Articles tagged Reading
The Magic Fishbone
by Rachel
Friday, 26 February, 2016
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)
Friday, 26 February, 2016
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)
Have you ever felt intimidated by a book? Are there any authors who overwhelm you simply by reputation? Tolstoy perhaps? Famous for Anna Karenina and War and Peace, he is not exactly known for brief or immediately accessible literature. How about Nathaniel Hawthorne,...
The Deep Connection of Reading
by Cara
Wednesday, 09 December, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Wednesday, 09 December, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
“If we want them to become lifelong learners, we should encourage them to begin having conversations with the author” (Leigh Bortins, The Conversation, 61).
Even though my son is in high school and a full blown teenager, I still read to him every night at bedtime....
Three Rs of Summer…Renew, Rest, Reassess
by Jennifer
Wednesday, 01 July, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Wednesday, 01 July, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
It’s summer! Hip, hip, hooray! Break out the ice tea, the sunscreen, and the books. Every summer, as my kids are soaking up the sunshine, hours of free play, and extra time with friends, I focus on three things I can’t find time to do during the school year. I renew,...
Book Review: Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
by Jennifer
Thursday, 11 June, 2015
categories: Articles, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
Thursday, 11 June, 2015
categories: Articles, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
Revisiting Some Archived Articles that Have Not Been Lost, but May Have Been Forgotten and Are Worth a Fresh Read
Original Post Date: February 28, 2011
Do you want to be inspired to learn Latin and science with your children? Do you want to train your children to be...
Staff Reading Picks - March 2015
by Jennifer
Monday, 09 March, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Monday, 09 March, 2015
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education
Classical Conversations staff members are avid readers. We thought you might enjoy a peek at our personal reading this month.
Matt Bianco – Education Director
I am currently reading C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man and Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities. The...