Here’s a great transcript opportunity for your rising classical scholar to validate his mastery of speaking skills (classical trivium skill number three). Every fall, The Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) sponsors a national essay contest for high school students. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to the first place winner. My daughter, Meredith won 4th place three years ago. Incorporate this essay Read More→
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Categories : Post-Trivium | High School
Mark Twain had a theory about why don’t we get the best out of people. According to legend, he didn’t let his schooling get in the way of his education! Sir Ken Robinson argues that we’ve been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers:
“Students with restless minds and bodies — far from being Read More→
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Categories : Homeschool Curriculum Suggestions
Two years ago in the middle of a triple project to design a logo for The Classical Scholar, expand my classical education website for homeschoolers, and create the cover of my first book, Trivium Mastery: The Intersection of Three Roads, my graphic designer disappeared. I have no idea why, but he just stopped answering my emails. I guess he finally had enough of me and my requests for revisions. Read More→
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Categories : Book Reviews | Classic Literature
Some moms are afraid to homeschool their children because of feelings of inadequacy; often, these fears multiply as the post-trivium high school years approach. I guess some people might think I’m naive, but honestly, I believe that we can teach ourselves just about any subject with the proper resources and guidance. In fact, one of my favorite parts of homeschooling is Read More→
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Categories : Classical Trivium | Thinking Skills
Literate 21st Century thinkers are extremely fortunate to have access to a wealth of ideas as expressed in what is generally known as the classics of the “Western Canon.” The English word canon derives from the Greek word that means measuring rod or standard.
The “Western Canon” is a collection of books, art Read More→
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Categories : Post-Trivium | High School
Upon substantial mastery of the trivium, you’ll move on to step two of an authentic classical education, the post-trivium years, where you will supervise your teen in the exploration of ideas within the confines of their unique interests and your family’s preferred themes. The task before you is quite simple: Read More→
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Categories : Post-Trivium | High School
Last week, I spent about an hour on the phone with a homeschool friend of mine consulting with her on the fall strategic plan. She recently read Trivium Mastery and desperately wants to give her five children an authentic classical education; however, she is facing one giant obstacle. She is having such trouble letting go of the public school paradigm. Her hubby is Read More→
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Categories : Homeschool Curriculum Suggestions
I’ll bet when you hear the word python, you think of the snake instead of classical education, right? Well, now I will always associate python with my son’s first programming experience. Who doesn’t have at least one high school son who shows some interest in video games? My 16 year old son, Connor, has been an aficionado for years, and recently as part of our own post-trivium strategic planning, we decided Read More→
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Categories : Book Reviews | Classic Literature
Teaching tools are scattered all over the internet: spelling word lists, math squares, and even blank book report templates. Search for an item, print it off, and hand it to your home school child to complete, right? Well…right and wrong. “Right” because sometimes you need a “ready-made” teaching tool to accomplish a task. “Wrong” because Read More→
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Categories : Homeschool Curriculum Suggestions
I have the extreme privilege of serving on the host team for a fabulous Christian education course called Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. If you live in the Indianapolis area, and you have a Christian homeschool teen, you don’t want to miss this opportunity to discover how you
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Categories : Post-Trivium | High School
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