Lately, I’ve been feeling convicted about holding my tongue when comparing homeschooling to public schooling, and this week while Connor and I were watching the Hillsdale College free series, Constitution 101, I found one more reason why I need to watch my tendency to glorify homeschooling. The Founders, many of whom were homeschooled, strongly advocated schools Read More→
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Categories : Other Methods
Expanding clutter, unfolded laundry, misplaced assignments, telephone interruptions, and scraps of scribbled “to-do’s” are only a few of the many things that threaten to rob you of your daily peace. Homeschooling is a demanding lifestyle. When you add multiple children and the needs of a spouse, the challenges to stay organized and “on-task” rapidly mount. Read More→
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What do purple sweet pea flowers and bright green peapods have to do with classical homeschooling? They hold the secret truth for getting your homeschool plan back on track! If you are like me, you started out the season with a dreamy to-do list of all the things that you hoped your kid would accomplish, and now that you are well into the semester, it’s time to re-evaluate and Read More→
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“I’m not qualified,” is a common objection to classical homeschooling, and in truth, none of us are qualified to teach every subject. Rare is the parent who knows everything about every thing. Take Latin, for example…you probably didn’t learn Latin in the public school system, so if you are teaching Latin at home, you are learning it with the kids Read More→
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Do you like learning from others? I really enjoy discovering how other homeschool parents teach the three skills of the classical trivium. Sometimes I’m invited to stop in for a quick diagnostic visit with the kids, but more often, I conduct telephone calls since my readers are located all over the world. I always come away from these privileged conversations with a profound Read More→
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Categories : Trivium Mastery Classical
What is Authentic Classical Education?
- 10Qs: What Is Your Education Philosophy?
- Authentic Classical Homeschooling Primer
- Big News: Mary Pride & home-school.com!
- Classical Home Schooling is a Radical Shift
- Classical Skills, not Stages
- Do it Well, or Do it Over
- Does Classical Ed Count as Real School?
- Everything Old is New Again
- Forget Everything You Know About School
- How Do Other Homeschool Parents Teach?
- Old Schoolhouse Praises Trivium Mastery
- Rainbow Resource Praises Trivium Mastery
- Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
- Teach Three Skills Until Mastered
- Trivium Mastery Gets a New Cover
- What Are Your Priorities?
- When Homeschooling, Learning is 24-7
What Other Methods Might I Like?
- Examine Your Zeal for Well-Trained Minds
- How Wise-Bauer Systematize Classical Ed
- John Holt: Unschooling as Home Education
- Living Books Education Charlotte Mason
- News! Founders Endorse Public Schools
- Nine Reasons NOT to Homeschool
- Oliver Van DeMille: Leadership Education
- Shaky Ground: Lost Tools Of Learning
- Unschooling: No Books, Tests, nor Classes
- Why the Well-Trained Mind Drove Me Crazy!
