Articles dated April 2011

Becoming a Great Teacher
One of the obvious, but often overlooked, fundamentals of homeschooling is that once you decide to homeschool, you become a teacher. Most of us begin by thinking that in order to give our children the best education we need to buy the best curricula. However, in all...

Book Review: Norms & Nobility
by Jennifer
Thursday, 28 April, 2011
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Thursday, 28 April, 2011
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
How often do we stop and truly ponder why we are pursuing classical, Christian education? The Bible tells us that “where there is no vision, the people perish” (Prov. 29:18, KJV). How often do we stop and renew our vision for our homeschool—the vision of classical,...

Beauty is in the Eye of God
Among Christians, there is general agreement on the objective nature of truth: a truth is true, whether you believe it or not. We like to hear our postmodern friends (who deny the existence of absolute truth) say, “There is no such thing as absolute truth,” because...

Homeschoolers Wanted: The College Search
by Robert
Tuesday, 26 April, 2011
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation
Tuesday, 26 April, 2011
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation
Growing up in the 90’s, homeschooling through high school was not as popular as it is today. One of the biggest detractors at the time was the unique challenge of college admissions. Recruiting faculty was unfamiliar with homeschooling in general and ill prepared to...

Refinement of Mathematics
In addition to focused studies on Christian and classical education, my recent studies have also included a consideration of the curriculum and methods of leading international ministries of education. I believe that every public, private, and home educator would do...