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William C. MichaelIn this talk, Mr. William C. Michael, headmaster of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy answers a great question regarding modern K-12 courses in the CLAA. What’s the difference between these courses and K-12 courses in modern schools or other programs? Mr. William C. Michael, O.P. Classical Liberal Arts Academy https://classicalliberalarts.com
In this talk, Mr. William C. Michael, headmaster of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy, discusses the modern vice of receiving–and seeking–benefits “for free”. Awareness of this vice and efforts to abandon it are very important for the improvement of Christian culture in modern society. Mr. William C. Michael, O.P. Headmaster Classical Liberal Arts Academy https://classicalliberalarts.com
In the present generation, students have access to tools that make cheating easier than ever. Teachers are going to face some real challenges. Modern schools developed before the internet and make use of practices that made sense in the 1980s, but are now obsolete. When I was in school, if you didn’t do your homework, you could copy your friend’s answers before class. Copying in that way was difficult and risky. A teacher could assign a reading, and the only way a student could know the answer was to do the reading. This is no longer the case today. In … Continue
In a past post, I shared a set of instructions I found while studying the life of St. Albert the Great on “How to Master Sacred Scripture“. In that post is mentioned a work by St. Jerome titled, “On Hebrew Names”. It is recommended as an aid to studying the Scriptures. I was able today to find a copy of that old work, which I’m sharing below. For each book of the Bible, St. Jerome wrote the meanings of every Hebrew name encountered.
Dear friends, Since starting the CLAA, we have made use of online quizzes and exams to help with assessment. These online assessments have given us many benefits, but there are also significant problems caused by them. First, online quizzes require that children spend time on the internet. Many parents feel uncomfortable with this–and reasonably so. It is very difficult to supervise online actvity; sometimes impossible. Second, online quizzes require irrational answer-key grading that can be very frustrating. To have a student submit a 50 question quiz and have questions marked wrong before an extra space was added after a word, … Continue
Dear friends, Last week, I published a complete set of K-12 Study Plans, which lay out all of the recommended courses for students in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy working to both (a) satisfy modern K-12 requirements and (b) progress in classical Catholic studies. Viewable study plans are available for all users, while editable study plans are available for enrolled students on the Study Center. Today, I have published a complete set of K-12 Student Planners, which are designed to allow the progress of students to be tracked as they work through the K-12 Study Plans. These planners will be … Continue
Last week, I published Study Plans for the Classical Liberal Arts Academy that marked a great milestone in the Academy’s development. With the publication of those Study Plans, parents and students were provided with a much clearer vision for how real classical Catholic studies can be enjoyed in the 21st century. This, however, is just the beginning. In 2024-2025, the Classical Liberal Arts Academy will become simpler and clearer. I will continue to work to make classical Catholic education easier to understand. I will continue to make classical Catholic studies more efficient. I will continue to make classical Catholic studies … Continue
Living in the information age, we imagine that we are well-informed. The problem we have however is that our information is popular and shallow. We know very little about many subjects. Moreover, the quality or certainty of the information we know is very poor; much of it is opinion, rumor or theory. Much of what we think and say is uncertain at best. The subjects we know about are the subjects of the local newspaper, not the subjects of real education and culture. If we were to move back in history beyond the advent of the internet, television and radio, … Continue
In this talk, Mr. William C. Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy explans why homeschools commonly fail and how parents can avoid making the same mistakes many others make. Mr. William C. Michael, O.P. Classical Liberal Arts Academy https://classicalliberalarts.om
In this talk, Mr. William C. Michael of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy discusses how fathers concerned about their children’s education can balance work and homeschool responsibilities. Mr. William C. Michael, O.P. Classical Liberal Arts Acdemy https://classicalliberalarts.com