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John 1:6-8 Exegetical Translation (XT)
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Interview with Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn
TOS: For those of our readers who don't know you very well, you have been homeschooling for several years. In fact, you had some unique experiences during your early years of homeschooling. What was life like for homeschoolers in Iowa in the 1970s? In a word: Jail!...
Interview with Johannah Bluedorn
Welcome to TOS magazine! I am sure you have heard this before, but your illustrations remind me of Tasha Tudor's. Were you in any way influenced by her artwork? I remember reading A is for Annabelle, which is one of Tasha Tudor's most popular books, when I was 7 years...
What Makes a Book Good
We do not want only to develop a love for reading in our children. We want to develop a love for reading good literature. We won’t develop an appetite for good food by feasting on junk food – and we carry that analogy over to literature. So how do we know what books...
Contests in Your Curriculum
Contests are an educational experience especially suited for homeschooled students. What can contests do for your child academically? Consider: Contests are great motivators. Envision a typical Homeschool assignment. Mom asks Henry to write a composition on What...
The Trivium and Charlotte Mason
Are the Classical Approach and the Charlotte Mason Approach two homeschool approaches so opposite from each other that they cannot be reconciled? Or is it possible to use a combination of these two approaches? Lets look at each of these approaches separately and see...
A Comparison of Different Methods and Approaches to Homeschooling
In Conjunction with The Trivium Matrix We will compare some of the different methods and approaches to Homeschooling with which many of us are already familiar. Before doing so, let us review the Trivium Model of Child Development. Children pass through several...
Research on the Teaching of Math
Formal Arithmetic at Age Ten, Hurried or Delayed? Provincialism is the word which we use to describe an opinion which is narrow and self-centered in perspective. Because the common practice in our culture in our day is to begin formal instruction in arithmetic as...
On Early Academics
I. Our Opinion of Unschooling How Misunderstandings Arise Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following . . . . Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, "Lord, and what shall this man do?" Jesus saith unto him, "If I will that he tarry till I come,...
Ten Things to Do with Your Child Before Age Ten
Introductory Remarks The goal of Classical Education is to give students the tools with which to learn on their own — to liberate them from the drudgery of task-performance and to make them independent scholars. In previous chapters we have: Explained how the trivium...
An Interview with Martin Luther On Classical Education
The Protestant denominations trace their origins back to Martin Luther, the Christian reformer. His reforms touched on many things, not the least of which was education. Here, cast into the form of an interview, and using his own characteristically forceful and...
Why Study Classical Languages?
Why Study Classical Languages? Test scores indicate that students who learn a foreign language have a much stronger grasp of English language skills. Tests also indicate that studying a foreign language sharpens the mind. Classical languages may prove the most...
What Is the Trivium?
The trivium organizes children's education into three Biblical categories. Knowledge is the facts - the dates in history, the data in science and the notes in music. Understanding organizes the facts into logical order - the reasons behind history, the theory of...
Why Classical School at Home?
The Question If parents wanted their children to have a good classical education, wouldn't their best option be a good Classical Christian school? Why would a parent choose homeschooling over a private Classical school? This question is especially timely. Classical...
Outcome-Based Education versus Trivium-Based Education
Part I ANCIENT PERSECUTION OF THE TRIVIUM On December 11, 361 Julian became Emperor of Rome. He immediately set out to restore the worship of the ancient gods. February 4, 362 he proclaimed religious "toleration," and moved to reopen the pagan temples. He had learned...
Three Pillars of Classical Education
The Return to Classical Education How can you prepare your children for the real tests of life? How can you give them a strong Christian education? Many homeschool parents are re-discovering these goals in Classical Education. Consider the following three pillars of...
Definition for Classical Education
Those who incorporate the reading of ancient classical authors, and declare this to be of the very essence of any education which could be styled as Classical, are actually referring to what might better be called a Classical Humanist Education. We do not mean to call...
Homeschools Should Increase, and Classrooms Should Decrease
Selected and Condensed from "Should Christians Prefer a Classroom School?," Chapter Three of Teaching the Trivium by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn. Copyright September 2001. All rights reserved. We should all agree that Christian parents are to follow Biblical order by...
Four Approaches to the Study of Ancient Literature
The purpose of this article is to help Christians to develop their own Biblical approach to evaluating literature. We cannot describe every possible approach, but we will briefly describe three common approaches to the study of classical literature, then we will...
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter Year 2005-Part 3
From: Kari L. Shivvers Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 Dear Laurie and Harvey, This short article was sent down our homeschooling loop a few days ago, and I thought it was one interesting way to handle the socialization fallacy. Thank you for the additional information that...
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter Year 2005-Part 2
From: Tanya Preble Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 When I first told my daughters ages 14 & 16 that they were going to study logic you should have heard the groans! We are just starting Lesson 13 in The Fallacy Detective and I'm not hearing any more groans from them. I...
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter Year 2005-Part 1
Review by MidwestBookReview.com The Story of Mr. Pippin by Johannah Bluedorn The Story of Mr. Pippin is a heartwarming picturebook about the relationship between a young girl and Mr. Pippin, an orphan raccoon that she rescued. The foods he ate and the time he shared...
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter Year 2004-Part 3
From: Don Potter Subject: Ruth in Hebrew Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004 Dear Harvey, I just published Dr. Louis Tyler's recording of the Hebrew text of Ruth. This will be great for home school parents teaching their children to read Hebrew. Bible College and Seminary students...
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter Year 2004-Part 2
Peace After a Storm by John Newton When darkness long has veil'd my mind, And smiling day once more appears; Then, my Redeemer, then I find The folly of my doubts and fears. Straight I upbraid my wand'ring heart, And blush that I should ever be Thus prone to act so...
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter Year 2004-Part 1
Preventing Rudeness in Homeschooled Children by Barbara Frank (used with permission) My family has gotten to know a lot of great kids over the course of our 14 years of homeschooling. We've found homeschooled kids to be generally pleasant, smart, and independent. ...
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter Year 2003-Part 3
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 From: Joan O. Ham >>We have a rule in our home...if a game is all luck and no strategy, it doesn't come home. As you can imagine, we own just a select few, high-quality games and we are in need of some variety without sacrificing quality....
Best of Homeschooling with the Trivium Newsletter Year 2003-Part 2
From: Clay Lin Subject: Homeschool Greek Dear Mr. Bluedorn, I have just received Homeschool Greek and I am delighted to find out it is as good, if not much better, as advertised. Thank you very much for publishing such a great material for studying biblical Greek, I...