By David Dawson
Communications specialist, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board
ddawson@tnbaptist.org
MOUNT JULIET — Alicia Fawbush’s cell phone has been ringing constantly over the past few months.
With homeschooling numbers on the rise across the nation, many families in East Tennessee have been interested in reaching out to Fawbush, who serves as director of Classical Conversations homeschool community group in Mount Juliet.
As the start of the school year approached, Fawbush said interest in the program exploded.
“Over the summer, I was getting new leads about every other day,” said Fawbush. “In June, I had 24 students signed up (for the group). I now have 47 students.”
The Mount Juliet Classical Conversations group, which meets at Green Hill Baptist Church, Mount Juliet, is part of the national Classical Conversations (CC) pipeline — a Christian organization that was developed with the purpose of “leading the home-centered education movement by teaching parents and students the classical tools of learning so that they can discover God’s created order and beauty.” [Read more…]