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All good classical educators know about Susan Wise-Bauer’s book, The Well-Trained Mind. We would love to do everything she recommends, but before we can achieve a well-trained mind, I propose we begin with The Well-Made Bed. I mentioned this at dinner with some fellow Classical Conversations moms. Everyone was talking about...
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Hollywood is now well into an age of remakes. Almost every big movie that comes out is based on a comic book, novel, video game, or prior movie. I used to think that this was because “they’re running out of ideas,” but as it continues, I have discovered reason...
Read the Full ArticleA Book Review of James Nickel’s Mathematics: Is God Silent? Mathematics: Is God Silent? is an investigation into the history and nature of mathematics, as well as an extensive study of the question of its ultimate source—that which gives mathematics all its meaning. The author, James Nickel, meticulously demonstrates that this...
Read the Full ArticleI do not like it when people say a movie is boring. What they mean when they say it is boring is that they are not able to focus their attention on the movie. This is quite a different thing from the movie being boring or otherwise. When people...
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This past spring we had the privilege to partner with Grace Hill Media and The Homeschool Movie Club on their new movie Dolphin Tale. We were really excited to partner with them, but cautious as we needed to make sure it was a movie that we could get behind....
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There is a period of craziness in my house between summer vacation and the start of the school year when I try to get organized. My school room is in what is supposed to be the formal dining room. Unfortunately, it is right by the front door so anyone...
Read the Full ArticleI never thought I would read a book entitled How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One; even less did I think I would enjoy one. Yet, here I am and I can do no other. Stanley Fish writes a book in which he introduces the sentence as...
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Summertime is a great excuse for celebrating. Sure, you can celebrate the end of the school year with a party, vacation, or movie night, but there are so many more ways to celebrate summer. In an episode of our Everyday Educator Podcast, mother and daughter Chelly Bernard and Delise...
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Posted by Kathy Sheppard on Monday, 11 April, 2011 It is essential in order to get the most of your classical education to undertake the study of Latin. It is even more essential that you* and your student understand Latin! What happens, though, when you get stuck? Thankfully, for most of us...
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