William C. Michael

Transcribed by otter.ai Today is January 29 2025 and this is William Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. Yesterday, I had a chat with a parent in the Academy about internet safety, how they can help their children avoid getting into trouble online. And we went back and forth a little, and it was a good discussion. I usually disagree with Christian people on this topic. I disagree with many home school parents, because I think we have a number of problems in the way that we think about these things. And after going back and forth last night … Continue

With the advent of search engines and artificial intelligence, encyclopedic learning is clearly not the aim of education.  In the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, we assess lesson content through objective quizzes.  On written assignments, we work to help students improve their writing skills. All assignments submitted for grading in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy are evaluated with the following criteria: Numbered assignment questions are provided. All questions in the assignment are answered. Answers are written in complete sentences. Outlines are provided with clear, consistent formatting. Words are capitalized correctly. Words are spelled correctly. Punctuation is used correctly. Evidence is provided … Continue

  Today is Friday, January 17, and this is William Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy as I worked through the accreditation process over the past couple of years, one of the main points of the standards that cognia looks for is to see whether the institution has the well being of students as its primary focus, and when it talks about the well being of students, it is explicit that it’s not referring to only academic well being, but also general well Being or non academic well being. And the standard asks, does the institution, does the school … Continue

Study Center access is only available for students with an active tuition subscription. If you cannot login to the Study Center it is likely because your tuition subscription has been suspended or cancelled.  When a tuition subscription is interrupted, the Study Center account is suspended until tuition arrangements are made. If you wish to re-activate your tuition subscription, do the following: Login to the CLAA website (not the Study Center). Confirm that your tuition subscription is cancelled.  If not, cancel your subscription. Create a new tuition subscription. Contact the CLAA office informing us that your tuition subscription is active and … Continue

Students may unenroll from a course on the Study Center by scrolling down to the “Administration” box on the left menu of the relevant course page of the Study Center and selecting “Unenroll me from this course”.

The journey of Catholic homeschooling often focuses on cultivating wisdom, virtue, and faith in students through a curriculum that reflects timeless truths. However, many Catholic homeschooling families face a significant challenge: ensuring their children graduate with an accredited high school diploma that meets academic standards and prepares them for higher education or the workforce. At the Classical Liberal Arts Academy (CLAA), we are proud to offer a solution. Through our partnership with Cognia, the largest accrediting body in the world, Catholic homeschool students can now earn an accredited high school diploma that combines rigorous academics, classical education, and deep Catholic … Continue

Source: Abelson, P. (1906). The Seven Liberal Arts: A Study in Mediæval Culture. New York: Teachers’ College, Columbia University. https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990019534120203941/catalog The question of the historical development of the curriculum comprising the seven liberal arts has received very little attention from scholars. The available sources at hand are meagre, and the opinions of the authorities conflicting, on many interesting questions. On the chief point, however, all are agreed; namely: that historically the cycle of the seven liberal arts in the middle ages was an outgrowth of the ancient Greek and Roman systems of education; that from the Greek and Roman course … Continue