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Why We Stayed with Classical Education and the Classical Conversations Homeschool Community

Posted on July 22, 2019 by

The reasons we started attending a Classical Conversations homeschool group sometimes make me want to laugh because our joining seems almost haphazard and accidental!  (I wrote about hwy we joined in Why We Chose the Classical Conversations Homeschool Community.) But the … Continue reading →

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Why I Chose the Classical Conversations Homeschool Community for My Little Boys

Posted on July 20, 2019 by

  Why do people choose Classical Conversations—at the overwhelming rate at which they have? (125,000 students!) I can’t answer the whole of that question, but I can for my small family. The reason I chose it for my kids is … Continue reading →

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Why I Continue to Homeschool

Posted on July 20, 2019 by

As I mentioned in 8 Reasons Why I Started Homeschooling, my choice to homeschool began as a temporary thing. I planned to do it for 2-3 years. But here I am, going into year 8. THIS was not the plan; … Continue reading →

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8 Reasons Why I Started Homeschooling

Posted on July 19, 2019 by

I’ve been thinking about this post for years.  I read others’ posts on this topic a lot. It’s always interesting. I am entering my eighth year of homeschooling; I now have three pupils, and each has always been homeschooled. But … Continue reading →

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Review: Phonics Museum Reading Program

Posted on January 30, 2019 by

Confession: I looked into the Phonics Museum curriculum, originally, because of its theme. Not because it was classical ( a very specific philosophy of education I did not espouse at the time). Not because it was made by Veritas Press … Continue reading →

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A Late Reader a Gifted Reader?

Posted on June 28, 2018 by

Why does our culture think “earlier equals better” or “earlier equals smarter” when it comes to kids reaching milestones? Do we really think that babies who walk at 10 months are smarter than babies who walk at 14 months? Does … Continue reading →

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Personalized Theme Alphabet for Preschool/K

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

About assigning pictures/objects to a letter for its sound: it’s much more effective to have that object form the letter shape. Arrows make A, a dragon makes the D shape, etc. The image making the shape reinforces the their acquisition of the alphabet and phonics in the way kids’ brains naturally process information. Continue reading →

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