At Veritas--particularly in our secondary school--we have two times during each semester of larger and more intense testing called midterms and finals. We follow this pattern to help students get ... Read More
3 Keys to Helping your Child Make Big Life Decisions
As your child gets older, he or she might hear the drums ... Read More
Dealing with Failure
One of the things that is particularly difficult for parents--maybe more difficult in our day ... Read More
Raising Authentic Children in an Age of Cynicism
Often today, I find older people who are discouraged about the cynicism that they see in young people. I often hear comments like:
Read More10 Myths about Excellent Education
Our culture desires better schools. Today, however, we believe (deeply) in myths ... Read More
How do you solve the biggest problem in education?
Education in our country is in a mess! I say this as one that calls myself ... Read More
Why Classical Christian Education Works Part 5: Your Children Need Jesus…More than You Think!
A lot of times I see that look on parents’ faces (usually dads’). It is the look of calculation. Veritas Academy (and other classical schools) are asking parents to pay hard earned ... Read More
Why Classical Education Works Part 4: Christ and the Liberal Arts
In my last post I talking about the Seven Liberal Arts and how they give aim and focus to a classical education. What some of you might have been thinking is, “But aren’t you a ... Read More
Discipling Teens in Two Steps
This is a guest blog post from Veritas Academy Secondary Teachers, John Hayward. John is also a student at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia:
Read MoreWhy Classical Education Works Part 2: Humans are not Machines
“The glory of God is a man fully alive.” St. Irenaeus
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