Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Hand That Rocks the Cradle: 400 Classic Books for Children We’re updating and revising our booklet Hand That Rocks the Cradle. It will have many more reviews and a different format. It has been suggested that we include the following books on our list, but...

Classical Education and Charles Dickens

Dombey and Son Excerpts from Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens: [Paul Dombey was the son of a very wealthy businessman. His mother had died shortly after his birth. He had a sister Florence who was 6 years older. Mr. Dombey had great plans for his son Paul. At this...

Photo of the Day — Wednesday

Australian Huntsman spider found by homeschooling family in Nerang, Queensland, Australia. Michelle Smith, the mother, writes, “I killed the spider with a l-o-n-g stick, and then we pieced it back together for a photo (those are Bree’s 6 year old hands). It...