Classical Christian education was the foundation for schools in early American history. Most teachers or instructors were ministers who were educated in classical languages, Protestant theology, and literature.

So, students study the Bible in its original Hebrew and Greek languages and other classics in Greek.

Classical Christian education has a way of turning out students who are amazing leaders and visionaries. The reason is because this form of education was so rigorous and challenging.

Unfortunately, our nation’s education system has no regard for a commodity of this value. The current system operates on classless, irrational changes that makes degrees meaningless as far as showing us a person’s ability to reason and think.

Classical Christian education and other education models of the past, contrariwise, are characterized by hard work and book knowledge.

If you think about it, the ability to use reason, analysis, and perspective comes from reading. In Classical Christian education, this scholarly ability is developed in order to understand and apply the Scriptures.

In Colonial America, there was so much more than just learning Christian teachings along with the doctrine and faith. It was just as much about understanding and classifying reality through the teachings and principles defined in the Bible. It was through the Holy Scriptures that colonials approached social theories, philosophy, and education.

Classical Christian education has been alive and well in America since the early 1900s. It’s rooted not only in Christian values and principles, but also in high academic standards. The results have been phenomenal.

Can we achieve the same results today? Is it even possible to teach in the same way when our teachers have absolutely no training in the classical method? Well, to start with, we need to use the tools we have.

The Bible is something we can teach from directly. We can also teach from classic texts from the centuries. There are many great works of science, history, theology, and literature that have been translated to English.

Though Christian Classical education may seem outdated, it is designed to produce a student who has the mental control and capability to read a profound book and write interesting, analytical essays on what was read. More than anything it is designed to bring a student back to God.