by The Classical Academy | Mar 13, 2024 | Classical Education, Middle School, Upper School
Article by Assistant Dean, Nathanael Jenkins My football career peaked in sixth grade. I played wide receiver for my elementary school football team, but when the starting quarterback decided he was bored and quit at the end of the year, they moved me under center for...
by The Classical Academy | Feb 8, 2019 | Literature, Middle School
The middle/logic school years don’t have to be a daunting, dreaded, peer pressure filled time in students’ lives. As adults, we far too often hear stories from people’s middle school years that have negatively affected them long into their adulthood....
by The Classical Academy | May 10, 2018 | Middle School
“There are so many homeschool options for the little kids. What about middle school and high school? “I’m nervous about covering everything once we get up into these upper years.” “My middle schooler is turning increasingly moody and...
by The Classical Academy | Aug 27, 2017 | Behavior Management, Middle School, Parenting
Have you ever heard a parent say, “My middle schooler turns everything into an argument. They rebut everything!” Some good news exists – it’s completely normal, and even better, we can teach them how to channel it! Developmentally, your typical...