Category: Styles of Homeschooling
Thomas Aquinas College New England Campus Open House
I was so excited when Thomas Aquinas College of California announced they were opening an East Coast campus in Northfield, Massachusetts, a mere hour north…
Can You Use Montessori in a Large Family?
What does homeschooling a large family with the Montessori method look like? People I meet at homeschool events always seem impressed when they hear…
Classical Liberal Arts Academy offering 50% Off Discount
Interested in teaching your children the Catholic classical liberal arts? Classical Liberal Arts Academy is offering a special 50% discount on all enrollments with the…
How to Be a Brave Learner
Julie Bogart is the well-known creator of the Brave Writer curriculum and founder of the Homeschool Alliance. In her new book, The Brave Learner: Finding…
10 Things Montessori Isn’t
When we began homeschooling in the Montessori method well over 5 years ago, there were only a handful of Montessori moms on the internet. I…
Why Montessori?
Why do we choose to use a Montessori approach to homeschooling? There are two components to the Montessori curriculum. There is the well developed curriculum…
Free Classical Learning Test 10 on September 18th
The Classic Learning Test (CLT) is a collegiate entrance exam standing independent of the Common Core, accepted by 120 colleges, and tied to over 10 million dollars in scholarships! The CLT…
Unschooling from a Christian Perspective
In God Schooling: How God Intended Children to Learn, Julie Polanco offers faith-based Christian reasons for pursuing an unschooling approach to homeschooling. While there is…
What Happens When You Ask Unschoolers ‘What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?’
My daughter is a baker. When people ask her what she wants to be when she grows up, she responds breezily: “A baker, but I…
The Well-Trained Mind (4th Edition)
I read the original Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise many years ago when I…