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Classical Homeschooling at the upper levels
In my last blog I touched on the parroting aspect of the grammar level of classical schooling. If you were to continue schooling your child this way all the way through high school, you will have...
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The Pitfalls of Classical Homeschooling
You’ve done your homework, made your preparations, and purchased all the Great Books you plan to read during this year of Classical Homeschooling. What could possibly go wrong? In previous blogs I...
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Homeschool: Plan the High School Career
In my years of advising and teaching, I have met some parents who seemed to be surprised that they had older teenagers who actually needed to finish high school with enough credits to enter college....
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Homeschooling Momma Bears
What are you teaching your children? I called the home of a student I had been tutoring to tell the parents that their son had plagiarized his paper. Never entering into these conversations lightly,...
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The Perfect Parenting guidelines…do not exist
An old friend likes to say, “I was the perfect parent–until I started having children.” You know the story. The idealistic 20-something sees children acting up in the grocery store and thinks to...
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Engage the culture: study the news
On 9/11 all of America watched with a mixture of horror, outrage, and deep sadness the events that unfolded. My husband was stuck in another city on a business trip and could not get home because all...
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Book list from 2014, books planned for 2015
While I love to read, 2014 was not a year for lots of books for me. I am lukewarm about several that I read, but other books did impress me–and I am picky about literature. Good literature only whets...
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Announcing Revised Edition of Biblical Worldview Rhetoric
It took 15 years for the first edition of Biblical Worldview Rhetoric to become a reality, so announcing a revised edition is nearly completed, just 6 years after the first, should feel practically...
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Second Edition coming soon! Why is this book called Biblical Worldview Rhetoric? An essential aspect of our upcoming rhetoric text is a study of worldview. This text guides students through an...
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Careful writing cares for your audience
Not many high school students would think about it this way, but careful writing communicates respect. Good grammar, spelling, and punctuation are every bit as important as answering a writing prompt...
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