Father's Day will be here next week. It honestly seems to me that we just celebrated last year's Father's Day. The year has gone be incredibly fast. I have been trying to think of ways to celebrate Father's Day in the context of Classical Education. I am surprised at how easy and simple the ideas can be.
It all boils down to the definition of Classical Education. I am sure you know it by heart now as I have been reciting it at every chance that floats by. Classical Education is teaching wisdom and virtue by nourishing the soul with all that is beautiful, true, and good.
Putting this in the context of Father's Day, the concrete example of this definition will vary depending on the father. What is beautiful to one dad may not be held in the same light as another dad. One dad might consider a coffee table book on Rennaisance art a thing of beauty, while another dad might think that a DVD set on the history of WWI might be beautiful or good. My husband would consider a sports magazine, or a biography on Gordie Howe, a thing of beauty. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
My point is, though, that in thinking of what to give the father in your life, consider how to give him the classical gift; something that he would consider beautiful, true, or good. You can't go wrong with that.
Julia lives on the Canadian Prairies, homeschooling her 3 children (10,8,6) and attempting to give them a Classical Education. You can read more at her blog.
