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Jul 13, 2017

Fresh Springs

Do you have a summer tradition for refreshment? Every summer, I love to re-read a classic devotional book called “Streams in the Desert” by L. B. Cowman. Written in 1925, it has a truly wise, old-school style and feel. The theme of the entire book echoes the ideas of...

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Jul 11, 2017

What Is Christian Paideia and Why Does It Matter?

Audio File “Education as paideia is not preparation for life, for college, or for work; it is our inherited means of living fully in the present, while we grow in wisdom and in grace, in conscience and in style, entering gradually into ‘the good life.‘”1 My summer Parent Practicum...

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Jun 30, 2017

The Best Homeschool Programs

Choosing a homeschool program can be a daunting task. With the smorgasbord of options available—ranging from online classes through a local public school to unschooling to classical education (and many gradations in between)

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Jun 29, 2017

Is It All About Me?

When we began homeschooling, the focus was clearly on the needs of our daughters and what type of education and environment would be in their best interest. It was “all about them.” Fortunately, at about that time, a few families in our small town founded a local Classical Conversations...

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CC students perform well at speech & debate nationals

Several Classical Conversations students performed extremely well this year at national speech and debate competitions held by the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association and Stoa, the Christian homeschool speech and debate society. Among those CC students who competed at Stoa’s National Invitational Tournament of Champions May 29-June 3,...

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Jun 27, 2017

What Is Needed?

Audio File Recently my husband and I had the opportunity to help one of our adult children. Because of some honest mistakes, followed by a few poor choices, our daughter was faced with an unexpected expense that she could not handle alone. As we were discussing what we could...

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Jun 23, 2017

No Child Left Behind

Perhaps a day may come when Common Core is fully implemented into all states and government officials require all students--including homeschoolers and private school students--to be tested and taught according to the national standard. However, today is not that day. We must use this time to continue standing for...

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Falling in Love at Practicum

Audio File Every summer I fall in love all over again with Classical Conversations. It’s not as if I have ever fallen out of love. But each summer Practicum season I am wooed back to the secret places of the heart in homeschooling. I always come away with a...

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Jun 20, 2017

Avoiding the Micro-Managing Paradigm as Parents

“Homeschooling parents are some of the bravest people I know.”  I heard that statement recently and couldn’t help but agree. The constant battle of engaging minds while also engaging hearts is demanding, and certainly requires courage and commitment. A necessary element is, in my estimation, what the prophets referred...

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