Upper School: School of Logic
At Victory in Christ Classical Lutheran Academy, our seventh and eighth grade students are officially in the School of Logic.
Any parent of a seventh or eighth grader recognizes the child’s natural tendency to argue and debate everything. In the School of Logic, we recognize this tendency, encourage it, and shape it through the study of logic.
Logic is the art of thinking rightly. The study of logic trains and sharpens reason. Both formal logic (the study of the structure of argumentation through syllogisms and propositions) and material logic (the study of the content of argumentation) are taught because thinking clearly and reasoning well aid students in the worship and glorification of God who is Logic Himself. Simply put, teaching logic is teaching thinking.
Finally, we study logic because the use of this discipline is unavoidable. Failing to know or understand logic does not keep a person from practicing it or having this discipline plied upon them. Logic is an inherent part of all communication. Failing to study it only means that a student is more likely to use poor logic or to be at the mercy of those who are skilled in these fields.
Using what they have learned in their logic classes, our Upper School students also study mathematics, science, and Omnibus (History, Literature, and Theology) at increasingly higher levels. For a complete list of course offerings, please request an information packet.
Any parent of a seventh or eighth grader recognizes the child’s natural tendency to argue and debate everything. In the School of Logic, we recognize this tendency, encourage it, and shape it through the study of logic.
Logic is the art of thinking rightly. The study of logic trains and sharpens reason. Both formal logic (the study of the structure of argumentation through syllogisms and propositions) and material logic (the study of the content of argumentation) are taught because thinking clearly and reasoning well aid students in the worship and glorification of God who is Logic Himself. Simply put, teaching logic is teaching thinking.
Finally, we study logic because the use of this discipline is unavoidable. Failing to know or understand logic does not keep a person from practicing it or having this discipline plied upon them. Logic is an inherent part of all communication. Failing to study it only means that a student is more likely to use poor logic or to be at the mercy of those who are skilled in these fields.
Using what they have learned in their logic classes, our Upper School students also study mathematics, science, and Omnibus (History, Literature, and Theology) at increasingly higher levels. For a complete list of course offerings, please request an information packet.