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Why do we need stories? C.S. Lewis said, “The nearest I have yet got to an answer is that we seek an enlargement of our being. We want to be more than ourselves. We want to see with other eyes, to imagine with other imaginations, to feel with other hearts, as well as with our own.” Such is the yearning of children and adults alike, for it is through stories that we enter into a world that is not our own, and yet become more who we are meant to be. It is through stories that we can learn virtue. In giving children stories, they enter into the world of the characters and reflect on the virtues and vices of the protagonists and antagonists. It is a gentle, appropriate, and vivid way for children to learn what Dietrich von Hildebrand called a “response to value” and the virtue that blossoms from that response.
Get to Know Classic Children's Literature VI with Cat Wise
In this class, children will read, enjoy, and interact with classic works of literature in order to learn through knowledge, experience, and reflection the three theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity. Students will respond to these texts through discussion, written analysis and reflection, commonplace entries, and artistic mediums in order to reach the whole child in our study.
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Morgan Moore has been teaching ever since she learned how to explain to her younger siblings the difference between an adjective and an adverb. As a homeschool graduate, Morgan loves the classical, online learning environment and began professionally teaching English, Integrated Humanities, and Writing to middle schoolers and high schoolers upon graduating with her Bachelor’s in English: Creative Writing from Liberty University online in 2022. Wanting to take her academic studies even further, she graduated with a M.F.A. in Creative Writing the summer of 2024, also from Liberty University online.
Being the oldest daughter of nine siblings has not only accustomed Morgan to sharing dressers, beds, and clothes all while hearing the battle cries of blanket-caped warriors running through halls, but it has also familiarized her with both the challenges and joys a classical, homeschool education can provide. It is her experiences with these situations that she brings to her teaching to encourage both her students and their parents and show how exciting learning truly can be.
Morgan loves children and one day hopes to have her own large flock of littles to teach, if it is the Lord's will. Until that time, however, she believes that the Lord has called her to teach others’ children. Now more than ever, children need to know the joy and hope that literature and writing may bring them; for, to quote C.S. Lewis, “it is so likely that children will meet cruel enemies, [so] let them at least have heard of brave knights and heroic courage.” When she’s not teaching, you’ll find Morgan writing her novel, knitting lots of sweaters, playing the cello and guitar, walking in the North Carolinian outdoors, or singing along with The Sound of Music—all while drinking lots of coffee.
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Catherine “Cat” Wise loves to read, and she tries to talk about books with anyone who will listen! Raised in a military family, she attended public school in Italy and then was homeschooled before obtaining a BA in elementary education with a Spanish minor at the University of Mary Hardin Baylor in Texas and becoming a bilingual kindergarten teacher. When her oldest child was a toddler, Cat discovered classical education and fell in love with the idea of cultivating wisdom and virtue through great books, fascinating histories, and the beauty of language. Cat has been classically homeschooling her own three children for eleven years and is honored to learn alongside them of the Creator and His magnificent works. She reads fiction in much of her spare time, but also enjoys working jigsaw puzzles, baking yummy desserts, and attending live theater performances at every opportunity. Cat has been teaching for Scholé since 2023 and delights in hosting rich discussions and deep explorations for the students in her literature, grammar, geography, and math courses.
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