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Jul 05, 2013

Government: Something Old, Something New

Independence Day provides an opportunity for us to reflect on our nation’s founding principles. Our government has become so expansive and extensive, we can lose sight of the real purpose of government. I have wondered why humanity creates governments anyway. All governments have the power of coercion and force....

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Jul 03, 2013

Placement Rate

There are many factors to examine when trying to choose a college. The advent of the internet has made the selection process a lot easier for prospects and their families. Instant access to costs, rankings, and many other vital statistics associated with colleges has helped to make the higher...

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Jul 02, 2013

Coming Soon to Theaters near You! Saxon Advanced Math

Do you ever wish someone would turn your required reading into a big-budget summer blockbuster? This July Fourth weekend, feeling slightly traitorous to your classical roots, you could sit in an air-conditioned theater, feed your children popcorn for dinner, and watch A Patriot’s History of the United States in a manageable...

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Jun 28, 2013

The Three Rules of Work

Honestly, who wants to read about work in the middle of summer? Summer is for reading in the hammock, sipping sweet tea under a ceiling fan, and feeling the juice of a homegrown tomato running down your chin. However, when I read that Albert Einstein once posited that there...

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Jun 26, 2013

The Creative Mind and the Structure of the Soul

Do you have a creative outlook? Do you confine yourself to uncreative activities? What about your teaching? Is it creative or administrative? Does it nourish creativity in the souls and minds of your students and children? Judging by the haste with which the arts are dismissed from schools when...

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Jun 21, 2013

Why You Should Attend a 3-Day Parent Practicum

Our family joined a Classical Conversations community in February of 2012, and we did not have an opportunity to attend a 3-Day Parent Practicum prior to joining. When Practicum season rolled around the next spring, I did not feel that I needed to attend a Practicum, because I had...

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Jun 20, 2013

Stop Trying to Fix Me and Just Listen!

You’re a fixer. You may not be very good with your hands or with mechanics or with electronics, but you’re a fixer. When your wife or child comes to you with a problem or a complaint, you don’t respond by just feeling their pain, you offer them solutions. It’s...

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Jun 19, 2013

Into Eternity: Homeschooling through High School

Almost every year since we became members of our local homeschool support group over a decade ago, my family has attended a high school graduation ceremony. It is always a blessing to watch parents—and sometimes entire families—ascend the stage, and to watch fathers and mothers greet their students in...

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Jun 17, 2013

So Many Books, So Little Time

My name is David, and I am a reader. I am learning to manage my addiction. Ironically, I had no trouble avoiding reading in my younger days. I considered it a challenge to persuade my teachers that I had actually read the assigned literature. I was such a slow...

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