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Mar 15, 2017

CC releases new edition of Hawthorne’s ‘Tanglewood Tales’

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), one of America’s greatest authors, wrote “Tanglewood Tales,” a collection of classical myths, in 1853 for his three young children. Now Classical Conversations, Inc., has released a new annotated edition of this time-honored, 19th-century classic that makes it more accessible to children of the 21st century. “Tanglewood...

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Dec 19, 2016

Torchlighters: The Corrie ten Boom Story

I watched as the group of elementary-school-aged children skipped raucously into the sanctuary, each chattering to his or her neighbor as they plopped down on the maroon pews. I fiddled with my PowerPoint presentation as they filed in, trying to assure myself that there was no reason to worry....

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Oct 19, 2016

Encouraging the Writing of More Poetry

As a Challenge III tutor, I have the pleasure of studying poetry with my students. Every week I read aloud a poem connected to their U. S. History reading assignment. As we study Cicero’s speeches in second semester Latin, we encounter many rhetorical devices there also. We become familiar...

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Jun 11, 2015

Book Review: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

Do you want to be inspired to learn Latin and science with your children? Do you want to train your children to be self-motivated? Do you want to provide worthy role models? If so, then simply turn to an enduring classic in children’s literature: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee...

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Mar 12, 2014

Challenge B Rules

Let me state this plainly: the Challenge B tutor has the best position in Classical Conversations. We build mental muscle with logic, we train opinionated kids to argue, and we watch children grow up into young men and women attorneys who go into battle in a courtroom. Yes, I am a...

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Jan 21, 2014

After High School

I help high school students find colleges that suit them well. That is what I do and I like doing it. It is especially rewarding when I feel that I have assisted a student who is a family member or close friend of mine. I had the opportunity to...

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Dec 03, 2013

Homeschooling and the College Question (Part 2)

“Describe the last excellent conversation you had. What triggered it?” “What is the most important lesson you will take from high school to your next endeavor?” “Who do you want to be your mentor for the next two to seven years?” “Where can you find people whose message persuades...

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Nov 05, 2013

What if Adam and Eve had been Challenge Students?

Recently, a few of our city commissioners tried to pass an ordinance that was clearly unbiblical. As I was discussing it with others, I stumbled upon a disturbing trend. While everyone I talked with agreed that the ordinance was wrong, most could not effectively support their position—especially when asked...

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May 18, 2013

College Discovery

In the fall of 1979, when I was a senior in high school, my youth pastor took me and three other students on a tour of several colleges. I had never heard of a “road trip,” and this was my first. We left Greensboro, NC on a Wednesday in...

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Mar 21, 2013

Add a Bit of Silliness to Your Poetry Class

“This is just a bit of silliness, really,” says thirteen-year-old Peter Llewelyn Davies as a disclaimer to his first attempt at writing a play, in the 2004 film Finding Neverland. “I should hope so,” replies his mentor, playwright J.M. Barrie. “Go on.” Even though Peter is still a child, he...

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Jan 25, 2013

Writing Your Way Out of Writing-Based Anxiety

“How many words can you write in a minute?” is not a question I often hear, even as someone who writes as a vocation.  However, today while researching for the next set of books in the PreScripts series, I came across a quote that made me ponder this very question. A...

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Apr 07, 2012

Percolating Awe

Last week in my Challenge B class, I was fervently attempting to cover our introductory material for chemistry. There was plenty to discuss and the concepts were new to the students. Hence, I knew there would be some deer-in-the-headlights reactions to some of the concepts. Contrary to my expectations,...

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