Articles tagged Family
Into Eternity: Homeschooling through High School
by Kate
Wednesday, 19 June, 2013
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Wednesday, 19 June, 2013
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
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...
What Shakespeare Knew about Perpetual Motion and the Busy Monster
by Jen
Monday, 20 May, 2013
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Monday, 20 May, 2013
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
I recently asked my mom, a longtime Challenge tutor, what she planned to do with her summer, teasing that she would be at a loss for what to do once her students were gone. She replied that she thought summer leisure time was a myth, adding, “The time always gets eaten...
Joy at Every Phase
by David
Friday, 11 January, 2013
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Homeschooling Life
Friday, 11 January, 2013
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Homeschooling Life
Early on in my parenting experience, I determined to enjoy every stage of the process. That was after I discovered the joys of unraveling the mysteries of lactation with a newborn and operating on four hours of sleep. People often told us, “Enjoy your children while...
My Giving Thanks Top Ten
by Jennifer
Tuesday, 20 November, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Homeschooling Life
Tuesday, 20 November, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Homeschooling Life
Those of you who participate in Social Media will have seen “days of joy” and “gratitude journal” posts recently. I have enjoyed these posts as I count blessings with my friends who live as far away as Japan. As I was reading aloud to my children and contemplating the...
Teach Us to Pray
by Robert
Wednesday, 17 October, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life
Wednesday, 17 October, 2012
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life
By no stretch of the imagination am I a theologian. With that warning out of the way, I would like to write about teaching children how to pray. I must also note, at this point, that I do not have children. That does not mean, however, that I am not preparing to be a...