{"id":805,"date":"2020-09-21T07:49:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T07:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/how-does-classical-conversations-prepare-students-for-bigger-challenges\/"},"modified":"2022-01-24T22:52:33","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T22:52:33","slug":"how-classical-conversations-prepares-students-for-bigger-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/how-classical-conversations-prepares-students-for-bigger-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"How Classical Conversations Prepares Students for Bigger Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p>If you have been familiar with Classical Conversations for even a short while, you\u2019ve likely heard a phrase something along the lines of \u201cequipping students with the tools to learn.\u201d Throughout their education, CC students develop perhaps the most valuable skill anyone can learn\u2014that of learning <em>how<\/em> to learn. Hear this homeschool dad describe CC preparing his children to undertake seemingly impossible challenges with this acquired skill.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed youtube responsive-container\"><div class=\"video-embed\"><iframe class=\"lazy\" title=\"How does Homeschooling Prepare Students for Bigger Challenges? | Ask a Homeschooling Parent\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"  src=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mrVzFZJVVWc?feature=oembed\"  frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Insight:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CC will prepare students with tools\u00a0to tackle any challenge, small or big.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>CC will prepare students with tools\u00a0to tackle any challenge, small or big.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Seems straightforward enough, but let\u2019s walk through an example. In Foundations, CC students learn memorization skills through repetition of historical, geographical, mathematical, scientific, and linguistic knowledge, often receiving the honorary <em>Memory Master<\/em>\u00a0award for their achievements. Later in their academic venture, students may compete in a spelling bee, learning to spell thousands of words.<\/p>\n<p>While this might seem impossible, CC students understand the subtle clues that indicate how a word is spelled\u2014clues like common suffixes and prefixes, Latin etymologies, and the typical differences in how adjectives vary from nouns\u2014that help them succeed in such a daunting memorization challenge.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How can I apply this to my own life?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As you teach your own children, remember that you are providing them with the tools of learning how to learn. Memorization tools are just one example. Another example is formulating an argument and communicating it\u2014tools fostered in class discussions\u2014are necessary in higher education, various careers, and just in everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, research skills acquired from writing papers and debate are likewise essential. With these tools of learning that they\u2019ve developed, students realize that they can succeed in seemingly impossible challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Find more answers to your questions either at our <a href=\"https:\/\/classicalconversations.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">blog<\/a> or in our YouTube series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLu7awCNH6H5LiWN_0Zj_oZA0ib4aLYjHx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ask a Homeschooling Parent<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have been familiar with Classical Conversations for even a short while, you\u2019ve likely heard a phrase something along the lines of \u201cequipping students with the tools to learn.\u201d Throughout their education, CC students develop perhaps the most valuable skill anyone can learn\u2014that of learning how to learn. 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