2008 Workshop Talk | 1:02:54 | All Grade Levels, General Classroom
Summary
I. Purpose, plain and simple:
A. Identify where we share consensus and where opinions diverge within the ACCS community
B. Identify topics that ACCS educators could discuss in order to help us learn from one another and
sharpen our vision for education
II. The need to take stock
A. Plain fact: ACCS is moving from infant to toddler, from ñfounding eraî toƒwhatever comes next
B. Which discussions are intramural (within the community) and which occur between ACCS and other
communities?
III. The survey itself (see below)
A. Basic results
B. Interpretation of results
C. Suggestions for the future
Speaker
Christopher Schlect, PhD, has worked in classical and Christian education for over 25 years. As fellow of history at New Saint Andrews College, he teaches courses in ancient and medieval civilizations, U.S. history, American Christianity, medieval education, and classical rhetoric, among other subjects. He has also taught introductory and advanced courses in U.S. history and ancient Rome at Washington State University. He is the director of New Saint Andrews CollegeÍs graduate program in classical and Christian studies. He taught history and Bible at Logos School in Moscow, Idaho, for many years, and he serves classical and Christian schools around the country through his consulting and teacher training activities. His published writings appear in various school curricula and other outlets. SchlectÍs research in twentieth-century Protestant church life has earned numerous competitive grants and fellowships, and he has presented his research at meetings of the American Historical Association, the American Society of Church History, the American Academy of Religion and the Idaho Council for History Education. He was recently named the 2016_17 distinguished lecturer for the Association of Reformed Colleges and Universities. His historical work includes service as a ranger for the U.S. National Park Service, where he specialized in Protestant missions to the Nez Perce people and interpreted historical sites and material culture for the public. Schlect is a teaching elder at Trinity Reformed Church (CREC) in Moscow, Idaho. He and his wife, Brenda, have five children, all products of a classical and Christian education. They also have one grandchild.
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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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