2018 Foundations Talk | 1:00:37 | 7-12, Literature, Philosophy, Rhetoric & Composition
Summary
Mortimer Adler once said “a lecture is an exercise where the notes of the teacher become the notes of the student without passing through the minds of either.” John Milton Gregory’s Seven Laws of Teaching certainly reinforce this point. In order to know what our students are thinking, feeling, and learning, we want to get them to speak and express their ideas aloud. We do well as teachers to remember Jesus’ teaching that the heart and mouth are closely connected, and discussion in the secondary classroom is a great tool for aiming at the heart. In this session, learn to better engage students in discussion, while remaining committed to Christian truth, not personal truth. Build knowledge, wisdom, and understanding as you disciple students to love what Christ loves, in the order that he loves it.
Speaker
Bill Stutzman is a native of the Pacific Northwest and has worked in classical Christian education for the past 16 years. He is head of logic and rhetoric at the Oaks Classical Christian Academy in Spokane, Washington, where he has also taught rhetoric, literature, orchestra, and Bible classes. Bill previously worked at the Ambrose School in Boise, Idaho, where he taught a number of subjects, developed curriculum, and served as head of both grammar and upper school programs. A wandering troubadour and poet at heart, Bill has written, performed, and released multiple full-length albums of original songs, including Cardinals & Fireflies (2014). He studied English literature and music at the University of Idaho and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and revels in beauty’s many forms, from elaborate counterpoint to a simple birdsong, or from a great poem to the glories of a well-turned (or even awkwardly thrown) pun. He and his artist wife, Cherise, have three children at the Oaks: Tyndale (16), Dulcinea (15), and Latimer (11). All four share his deep appreciation for good hamburgers.
Additional Materials
The Association of Classical & Christian Schools presents Repairing the Ruins, the ACCS annual conference, copyright ACCS. You may make additional copies of this recording for use by your school but please do not sell any copies of the recording, or post it on the internet.
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