Nov 14, 2014
What Our Children Are Learning in Challenge Class
So you have a child in Challenge class and you aren’t...
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Nov 12, 2014
Two-Thousand-Mile Thoughts on Teaching the Trivium
Imagine this scenario: As we travel across West Virginia, three boys...
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Nov 05, 2014
What Is Classical Education?
The word classical or classic brings to mind a range of...
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Oct 29, 2014
Transforming the “Cram”—“Test”—“Dump” Model
When you set out to learn something new, it can be...
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Oct 22, 2014
What I Teach When I Don’t Get It
I loved teaching logic to my girls. I spent multiple years...
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Oct 21, 2014
Getting It All Done: Ten Tips from a Classical Conversations Veteran
I think I know you. Like me, you are convinced the...
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Oct 20, 2014
Step 1 in Math Is Philosophy
Math and philosophy are inextricably linked. Unfortunately, students would never be...
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Oct 17, 2014
A Call to Leadership
There’s a funny thing about community: a pattern so evident, one...
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Oct 15, 2014
Things Not to Do with Your Firstborn When Starting Foundations
I am part of a couple of groups on Facebook of...
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Oct 13, 2014
So, What’s Up with Challenge?
Are you a Foundations student’s parent who is wondering what the...
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Oct 08, 2014
Wrestling with the Question
What is the purpose of a question? Is it to come...
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Oct 06, 2014
The Classical Model: Preparing Students AND Parents for Post-Graduation Endeavors
Congratulations, Classical Conversations parent! I am proud to present you with...
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