In the early years, I questioned the wisdom of having my six-year-old repeat the associative law. It seemed unreasonable to ask him to chant: “a” plus opening parenthesis “b” plus “c” closing parenthesis equals opening parenthesis “a” plus “b” closing parenthesis plus “c.” This year, he began Saxon Math...
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Students often view mathematics as merely a collection of formulas they have to memorize, rather than ideas they need to understand. Because of this, students learning mathematics can miss some of the important connections between ideas within mathematics. Missing the connections between ideas makes mathematics both less interesting and...
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How like a chord community can be, A fellowship of voices as a whole, Resounding in incarnate harmony Made lovely when the voices share one goal. Oh, friends and countrymen, lend me your ears; No reader of this rhyme needs stand alone. You’re in a song surrounded by...
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Southern Pines, North Carolina—Homeschool Testing Services, a service of Classical Conversations, Inc., is partnering with Home School Legal Defense Association to promote sales and distribution of current end-of-grade tests to the homeschooling community. Classical Conversations, under the brands Homeschool Testing Services and Classical Conversations Testing Services, has served tens...
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From time to time, parents express concern that the pursuit of knowledge or academic excellence is in conflict with preparation for Christian service. These parents rightly desire to instill in their children a love of serving. However, this is not an either/or choice...
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“Am I too late?” I wondered. Then a thought crossed my mind: It’s never too late. Are you thinking about homeschooling your children right now? Are you overwhelmed with thoughts on how to get started? Would you believe me if I told you that you are not alone? A...
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Many parents in America and throughout the rest of the world believe that the key to career success for their children is a steady focus on the hard sciences: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—STEM. Now, research coming from one of the world’s most STEM-centric corporations—Google—is indicating that “soft”’ skills...
Read the Full ArticleMoms 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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The opinions in this article are the author’s and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Classical Conversations and its leadership, staff, or communities. We are glad to provide a platform for discussion of ideas about classical Christian education in K-12 education and beyond, but publication is...
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Deadline for ‘insiders’ Prime Advantage registration is Jan. 31 The 2018 National Number Knockout (N2K) competition is gearing up, and today is the last day for competitors to register for the Prime Advantage package, which, in addition to tips from previous champions, examples of variations used in past competitions, and...
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Dads, we play a crucial role in training our youngsters to be dragon slayers. This is because we should do it, not because moms cannot. Moms are the intercessors, the protectors, the comforters. Face it, what mom would send her young child out to face a dragon rather than...
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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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