When we first thought about joining a CC community, I had a friend who was already in it for a few years and she had a interesting take on one of the benefits: "It provides just enough structure for our family to make homeschooling work!" I was intrigued at that point and over the years have found her comment to be true.
It takes a lot of discipline to have your kids write papers and arise early every day to begin the school day as a homeschool family. The one day per week "peer pressure" of having an essay due, or a speech to present, keeps our family and others on task and accountable. We all need to be accountable to someone. I know few, but not many, people who can stay self-motivated and on the straight and narrow path for the long-term. It is not the way God designed the Christian life. Ephesians 2 explains that we, as a body of believers, are built on the foundation of Jesus the chief cornerstone, fit together as living stones.
Yet, I was not ready to jump back into the "rat race" of 6 am wake up calls and racing out the door every morning exhausted. One day a week works just perfectly for our family; it's not too much, or too little.
In addition to accountability, we love the science and art projects run by the experienced tutors. It makes more sense to have supplies and equipment shared with a group rather than my buying all the items necessary for just my own kids. It can get expensive and time-consuming. Our eyeball dissection this week will be completed by 8 students and myself and we can all learn from each other.
Lastly, the rhetoric stage of classical education (during the high school years) absolutely requires a group of students. They learn the skill of discussion, persuasion, and delivery of speeches. Debate is a weekly seminar.
Of course I have other reasons for loving the group dynamic of Classical Conversations, but want to keep this short :) Thanks for reading!!
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