Reasons NOT to go to another Classical Conversations practicum.

I know.  You've been to one or two of these things, or even more, so you know the deal.  Why are they asking you to go AGAIN?!

Chances are, if you think you don't need to attend practicum, you probably need to go more than anyone else.

1.  I've been to a couple and yeah, I know how the program works so I don't need to go. 

I've been to more than 20 practicums.  And every time I learn SOMETHING.  You see, we are classical educators.  And as classical educators, we EMBRACE repetition.  We know that repetition is important for our kids to really get to the point of understanding.  Repetition increases comprehension.  Guess what, same works for us.  Really.  I mean that whole 10,000 times and THEN begins understanding isn't just something we use for our students. AND if you're getting close to that 10,000 times, then maybe it's time to sign up to lead a camp, or train tutors, or even speak!  If you're somewhere in the middle, then come and mentor a brand new homeschool mama who is in that scared-to-death-they're-gonna-mess-up-their-kids-whole-life stage and encourage them!

2. I'm so busy and overwhelmed there's no way I can take a break to attend. 

If this is you, you need to be there more than anyone.  If' you're feeling overwhelmed come and let us love on and pray for you.  We are called to community.  And that means we need to bear one another's burdens.  Come and be encouraged by the speaker. Pray with another mama. Just be fed.  Simply by surrounding yourself with other like-minded parents you will feel better.  Also, if you're overwhelmed by classical education, someone has misled you.  Classical Conversations parents do not need to be task masters.  If you're feeling pressure to complete anything on someone else's timeline, that's not the point.  And I'd dare say that developing a better understanding of how to implement the program from a place of rest is exactly what you need!

3.  CC is just not working for us and I'm not sure if we'll continue. 

Maybe this is true.  I mean the program is not for everyone.  I do believe beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is the very best program to prepare any child for any path that God has for them from welder to doctor to stay-at-home mama to lawyer to garbageman to ANYTHING.  The point of a classical, Christian education is to teach them to seek truth with all they have.  Anyone who intends to live a life free of being captured by the thoughts and ideas of the world is going to need to know how to find logical fallacies.  Anyone who will vote should understand how to identify truth and truly know history so we don't continue to repeat it.  Come to practicum and practice the tools of learning.  Ask hard questions.

4.  We don't do CC. 

The lost tools of learning we practice at our events can benefit EVERYONE.  Even if you're not homeschooling.  Even if you're not PARENTING.  The classical method can help anyone learn anything.  Our events are Christ-centered and a great way to meet other mission-minded people.  They can benefit anyone who is interested in education!

In our Challenge II class this past year we read that Socrates actually enjoyed or appreciated it when someone proved him wrong.  He said that if he was wrong, he was glad to finally know the truth and was grateful that he would no longer be on that wrong path.  If you were considering not attending this year, I pray you receive this message with the heart I truly intended...just to help and encourage.  And if this has not been your experience with CC, let me be the first to apologize.  It is my prayer that our communities and events can be a place where God is glorified through all of our interactions with each other.  Please join me in prayer that this is what will happen.

We have our last event in the Greater Miami Area, June 24-26, at Homestead.  Click here for more info and to register!