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SCL UpdatesClassical Christian MovementPresident's PageWhere to Begin? Simple Foundations for Teaching Classically
March 28, 2024

Where to Begin? Simple Foundations for Teaching Classically

In high school, I did not care much about school. I managed to get by and do the minimum. Most…
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SCL UpdatesClassical Christian MovementPresident's PageThe Board Chair Factor: Elevating Schools from Good to Great
March 20, 2024

The Board Chair Factor: Elevating Schools from Good to Great

After visiting a couple of hundred schools over the last decade, there is one clear thing a school must do…
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SCL UpdatesClassical Christian MovementPresident's PageWhy Read the Classics
March 11, 2024

Why Read the Classics

Four Reasons Why We Should Read and Discuss the Classics: Reading and discussing the classics make us better human beings.…
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SCL UpdatesClassical Christian MovementPresident's PageWisdom: The End of Education
March 5, 2024

Wisdom: The End of Education

Mortimer Adler, in his book, Reforming Education: The Opening of the American Mind, says, “I have found it almost impossible……
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SCL UpdatesClassical Christian MovementPresident's PageHappy New Year!
January 1, 2024

Happy New Year!

Dear SCL Members and Friends, As we reflect on 2023 and look forward to a new year, the SCL team…
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SCL UpdatesClassical Christian MovementPresident's PageA Note to Members & Friends
September 1, 2023

A Note to Members & Friends

Michael Oakeshot, in his great book, The Voice of Liberal Learning, said, “Education is not acquiring a stock of ready-made…
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Classical Christian MovementPresident's PageA Hymn to the Father
June 5, 2023

A Hymn to the Father

By John Donne Introduction by Eric Cook I have been reading Donne ever since my wife and I made A Valediction…
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Classical EducationPresident's PageTraces of Transcendence and The Search for Meaning
May 26, 2023

Traces of Transcendence and The Search for Meaning

An excerpt from the commencement speech, Traces of Transcendence and the Search for Meaning. by Eric Cook When you leave home,…
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Classical Christian MovementPresident's PageThe Work of SCL
May 26, 2023

The Work of SCL

Dear SCL Members and Friends, A few months ago, SCL launched our first research project, the Thriving Schools Study, to…
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Classical Christian MovementClassical EducationPresident's PageA Broken System
April 19, 2023

A Broken System

Six Critical Governance Issues We Often Ignore in Our Schools By Eric Cook The relationship between the board chair and…
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5 Encouragements to Christian Leaders School training encouragementClassical Christian MovementPresident's PageThanksgiving as Recognition
November 23, 2022

Thanksgiving as Recognition

A few years ago, I read the following about gratitude from Thomas Merton: “To be grateful is to recognize the love of…
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