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“Because the classical educator believes in a real world that gives up ordered knowledge of itself, he teaches the student how to get that knowledge. The seven liberal arts were quite deliberately developed for precisely that reason. Believing that we can know truth, and believing that truth sets us free, classical educators spent thousands of years refining the tools of truth-seeking that were used from the beginning of time, but were first codified by Aristotle."

- Andrew Kern, in "What is the Difference Between Classical and Conventional Education”

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Saturday, October 8, 2016

Mr. Murray's Classrooms

Websites to Help with Education: Mr. Murray's Classrooms

Mr. Murray's Classrooms is a site that links you to three or four of Mr Murray's classrooms.  
The reason this site is unique is because it is led by a male instructor.  I know that sounds awful to say in the politically correct, women's lib atmosphere of today, but I firmly believe in the difference between men and women: humor, insights, ways of learning and teaching, as well as relating to children.  While I do not know Mr. Murray, personally, Figure 1 depicts Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Kindergarten Cop, and you have to admit, that movie showed how men and women approach both children and education differently--while getting the job done!!
                    
Figure 1: Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kindergarten Cop




Men were made to be different than women (look it up in the bible).  Even though we all can attempt the same activities and careers as each other, there is a difference between how a man implements an activity versus a woman.  Not better, not worse, just different.  Therefore, I like his site.  He has a different approach to reaching the students than the female instructors I have run across.  Take a look.
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