Upper School: School of Logic, School of Rhetoric
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.
Our students in grades nine through twelfth are enrolled in the School of Rhetoric.
Students in this developmental stage desire self-expression and creativity. Once again, we recognize and affirm the natural tendencies of our students by teaching them rhetoric.
Rhetoric is the art of effective and persuasive, God-glorifying communication. Rhetoric is taught because it is important to be able to communicate what has been learned in the grammar and logic stages. It does one little good to accumulate knowledge if it cannot be effectively and creatively communicated and applied. Rhetoric is the essential third leg of the trivium because our students ultimately learn to defend their faith in Jesus eloquently, effectively, and persuasively.
Finally, we study logic and rhetoric because the use of these two disciplines is unavoidable. Failing to know or understand logic or rhetoric does not keep a person from practicing them or having both of these disciplines plied upon them. Logic and rhetoric are inherent parts of all communication. Failing to study them only means that a student is more likely to use poor logic and rhetoric or to be at the mercy of those who are skilled in these fields.
Using what they have learned in their logic and rhetoric 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.
Our students in grades nine through twelfth are enrolled in the School of Rhetoric.
Students in this developmental stage desire self-expression and creativity. Once again, we recognize and affirm the natural tendencies of our students by teaching them rhetoric.
Rhetoric is the art of effective and persuasive, God-glorifying communication. Rhetoric is taught because it is important to be able to communicate what has been learned in the grammar and logic stages. It does one little good to accumulate knowledge if it cannot be effectively and creatively communicated and applied. Rhetoric is the essential third leg of the trivium because our students ultimately learn to defend their faith in Jesus eloquently, effectively, and persuasively.
Finally, we study logic and rhetoric because the use of these two disciplines is unavoidable. Failing to know or understand logic or rhetoric does not keep a person from practicing them or having both of these disciplines plied upon them. Logic and rhetoric are inherent parts of all communication. Failing to study them only means that a student is more likely to use poor logic and rhetoric or to be at the mercy of those who are skilled in these fields.
Using what they have learned in their logic and rhetoric 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.