Articles tagged Research

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
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...

Six Tips to Research Well in the Digital Age

by Jen
Tuesday, 16 August, 2016
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Tuesday, 16 August, 2016
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Research in the digital age is a new beast. Students today have access to more and more information, but rather than making research skills less important, widespread access to the Internet makes it even more crucial to learn how to research well. This article provides...

How We Study Nature Indoors

by Beth
Wednesday, 10 June, 2015
categories: Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life
Wednesday, 10 June, 2015
categories: Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11), Homeschooling Life
Everyone in my home loves nature study. When it is warm and beautiful or even cold and snowy, we head outside to make observations, take photographs, and draw. However, during seasons of poor weather or poor health, we do not neglect our nature studies, but rather...

Skills versus Subjects

Classical education is a “curious thing,” viewed from the perspective of a traditional educator. Traditional education emphasizes acquiring knowledge of a host of subjects through the passing of a multitude of classes en route to receiving a diploma. Classical...

Two Jobs All Our Kids Will Have
by Jennifer
Tuesday, 12 February, 2013
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
Tuesday, 12 February, 2013
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, Homeschooling Life
I do not yet know what my children will be called to do in this life. I do not yet know what my Challenge III students will be called to do. But I do know this: all of these children will be called to two jobs. They will all be called upon to be citizen-leaders in...