The paradigm disciplines of the secondary school years are logic and rhetoric. School of Logic students begin as older children and leave as young adults. Logic is the art of thinking rightly. The study of logic trains and sharpens reason. Both formal logic, the study of syllogism and propositions, and informal logic, the study of the informal fallacies, are taught because thinking clearly and reasoning well aids students in the worship and glorification of God who is Logic Himself. Teaching logic is teaching thinking.
Our academic goals for School of Logic include learning how to become life-long learners. Students learn how to manage their time and schedules as well as learning how to think critically and logically.
Some might think that classical education is attractive but impractical? Is that true? The pinnacle of study during the School of Logic years is the study of Logic itself. Our logic curriculum and teachers equip students to be able to recognize errors in arguments (both in their own and others). It’s a skill they will take with them throughout the rest of their lives.
- Into matters of faith, testing to see whether what is said is true in light of God’s Word.
- Into science where they will learn to develop and test their own hypothesis;
- Into mathematics where they will break down complicated problems into approachable equations;
- Into latin where the learn the order and structure of language;
- Into literature where they explore the author’s words and vision and develop their own coherent ideas; and
- Into history where they examine the consequences of ideas and events.
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