Articles dated October 2017

Homeschooling through Every Season

by Cara
Saturday, 28 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life

It’s been a rough month. This month has been a season of broken collarbones, ailing family members, funerals, and health scares—all the while homeschooling. How do you continue to stay diligent when truly all you want to do is go back to bed? That is me, this month. I...

Five Important Women of the Reformation

by Roman Roads
Wednesday, 25 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education

The opinions in this article are the author’s and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Classical Conversations and its leadership, staff, or communities. We are glad to provide a platform for discussion of ideas about classical Christian education in K...

Declarations of a Challenge A Mom

by Kathy
Tuesday, 24 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Homeschooling Life

For those of you who know me, you know that my journey through Classical Conversations is a different one from most. I started working with Classical Conversations in 2006. It was small then; I remember once someone saying something about corporate and someone else...

What Can Potlucks Teach Us About Choosing Curriculum?

by Rachel
Sunday, 22 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)

When my daughter was young, church potlucks marked the high point of her month. She eagerly anticipated these gatherings for the sheer number of choices, the novelty of getting to try dishes that didn’t normally appear on our table at home, and most of all, the allure...