Are you still on the proverbial fence about homeschooling? According to the U.S. Department of Education’s 2010 Digest of Education Statistics, total U.S. k-12 enrollment was 55.2 million kids of which 48.5 million (88%) attended public schools, 5.2 million (9%) attended private secular and religious schools, and 1.5 million (3%) were homeschooled. Countries such as Australia, Read More→
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Categories : Homeschool Curriculum Suggestions
Homeschoolers take a triple whammy when it comes to funding education. How’s that? First your real estate taxes go toward funding the local public school even though your kids don’t attend. Next, you don’t get a tax credit to offset your contribution. Finally, no matter how diligent you are in cutting costs, you’ll have to spend some out-of-pocket cash to homeschool your kids. Read More→
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Meredith is home from college on fall break, and she has been baking yummy pumpkin cookies. Easy enough for the kids to bake, pumpkin cookies are a good excuse for a thematic break from the regular homeschooling routine. Why not wake the kids up one day next week, and surprise them with a day of pumpkin festivities. Here’s a list of ideas for fun-filled cheer: Read More→
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Categories : Book Reviews | Classic Literature
Sometimes I wonder why we insist on profiling ourselves according to homeschooling methods. Often when I meet another home school mom, the tired “what method” question will surface. ”What homeschooling method do you use?” I think it’s a quick way of sizing me up…”ah-ha, she uses THAT method…”as if knowing what method I claim will tell her all about me. Hardly. Read More→
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Your labors in teaching the classical trivium have been fruitful. Your late ‘tween to early teen has substantially mastered the language, critical thinking, and oral and written communication skills. You’re are both ready for the next step in an authentic classical education. What comes next? Discover how beliefs drive ideas, how to disciple through ongoing dialogue, how to use the Read More→
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Categories : Post-Trivium | High School
Online Competitive Debate for Lincoln Douglas and Team Policy is a great opportunity for interstate sparring before the competitive NCFCA season begins. Debaters and a parent judge meet once a week via SKYPE from October 24, 2011 to November 19, 2011. Register for $ 10 by Saturday, October 15, 2011 to avoid a late fee. Here are answers to some common questions: Read More→
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Categories : Post-Trivium | High School
When you plan your homeschool curriculum each summer, do you approach knowledge as a bunch of isolated facts to teach…math facts, science facts, English facts, and social studies facts? The vast majority of traditional public schools customarily teach using a facts-based approach, so you may find yourself innocently drawn to this style since that’s the way you were educated. Read More→
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Over the years, one of the most successful and entertaining ways to teach critical thinking skills in the Lockman home school was, without a doubt, playing GAMES together. We played countless board games, card games, indoor games, outdoor games, and even games that required each of us to use our entire bodies. For several years, Fridays were designated “math game” day, and Read More→
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Categories : Book Reviews | Classic Literature
“Can a classical education work for a child whose main passions include playing and composing rock music and making movies (which he is clearly extremely gifted at, I should add)?”
This letter arrived in my email inbox, and I just had to share it with you, readers, because I am sure that Read More→
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Categories : Post-Trivium | High School
Nearly twenty years ago, the twelve-year common school variation of classical education was reborn within the home schooling movement. Inspired by a lecture given by author Dorothy Sayers in the 1940s and rediscovered in the 1980s, a few homeschool educators adopted her premise that the three skills of the classical trivium might correlate with the chronological development of the Read More→
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