A Classical Education Provides Superior Results

A  school report demonstrates that students that receive a classical education as opposed to an education based on common core, soar to the top achievement levels.

A school in Florida that dumped the Common Core program in favor of traditional teaching methods has soared to the number one position in the State’s top schools list, according to government statistics.

Thanks to the classical approach of phonics, an impressive 90 percent of the third-grade students at Mason Classical Academy (MCA) were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to just 58 percent in the county overall, most of whom rely on Common Core. In fact, the MCA third-graders were in Florida’s top two percent, while fifth graders from the academy ranked in the state’s top one percent.

To observe the operation of a school using the classical approach, visit Founders Classical Academy in Leander. Both the Mason and Founders schools use the classical teaching techniques and curricula developed by Hillsdale College.