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Put on a heart of compassion
by Alexander Smellie The Hour of Silence 1899 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 "Put on a heart of compassion," says the wise apostle. Some elect and...
The Most Important Thing to Prepare for Parenthood
I recently came across the Trivium Pursuit materials on the internet, and they have revolutionized my understanding of homeschooling. Although I am not married yet, I have been seeking the best materials regarding raising up children to be holy and godly, as well as...
Homeschooling in South Africa — Feeling Overwhelmed
My wife and I are homeschooling our two kids - ages 9 & 6 - in South Africa. We are feeling so overwhelmed by the task that we're seriously considering enrolling them in mainstream school. I am very new to the trivium and know almost nothing about it. I am aware of...
How Would You Apply This to Your Life?
When the vessel is full you can put in no more. --William Bridge (1600-1670) What does this mean to you?
Ron Paul Curriculum Tip of the Week — Learning Tool
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. There are few educational tools more effective than a blog. Students should learn how to write. This skill takes practice. A blog site offers great practice. They learn how...
New Astronomy Curriculum
Astronomy and Astrophysics by Sarah Salviander New astronomy curriculum for ages 13 and up. This 36-week course covers the night sky, the solar system, stars, the Milky Way, the many galaxies in the observable universe, the origins of our universe, classical and...
Home School, Home Business
Ron Paul Curriculum Tip of the Week - May 17, 2014 Home School, Home Business Ryan Finlay has a great website. He teaches people how to start a simple home business: used clothes washer repair/sales. This business works for him. It takes very little money to start. It...
Make Us Peacemakers
C.H. Spurgeon was talking about strife in the church here, but we can easily apply the principle to any organization or group of people. "...The fire of strife is a terrible evil when it breaks out in a Christian church. ... Those who feed the fire deserve just...
New Lower Price on Contest List
Trivium Pursuit's List of National Contests and Exams Open to Homeschoolers This is an E-book. Trivium Pursuit's List of National Contests and Exams Open to Homeschoolers is the 2012 update of the contest list published in Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling...
Logic: 6 Elements of the Perfect Brainstorm
Critical Thinking Toolbox: How to Brainstorm by Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn Brainstorming is an essential part of critical thinking and a tool that people use to invent an idea, find a solution to a problem, or answer a question. Like: naming a puppy, or . ....
The small coins of love
J.R. Miller Evening Thoughts 1907 Be kind and compassionate to one another. Ephesians 4:32 We should be always kind. Nothing is more helpful than kindness. Nothing else does more to brighten the world and sweeten other lives. Kindnesses are the small coins of love. We...
Memorizing Ephesians
A Systematic Plan for Memorizing Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians Based on a Practical Plan for Dividing Paul’s Epistle to the Ephesians into Memorizable Chunks Following Harold W. Hoehner’s Outline of Ephesians by Don Potter
Reading Through the Bible in a Year
Two calendars for reading through the Bible in a year -- courtesy of Don Potter. "I pray that everyone who downloads this schedule from my website will find it as effective as I have in reading the OT once and the NT twice in a year." --Don Potter
Ron Paul Curriculum Tip of the Week – WorldCat: The Library Tool
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. With WorldCat, you can locate almost any book, and then have it sent to your local public library within days. With this tool, a student can research almost anything. All it...
The narcissist doesn’t care about your pain
Narcissistic Apologies by Dr. David Orrison "I recently read yet another statement by a well-known Christian leader confessing sin and asking for forgiveness. It was one of those apologies that leave you with a bad taste in your mouth. I would say that it was a...
Chorean War and Early Formal Academics
I was interested in the source for the section "The Chorean War" in Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style. I just recently was reading the book as suggested by a friend of mine in preparation for homeschooling my first-grade grandson. He...
Hilarious Logic
Dear Nathaniel and Hans, Just wanted to let you guys know... YOU'RE HILARIOUS!! I was an elementary school teacher at a Christian school for a few years, but started hanging around with homeschooled families in my church and realized many things about education. Now I...
Ron Paul Curriculum Tip of the Week – April 12, 2014 College: Cheaper Is Better
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Is college overpriced? Yes. Way overpriced. Can it be reformed? No. Accreditation and licensing by the government have created a gigantic cartel. Can parents and students...
My tongue is a great power
Refine it, and sweeten it, and sanctify it by Alexander Smellie The Hour of Silence, 1899 The tongue has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:21 For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to...
Hunter Bunny — #3 Munchkin
Only an angel is this happy after two hours in Joann Fabrics.
This week — nine free ebooks with any purchase
This week, with any purchase from the Trivium Pursuit catalog, you will receive (upon request) the following ebooks: 1. Trivium Pursuit's List of National Contests and Exams Open to Homeschoolers 2. Ancient Literature — Significant Excerpts from the Books of Classical...
Ron Paul Curriculum Tip of the Week – April 05, 2014 Common Core
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. The struggle over the imposition of federal testing standards for all public school children is heating up. Texas has the plug on this. Most states have not. I think you...
Review of The Thinking Toolbox
Review of The Thinking Toolbox on Amazon I am a homeschooling mom, and this school year has been very memorable because of the addition of two great books, The Fallacy Detective and The Thinking Toolbox, to our curriculum. I am amazed at how much my children and I...
New Edition of Webster Speller by Don Potter
Don Potter just published a new edition of Webster's 1908 Elementary Spelling Book. His title better reflects the true nature of the book, Noah Webster's Spelling Book Method for Teaching Reading and Spelling. He has spent years investigating how the syllabary was...
What the Bible says about the role of wives and why I disagree with the Pearls
Can you clarify specifically what counsel and religious views of the Pearls that you disagree with? Emily G. Doug Wilson outlines the theological views of the Pearls. Tim Challies writes about the theological and training issues. This blog post is about submission vs...
Against the Dorothy Sayers Movement
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Bluedorn, I purchased your book Teaching The Trivium recently and I think it's quite thorough and well researched. I think it's definitely one of the top five books meant to be in the list of reference books for those seeking to homeschool. I've been...
Communication Time-bomb
Here is a recipe for a communication disaster — four ingredients: 1. Excessive Negative Talk “Some people constantly complain and find fault. They seldom affirm or talk about positive virtues of other people. They rarely acknowledge the good things happening in the...
Please don’t wait till the kids have all moved out before you implement these suggestions
Suggestions on how to treat your adult children. 1. The majority of the time that you are talking with your adult child, you should be doing the listening, not the talking. Real and attentive listening. Respectful listening — not appearing to be listening or thinking...
Teaching Math Informally
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