Poetry: What’s Worth Reading?
What’s worth reading? If you’re like me, when you saw this title, you immediately heard, “What’s NOT worth reading?” Of course, that’s not the title. Somewhere, deep down in my…
Read moreWhat’s worth reading? If you’re like me, when you saw this title, you immediately heard, “What’s NOT worth reading?” Of course, that’s not the title. Somewhere, deep down in my…
Read moreDo you struggle with engaging students in home ec? I was probably about seven or eight when I had my first un-engaging experience with home ec. Our homeschooling group had…
Read moreHow to choose a curriculum can be a headachy kind of question. There are so many options. There are so many opinions. How do you know if you are choosing…
Read moreAre you looking for a high school poetry course that will make your student a better person as well as a better poet? The literature a student is exposed to…
Read moreAre you wasting time on math? Now I know that you, as a self-respecting educator, are duly scandalized by the very question. After all, math is . . . well…
Read moreDo you believe in good and great books? The weird thing about words is the way they can convey wildly different messages to different people. Close your eyes for a…
Read moreWhen it comes to keeping your kids busy at home, have you thought about books? “Of course, I’ve thought about books!” you groan to your computer screen. “In fact, the…
Read moreTwo days at Windsor isn’t a very long time to soak in a panorama of historic events. In fact, as young Hugh declares, “How uncommonly short ‘a sight’ is!” Far…
Read moreHave you ever felt, as a homeschooling mom, like you are on a never-ending quest for great books? Have you ever experienced the disappointment of reading a widely-acclaimed “great book”…
Read more“The Second Day of Creation” is a little-known piece by 19th century poet and missionary Thomas Whytehead, that deserves far greater popularity than it currently enjoys. “And God said, Let…
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