Articles in category: Homeschooling Life
Brr…Bur…Burdened
by Jen
Friday, 05 January, 2018
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Homeschooling Life
Friday, 05 January, 2018
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Homeschooling Life
As a child, I loved visiting my cousins in the Virginia countryside, especially in the winter months. Our visits included long rambles in the fields and woods surrounding their farmhouse. We waded through tall grasses up to our waists, clearing new paths like Lewis...
The Next Decade
by Elizabeth
Thursday, 28 December, 2017
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Thursday, 28 December, 2017
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
“For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything…” 1 Thessalonians. 1:8
Classical Conversations is twenty years old. A young adult. Full of vigor,...
Why a Lead Learner Will Never Be a Fully-Rendered Panda
by Leslie
Sunday, 10 December, 2017
categories: Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Sunday, 10 December, 2017
categories: Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
I don’t remember why we were talking about math curricula, but Julie, a friend of mine who home-educates her children, was clearly frustrated with solutions manuals and answer keys.
“They give you a few steps to get started, and then abruptly jump to the solution...
More Than One Path to College
Though attending college is just one of several post-high school options, it is certainly the most well-known. Pursing a college degree captures our attention because it involves a set of compelling possibilities mixed with demanding standards, requirements, and costs...
Revelation through Rhetoric: Humility and Learning
by Carrie
Monday, 06 November, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Monday, 06 November, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Expectant faces. Blank looks. Shrugged shoulders. This describes many afternoons of my first year tutoring Essentials of the English Language for our brand new Classical Conversations Community in Keller, TX.
Rather than being the grammar “expert” for our community, I...