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Jun 29, 2017

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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Jun 13, 2017

Thoughts on Tanglewood Tales

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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Jun 10, 2017

To Boldly Go…

“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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Connections

I feel disconnected, cut off, and isolated. It’s only because my “office away from home” is closed this week. It is the Christian dance studio at which my granddaughter studies ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, etc. and at which my grandsons take acrobatics. There, I get to visit with some...

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Jun 09, 2017

High School Homeschool Curriculum

The greatest gift parents could ask for, when approaching their student’s high school years is wisdom. You’ll know you’ve found wisdom regarding your teen’s education when you answer these two questions: “What are the best goals for my child?” and “What are the best means to achieve those goals?”

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Jun 02, 2017

The No Child Left Behind Act

NCLB was written with good intentions, but it has created more problems than solutions. In many cases, this legislative act has prevented students from reaching their full potential. Here are some of the failings created by the No Child Left Behind Act.

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