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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was looking for insight as to why this school was very strong in the grammar, writing and language areas but didn’t have strong science programs

I’m learning what a classical Christian curriculum entails and thought to come on DCUM to get some answers based on past experiences or their knowledge [/quote]

NP. I attended a classical Christian school for a year as a kid. In general most smaller Christian schools (which is most classical ones, since the movement itself is smaller/not as old) attract teachers who are stronger in language arts and weaker in STEM. Why is that? I think it's because in general teaching STEM disciplines is a more specialized skill and smaller Christian schools have a smaller pool to pull from by limiting themselves to practicing Christians, plus they don't pay as well.

That said our local public (FCPS) is also weak on science in the lower grades. We're looking at a larger Christian school that in ES will be better in science and at least close in math. In MS/HS I expect our public to surpass it, though.

It would be nice if classical Christian education could live up to Dorothy Sayers' ideals and if the traditional liberal arts really covered science and math well, but in practice I don't see that happening often.[/quote]

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