Classical education does not have to be Christian, but does have to be religious.

Christians are commanded to give a religious education to their children.

We here are seeking both a Christian and a classical education, but also we would say there is such a thing as a Muslim classical education or a pagan classical

education. There is such a thing as a classical education that is not Christian but is religious,

but there is no such thing as a secular classical education. Welcome to Skalae Sisters, the podcast for classical homeschooling mamas who yearn for something more than just checking boxes and getting it all done.

Scalae Sisters discusses topics that matter to those of us who believe that educating ourselves through reading widely, thinking deeply, and applying faithfully, equips us for the task of educating our children.

I'm your host, Brandy Vensel.

You can come study Charlotte Mason with me over in the Charlotte Mason Think Tank.

Go to afterthoughtsblog.net slash think tank to learn more.

My co-hosts today are Misty Winkler and Abby Wall.

Misty is a homeschooling mom of five, including one graduate.

She writes and podcasts at simplyconvial.com and is the author of the convivial homeschool,

now available on Amazon. Abby is basically the queen of the Scholeysistership.

Abby is a country-living farmer, rancher, a loving wife and mom of five who homeschools and reads

whenever she can. Have you joined the Scholar's Sistership yet?

In January, we kicked off our annual 5x5 reading challenge.

It's not too late to join us.

All you have to do is head on over to schoolaysisters.com

and sign up for the Sophie plan.

And in addition to a replay of our big kickoff webinar,

you'll get tons of accountability, book ideas, and support. That's scolacisters.com

slash join. Is real education necessarily religious? And if so, where does that leave

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