by Laurie Bluedorn | Feb 9, 2015 | Counseling
Please read this article. In the end, Emily did not want to tell me how her husband was a big culprit in Sara’s rebellion because Emily felt hopeless that Ryan would ever change. Rather than being honest to me about the situation, she presented it as teen rebellion...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Feb 9, 2015 | Classical Education, Homeschooling, Reading Aloud
”Am I doing enough?” “I lie in bed at night and dread the thought of starting school
the next day.” “A life of drudgery is not what I envisioned a few short
months ago.” “It’s such a struggle to get the kids to do...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 24, 2015 | Children's Books, Classical Education, Reading Aloud, Reviews
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. You know when you sometimes look at a homeschooling mom and want to be a fly on the wall and take a peek at ‘how she does it’? Seriously, what laundry system does she use?...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 24, 2015 | Classical Education, History, Literature
Aulus Gellius (c. 125 – after 180 AD) — A Roman whose only book, Attic Nights, is a compilation of notes on grammar, geometry, philosophy, history and many other subjects. Attic Nights Book 7, Chapter 3 An account, taken from the works of Tubero, of a serpent of...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 24, 2015 | Classical Education, History, Literature
Aulus Gellius (c. 125 – after 180 AD) Attic Nights Book 10, Chapter 8 That among the ignominious punishments which were inflicted upon soldiers was the letting of blood; and what seems to be the reason for such a penalty. 1 This also was a military punishment in old...
