2021 Workshop Talk | 54:43 | Academics & Curriculum, Philosophy, Theology & Bible, Virtue, Character, Discipline
Summary
We hear a lot about “virtue” in the context of classical Christian education, and I think all of us would agree that virtue is desirable. What happens, though, when we start making virtue a (or the) goal instead of a natural byproduct of the educational process? What happens when we start looking for examples of “virtue” to validate our approach? I plan to explore various dangers that may result from this overemphasis on virtue as a measurable outcome and suggest ways we can avoid a sort of educational pharisaism.
Speaker
Bob Donaldson and his wife, Nancy are co-founders of Wilson Hill Academy, which provides an accredited classical Christian education to students worldwide through live, online classes. Bob teaches history and advanced composition classes, while also managing the technology infrastructure. He and Nancy were also among the founding families at Regents School of Austin, where their two now-grown children were both educated and where two of their four grandchildren now attend. Bob also served on the national board of the Association of Classical Christian Schools for almost two decades. He currently serves as a ruling elder at All Saints Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Austin.
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