Why emphasize history?
The study of history is central to classical education. As with many great accomplishments, the link between what we study and why it makes better thinkers is not always obvious. Western history, art, and literature provide a unique window into the formative cultures of our own. If you simply learn the who, what, when, and where of history, you probably will not get much out of it. When a student is immersed in the mind of historical people, he develops a sense of perspective. He slowly comes to realize the limits of his own worldview and how those limits affect his thinking. This is the great power of the classical approach — it permits us to act with reason rather than presumption. Redeemer students concentrate on one period of history at a time. Students investigate each time period in depth through the perspectives, works, words and deeds of artists, musicians, writers, scientists, mathematicians, theologians, philosophers, historians and heroes belonging to a particular stage of h
