I run a home school co-op, and some of our parents don't want their children to study history because it is neither tested on the ACT nor the SAT. What do you think? Kristi in MN

Thank you, Kristi!  Most people learned history in school by memorizing, regurgitating, and forgetting, so they do not know what it means to learn and use the tools of the historian, to engage in a Socratic discussion in history, and to carry these skills over into their lives.  Here are three ideas you could share with your parents...

1. Both tests (ACT and SAT) test the ability to think.  History is a wonderful subject to teach thinking skills.

2. The SAT and AP tests have free response essays.  The Classical Historian curriculum teaches how to best structure essays.

3. Are your parents pleased with how Americans choose leaders based on emotion and advertising?  The Classical Historian teaches kids how to analyze the past using logic and evidence.  Students naturally carry this over in how they make decisions regarding current events.  Teaching kids how to think and make decisions and then how to express themselves in speech and writing is providing the best in leadership-training.