Stick to Reading Levels?

by | Nov 22, 2010 | Reading Aloud

Recently I purchased a copy of George Washington’s World by Genevieve Foster. The recommended reading level begins at 4th grade, yet is seems like excellent read-aloud material. Is there a compelling reason why I should wait until my knowledge-level children are...

Studying History Chronologically?

by | Nov 20, 2010 | Classical Education, History

Hello Harvey and Laurie, Thanks so very much for the excellent overview in Teaching the Trivium of 10 things to do before your child is 10. I have been re-reading it and it helps bring me back to the essentials in our homeschooling. I do have a question to ask, do you...

Christian Filmmakers Holiday Contest

by | Nov 20, 2010 | Filmmakers

Holiday Video Contest On December 10, 2010 filmmakers around the world will produce a four-minute story on video. 48-hours later they will upload their video to YouTube. Judges will score entries on Story, Cinematography, Sound, Performance and Editing. For this...

Learning Logic

by | Nov 17, 2010 | Logic

Our family has very much enjoyed The Fallacy Detective and had planned to head into the Critical Thinking l and ll once we were finished. With the publication of The Thinking Toolbox what would be your recommendation on sequencing logic materials for a 13-year-old?...