Homeschooling

Planning a literature course for high school is much simpler than it may seem.  Planning the course themselves rather than purchasing a plan allows parents the potential to involve the students in selecting literature for their own customized plan of study. The first thing and most important thing to consider is the goal or purpose for the course.  This makes it much easier to select the right books, and… Read the rest of this post…

Classical educators tend to have children study writing differently than most conventional educators.   In this approach, students study writing in a a way that is integrated into their other subjects and suited to the three developmental stages that classicists in Dorothy Sayers’ school of thought use to guide their teaching.

When these students study writing, the focus is on meaningful communication, as opposed to showcasing of… Read the rest of this post…

The time comes in almost every traditionally-schooled student’s life to take a standardized test.  Therefore, there is a need to prepare them, and many methods and resources are available for this.  Homeschooling sometimes feels like—and in some ways is—a world apart from mainstream schooling.  Homeschooling families can and do use these test preparation resources and hints with their students, but often it… Read the rest of this post…