CLAA Weekly Parent Meeting — September 16, 2026
The third parent meeting of the fall term at the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. Mr. William C. Michael introduces the new literature program and the scholastic logic courses, then answers parents’ questions for two hours.
Topics discussed:
- Four new literature courses — Greek, Roman, British and American — taught through the principles of rhetoric and poetics rather than as a race through a reading list
- Why chronology is the foundation of literary study, and why the World Chronology course was written
- Reading for the author’s purpose and method, not for the story
- Restoring an intellectual culture in Catholic society rather than only complaining about the one we have
- The scholastic logic program: Aristotle’s Organon with the commentaries of St. Albert the Great and St. Thomas Aquinas
- A walk through the six books of the Organon, demonstrative and dialectical reasoning, and why fallacies come last
- Francis Bacon’s New Organon and the scientific method as a replacement for scholastic philosophy
- An interview with Elon Musk on AI, truth, and reasoning — and why short-sighted STEM learning will not last
- Offline study, printable course books, and what Study Center accounts are actually for
- What a busy mother should study: the Liturgy of the Hours, Aristotle’s Ethics, and the phases of life
- From pre-medicine to classics — licensure, healing, and St. Hildegard on body and soul
- ROTC, JROTC, and military paths after high school
- Supervision, idleness, and the occasions of sin in adolescence
- Why children should be learning grammar and literature before being asked to write
- Sacramentals, prayer, and caring for sick family members who don’t practice the faith
- Fear of judgment in children: Aristotle on courage, honor, and where happiness is placed
Learn more at classicalliberalarts.com
Parent meetings are held Wednesday evenings. Enrolled families are welcome to attend and bring questions.
