Mr. James ChertudiJan 282 minImproving Student Rhetoric Through ImmersionA critical role of the classical educator is to guide students to the rhetoric stage, the summit of a classical education. Young student...
Mr. Holden SielerJan 282 minThe Rhetoric of VirtueRhetoric, according to Aristotle, is the art of persuasion. Mobilizing the weapons of word, emotion, and credibility—what the philosopher...
Valentina BoyleJan 283 minDoomed to LiveIrony is a literary device by which language or expectation is undermined in a narrative. There is a significant use of irony in the nove...
Mr. Burton GildersleeveNov 3, 20202 minLittle Things Make Big Things Happen“It’s the little things that are vital,” John Wooden once stated; “Little things make big things happen.” Anderson, a 7th grader at the A...
Mr. Burton GildersleeveNov 3, 20202 minThe Heart of ScienceYou’ve likely felt it, that inimical sensation that comes when you close the pages of a great book. The written words transport you to an...
Dr. BrunsonNov 3, 20202 minFor Such a Time as ThisToo often we overlook the biblical heroine Queen Esther, a good-hearted, beautiful, and truthful young Jewess of the 5th century B.C. Alt...
Mr. Burton GildersleeveSep 14, 20202 minWhen Good is GreatAt the Academy, we speak often of academic excellence. This is rightly so; our students strive not to be middling multipliers or so-so st...
Dr. BrunsonMar 17, 20201 minThe Bow and Arrow“As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of thy youth.” Psalm 127:4 You are familiar with the bow and arrow. The bow c...
Dr. BrunsonMar 9, 20202 minInside the AcademyDid you know that students who graduate from Classical-Christian schools score an average of 325 points higher on the SAT? In other words...