Reflections on Truth and Transformation
Essays, stories, and insights from the community of Aletheia Christian College —
exploring how faith renews thought and how education becomes discipleship.
American 250 Initiative – George Washington - From Aletheia Faculty Member Tess Willen Professor Tess Willen is providing a series of short podcasts with written accompaniment over at Truth and Transformations USA. The latest in her list is an article on George Washington and how he “believed that the survival of a republic depends upon citizens whose character has been formed for […]
Why Coherence Matters More Than Convenience - Why Coherence Matters More Than Convenience Most conversations about multi-age education collapse before they begin—not because families or teachers lack goodwill, but because they lack categories. “Multi-age” is often reduced to age-mixing and goodwill, leaving teachers to manage complexity instead of structuring learning. True multi-age instruction is not crowd management. It is shared, integrated academic […]
Formation Before Fixing: Aletheia’s Better Way to Teach - Formation Before Fixing: Aletheia’s Better Way to Teach A response to current professional development trends in literacy remediation. Context & Source This reflection was prompted by Caitlynn Peetz Stephens’ article, “Teachers Need Help Reaching Teens Who Missed Basic Reading Skills. Can PD Help?” published in Education Week on November 24, 2025. Stephens documents a growing […]
Understanding Federal School Choice - Federal “school choice” programs promise opportunity, but history reveals that state funding often expands state oversight. This Theopaideia analysis explores the biblical, historical, and structural implications for Christian families and schools as they steward the formation of children’s hearts and minds.
Theopaideia: Learning as the Knowledge of God - “For the Lord gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding” (Proverbs 2:6).
Education, at its root, is not the acquisition of facts but the formation of souls. Theopaideia means God-centered formation—the recovery of learning as worship. This session shows how Scripture, family, and the unity of truth lead us toward wisdom—so what we know becomes who we are.
The Grammar of Creation: Reading God’s First Textbook - Before we learned to read books, we were meant to read the world. Creation’s patterns teach the grammar of divine order—revealing that knowledge begins not in mastery but in marvel.Faith & Formation
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