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Learning about the world that God has placed us in can be amazing. Sometimes, however, something so big and complex can be overwhelming for a child to grasp at first. How can we tackle a subject that is literally as big as the earth and help our children understand...
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I love the texts my teenage girls send me just saying they love me, and the links my friends send with the latest podcast. I’m also thankful that if I or my daughter has a flat tire or gets lost, help is just a phone call away. But if...
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Moms and dads everywhere--especially homeschooling moms and dads--want their children to be readers. We come up with everything conceivable to encourage, force, or bribe them to read. Some parents trade television (or gaming and computer) time for reading time. Others have removed the television and/or game console completely. Some parents...
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History tells us that the basis of State of the Union addresses comes from the Constitution. Yes, it’s right there in Article II, Section 3, Clause 1 that the president “shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their...
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Parents today face a wide range of education options and school choices. When I was growing up in a small town in Texas, no one ever mentioned school choice. There was one and only one school choice. At age five, all children boarded the big yellow bus bound for...
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By John Carpenter & April Foster COMMUNICATIONS TEAM Early August is either an exciting time or a terrifying time as a homeschool parent, depending on your perspective and your level of preparedness. For most Classical Conversations’ parents and their children, this is a very exciting time of year! The...
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Children whose innate love of learning has been nurtured will learn naturally in any environment without even thinking about it, and one of the most natural places of all to learn is right at the kitchen table. Enter the new Trivium at the Table placemats with maps of the...
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If you have been debating about whether to attend next month’s Great Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati, debate no longer. Your children can now do their end-of-year achievement testing while you enjoy the convention. This is the first year that Homeschool Testing Services, a service of Classical Conversations, Inc., has...
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Southern Pines, North Carolina—Classical Conversations, Inc.®, the world’s largest resource for classical homeschoolers, will roll out a brand-new, online store in the coming weeks, designed to improve its customers’ shopping experience, according to CEO Robert Bortins. The IT techs at Classical Conversations have been working for months with Shopify...
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Homeschool Testing Services extends Stanford-10 Achievement Test through spring 2017 SUMMARY: A top nationally-normed achievement test remains available at least one more year through leading nationwide provider, Homeschool Testing Services. West End, North Carolina—The reliable Stanford-10 Achievement Test will remain available for end-of-grade testing by homeschool families in Spring...
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Okay, here it is. I’m just gonna say it. We’re late. Too often. And, I hate it. I hate being late. Typically, I think we’re gonna be on time until all of a sudden we’re not. We’re leaving five, seven, ten minutes later than I expected and, ugh, we’re late again....
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You don’t have to be a skilled artist, poet, or musician to train your brain like one. Even when you take a break from formal schooling during the summer months, you can still keep brains active from the comfort of your porch or backyard. In just a week, spending...
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