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Can A Classical Christian School Honestly Use AI?

The high school classroom needs to be a place of ritual, tradition, convention, form, and ceremony, all of which are better means of maintaining decorum than a stern eye, even though there’s nothing wrong with a stern eye. When the habits of classroom decorum are formal—standing together, sitting together, reciting together, addressing one another by surnames—they create a mood, an ethos, which is far more effective in regulating and elevating behavior than an abstract credo like, “In this class, we believe our classmates deserve respect.”

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High School Students Need Nametags

The high school classroom needs to be a place of ritual, tradition, convention, form, and ceremony, all of which are better means of maintaining decorum than a stern eye, even though there’s nothing wrong with a stern eye. When the habits of classroom decorum are formal—standing together, sitting together, reciting together, addressing one another by surnames—they create a mood, an ethos, which is far more effective in regulating and elevating behavior than an abstract credo like, “In this class, we believe our classmates deserve respect.”

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Paula Gibbs Paula Gibbs

How to Start Class

The high school classroom needs to be a place of ritual, tradition, convention, form, and ceremony, all of which are better means of maintaining decorum than a stern eye, even though there’s nothing wrong with a stern eye. When the habits of classroom decorum are formal—standing together, sitting together, reciting together, addressing one another by surnames—they create a mood, an ethos, which is far more effective in regulating and elevating behavior than an abstract credo like, “In this class, we believe our classmates deserve respect.”

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