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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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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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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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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All the fitness He requireth Is to feel your need of Him. “Come, Ye Sinners” Have you ever questioned your sufficiency for the roles you play? How can you tell if you are a success or not? These questions are common to us as home educating parents and tutors....
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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...
Read the Full ArticlePerhaps 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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“But Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?’” Exodus 3:11 ESV When our Foundations/Essentials Director approached me about taking the director mantle from her, I was in the middle of a Bible study on...
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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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“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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Audio File “Edit Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Tanglewood Tales,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said. And you know what? It actually was. I’m not sure if I’m supposed to say this or not, but I’ve always struggled to enjoy Hawthorne. I’m glad I read The Scarlet Letter in Challenge I, and I remember...
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“Logic is the beginning of wisdom…not the end.” -Spock, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Admittedly, I’m a bit of a Trekkie. You know, a Star Trek fan. I’m not sure if it was the “Trouble with Tribbles” television episode and the adorable fuzzy creatures that multiplied at an alarming...
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