Articles by author: Tifany Borgelt

No Habla Español

by Tifany
Friday, 23 March, 2018
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
Friday, 23 March, 2018
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
As I sat there repeating (less elegantly than the teacher) short phrases like “How are you?” and “My name is Tifany” in Spanish, a part of me felt truly inadequate. My intention in taking a Spanish class was to see how nine years of Classical Conversations Latin would...

Can We Put the Phone Down?

Believe me, I totally get it. We all have responsibilities and obligations outside of Classical Conversations. We have other children, who aren’t with us. We have husbands, wives, parents, bosses, and friends who depend on us. Technology and the smartphone have made it...

To Boldly Go...

by Tifany
Saturday, 10 June, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Saturday, 10 June, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
“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...

The Power of Parent Practicum

by Tifany
Friday, 07 April, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Friday, 07 April, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
I love Parent Practicum. I attended my first one seven years ago. As a relatively new homeschool mom, I had been enrolled in Classical Conversations for one year after having done a year on my own. I really wasn’t sure why I was attending this three-day event, but as I...

More Than Watchmen Wait for the Morning

by Tifany
Thursday, 09 February, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Thursday, 09 February, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
I lie in bed, wide awake.
Sometimes it happens before I’ve even had the chance to fall asleep. Midnight comes and goes, and I’m still lying listlessly in bed, eyes gazing into the darkness. Other times my eyes pop open at three or four in the morning, and try as I...