Trivium Pursuit Blog
Sit By Me, Mom
Is it necessary for my child to do all his schoolwork on his own? I sit on the couch with my 10-year-old son and help him with the introduction to his assignments. For example, with his math lessons, I go through the lesson with him (takes us five minutes), and then...
Should Students be Taught to Spot Logical Fallacies?
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Should Students be Taught to Spot Logical Fallacies? It would certainly come in handy during the political season... by Annie Holmquist As the particularly contentious and...
Read these 100-year-old books
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Books by John Buchan (1875-1940) are the kind that if you read one, you WILL read them all. We started with The 39 Steps which is the first book in the Richard Hannay series....
Essential Oils for a Wonderful Smelling Home
If you have ever considered learning more about essential oils, you might want to take advantage of this special offer available from me for the next 24 hours. For the next 24 hours, you can buy the Young Living Premium Starter Kit for $144 (original cost is $160 plus...
Archer & Zowie — a small, but feisty, story about two kids on an adventure
Archer & Zowie by Hans Bluedorn Chapter 1: The Teleportee Somewhere on this Earth, there is a pile of hills. They are covered in grass and sprinkled with trees. Ambling through them is a road. At the end of the road is a subdivision. At the end of the subdivision is a...
Ancient History Sale This Week
Ancient History from Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn — on sale this week for $16 (normally $28) In addition, if you purchase Ancient History from Primary Sources, you will receive free, upon request, Ancient Literature — Significant...
How can children be self-taught in art?
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Question: How can children be self-taught in art? Answer: It's in the area of art that homeschooling can show itself to be especially valuable. Here are some of the things we...
Howard Pyle — Author and Illustrator
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Over the years we have read numerous books by Howard Pyle, and I would like to share with you some of our thoughts on these most exciting and interesting volumes. We were...
Homeschooling Without Co-ops, Online Classes or Tutors… Does It Work?
"Recently a friend, who is nearing the end of her homeschooling years, shared that she taught her sons with no co-ops, no lesson plans, and no professional teachers or courses of study. Just three boys and their books doing their daily school work at the kitchen...
It is the exercise of the soul under unbelief that shows the existence of spiritual life
A Peculiar People by J.C. Philpot "...But all God's family, each according to their measure, have spiritual exercises. Sometimes, for instance, they are powerfully exercised with unbelief; that is, the unbelief of their hearts so powerfully works in their carnal mind,...
Why “late to read” is not always a problem by Daniel Foucachon
Late to read? Why that’s not always a problem. BY DANIEL FOUCACHON "I would like to tell you something about my mother and about me. Homeschooling mothers have to be self-sacrificial, hard-working, and patient. I want to share how these qualities in my mother blessed...
Selling our collection of costume, reenactment and theater apparel
We're selling the last of our collection of costume, reenactment and theater apparel. Vintage 3-piece uniform -- it looks like WW2 or Korean Army, coat 38S, pants inseam 29. $40 Vintage USAAF A-11A Flight Trousers - Intermediate, Flying. Manufactured 1945 by Stagg...
Selling last of the costume, reenactment and theater apparel
We're selling the last of our collection of costume, reenactment and theater apparel. Vintage 3-piece uniform -- it looks like WW2 or Korean Army, coat 38S, pants inseam 29. $75 Vintage USAAF A-11A Flight Trousers - Intermediate, Flying. Manufactured 1945 by Stagg...
It’s time to sell the costumes
UPDATE: ALL SOLD We're selling our collection of costume, reenactment and theater apparel. Most all the items are hand-made, authentic reproductions. SOLD Authentic reproduction Victorian riding jacket, size 6-8, hand-made, never worn, good condition, $20 SOLD...
Read to your child
Imparting fluency in foreign languages
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Most American high schools teach foreign languages, yet few American high school graduates are fluent in these languages. This is nothing new. Back in 1939, the great...
The Tuttle Twins and the Creature from Jekyll Island
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. What kind of creature can steal your money? Join Ethan and Emily Tuttle in their exciting third adventure, as they uncover the curious mystery of how a powerful creature is...
Hands Free Mama Give-Away
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. UPDATE: Our winner is Stephanie McClure! We have three items given to us by Hands Free Mama Rachel Macy Stafford to give away. 'House Rules' Print 'Live Hands Free' Bracelet...
Continually connected to an electronic device — Hands Free Mama blogger Rachel Macy Stafford reveals habits for living and loving
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Earlier, I told you about Rachel Stafford's first book Hands Free Mama: A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What...
Ancient literature you can read to your ten-year-old
Here is an excerpt from the textbook Ancient History from Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn. A Few General Comments on Authors and Literature Many persons begin in classical literature with the fables of Aesop (Greek) and Avianus...
If I know Him at all, I must love Him
C.H. Spurgeon Morning and Evening October 14th — Morning Reading I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord. — Philippians 3:8 Spiritual knowledge of Christ will be a personal knowledge. I cannot know Jesus through another...
Scheduling and Time Lines
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. I have a few practical questions. In your 10 things before age 10 article, you lay out a routine for how the day might go. But did you have any kind of lesson plan for the...
Blind fate and chance are excluded
God's perfect wisdom in the management of our affairs by James Buchanan The Lord reigns. Psalm 97:1 The Bible lays a solid ground for our comfort when it assures us that all things are under the government of God. He superintends the affairs of this world, both as the...
A law repugnant to the Constitution is void
I know of no other high school curriculum that offers two years of business training.
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. My curriculum has launched a one-year course on starting a home business. Next term there will be a second year's course. I know of no other high school curriculum that...
No case is hopeless while Jesus lives
Morning and Evening Daily Readings by C.H. Spurgeon September 17 Morning Bring him unto me. Mark 9:19 Despairingly, the poor disappointed father turned away from the disciples to their Master. His son was in the worst possible condition, and all means had failed, but...
Hope Is
Hope is a virgin of a fair and clear countenance; her proper seat is upon the earth, her proper object is in heaven. Faith is her attorney-general, prayer her solicitor, patience her physician, charity her almoner, thankfulness her treasure, confidence her...
Is there one of these in your life? Narcissism: the new epidemic
Narcissists want power, are egotistical and abusive, lovable, extraverted, but, they don’t make good leaders. "...One of the best places to spot narcissism is at the top of a company or a public organization. The narcissism can be detected by being sensitive to...
It’s all about me and don’t you dare forget it
Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is one of several types of personality disorders. "The essential features of a personality disorder are impairments in personality (self and interpersonal) functioning and the presence of pathological personality traits."...
Volume Two of Art Curriculum Now Available
Trivium Pursuit’s newest curriculum is now available — What Do You See? A Child’s First Introduction to Art, Volume Two [Kindle Edition] by Laurie Bluedorn. This 36-page ebook can be purchased on Amazon for $2.99. The pdf version will be available soon at Trivium...