don't forget to add math!
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| children how to argue well, based on
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| | If you have not tried classical
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| facts that have been learned. Children
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| | education, give it a try. You could do a
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| in grades 9-12 become independent
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| | little at a time until you get used to
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| thinkers and communicators. They are
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| | it. You might find that you either love
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| also very concerned with how others
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| | it, hate it, or you just want to do a
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| perceive them. This phase is called the
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| | little bit of it, like I do in our home
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| "Rhetoric" phase. They are taught in
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| | school. Just remember to keep it fun, be
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| this phase how to convey their thoughts
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| | flexible, and keep your mind open to
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| so that they are well received and
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| | different ways of thinking and learning.
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