Academics
Middle School
(Dialectic) Grades 6-8
"Give instruction to a wise man, and he will still be wiser;
teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning."
Proverbs 9:9
The dialectic program for middle school students uses age-appropriate curriculum created to meet the needs of young men and women - a true middle school experience. In this second stage of the Trivium students try to understand the facts they have learned, and begin to relate those facts to one another in a significant and meaningful way. God created middle school students to question and debate. Their cognitive skills shift from the concrete to the analytical, where students question whether what they learned in grammar school is indeed true. The truth holds up well under close examination, and only proves its nature by this process. Teaching Logic is thus critical at this stage of a student's natural development. It gives them the right tools they need to question with precision and arrive at valid conclusions.
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Teaching Methods:
Time lines, charts, maps
Formal logic
Evaluate, critique
Debates, persuasive reports
Drama, re-enactments, role-playing
Research projects
Oral/written presentations
Guest speakers, trips
Meet the Middle School teachers.
TCA's middle school division is also quite unique in yet another way. Our Homebase program, designed by our own faculty, complements the very nature of the dialectic stage. In this program we continue to reinforce math facts, geography, spelling, and vocabulary through drills. Students are assigned to respective teams to compete against each other academically. Steady homework completes the Homebase program to equip our students better for the passage into their high school years.
Scripture teaches in Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and Ephesians 6:1-4 that parents, not the state or church, are responsible for the education of their children. Therefore, we seek to serve parents who desire that their children be educated according to the doctrines and principles that identify us as a classical and Christian school. We strive to provide various opportunities for parents to be actively involved in the day to day functions of the school. Upon enrolling, parents sign a "Statement of Commitment" contract with the school acknowledging their commitment to fulfill their pre-eminent role in this endeavor.
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We are accepting applications for admission to the Middle School. Please visit our admissions page or contact our admissions office for more information.