Experiment in “Auction By Blog”

by | Dec 8, 2007 | Pie Auction

Before we post pictures of the pie auction/barn dance benefit which was held for the Moeller family on Sunday and tell you how much money was raised (you will be astounded!!) we have some business to finish up. A friend who lives in Saudi Arabia donated several Middle...

Reading Classical Literature

by | Dec 7, 2007 | Literature

The authors of a particular classical education book suggest reading Dante, Chaucer, and Beowulf in the second grade. I didn’t read these until high school. What do you recommend? C.S. I have your book Teaching the Trivium but I do not seem to be able to find...

Teaching thinking is not a curriculum.

by | Dec 7, 2007 | Logic

People who can’t or don’t read and who spend their free time watching TV and movies, playing video and computer games, and otherwise spend their lives seeking entertainment will not be able to think critically. Jane Healy’s two books Endangered...