Trivium Pursuit Blog
Classical Homeschooling Peer Pressure
I am searching to know why I ought to teach my children Greek and Roman mythology -- including memorizing the names of the Greek and Roman gods, reading literature such as the Iliad and Odyssey, as well as many other works written by the Roman Empire writers,...
God is greatly honored when under trial and chastening we have good thoughts of Him
The Faithfulness of God The apprehension of this blessed truth will preserve us from worry. To be full of care, to view our situation with dark forebodings, to anticipate the morrow with sad anxiety, is to reflect upon the faithfulness of God. He who has cared for His...
Classical Q&A
Q. My oldest child, a girl age twelve, is having a hard time working independently. She has a difficult time reading directions or explanations, and understanding what is required from her. She will read through her math lesson, then tell me she doesn’t get it....
His brain becomes as soft as cheese
Dear Laurie, My husband and I recently adopted my sixteen-year-old nephew. This is a likable young man who does not get into trouble, is easy-going, and has been raised as a Christian. He has, however, quite possibly the laziest mind I have ever seen. I suspect that...
Bless the Lord: The 103rd Psalm
No, these aren't my grandchildren -- they're the winners of one of our Trivium Pursuit contests. They seem to be enjoying their prize -- Bless the Lord: The 103rd Psalm by Johannah Bluedorn Stanford.
God will not remove the temptation, till we remove the occasion
"The devil counts a fit occasion half a conquest, for he knows that the corrupt nature hath a seed-plot for all sin, which being drawn forth and watered by some sinful occasion, is soon set a-work to the producing of death and destruction. God will not remove the...
Read-Alouds for the Very Young
QUESTION: Can you suggest some quality books to read to the very young (0-3)? --Sudi Kate The Bike Lesson by Stan and Jan Berenstain Love You Forever by Robert Munsch and Sheila McGraw God's Names by Sally Michael The Very Hungry Caterpillar and others by Eric Carle...
Yes, You Can Teach Music in Your Homeschool
Article by Gerald Crawford Music can play a very important part in many people’s lives and while it is enjoyable to listen to and to play, it can also offer theraputic benefits as well. If you can introduce music at an early age, then your children will become more...
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...
Memory Work
Dear Fellow Laborer, I have 4 young children ages 9, 7, almost 5, and 2 1/2 years. Every morning after breakfast we gather for our devotion time where we sing whatever hymn we're learning, we pray together around the coffee table, then we read our devotional and...
Read-Aloud Suggestions for Little Boys
Shasta of the Wolves by Olaf Baker Black Fox of Lorne by Marquerite De Angeli The Wheel on the School by Meindert De Jong and Maurice Sendak The 21 Balloons by William Pene Du Bois The Matchlock Gun by Walter Edmonds Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marquerite...
Suggestions to Combat Homeschool Burnout
We hear a lot today about burnout in homeschooling. ... 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 anything. The...
Here I Raise My Ebenezer
Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, and named it Ebenezer; for he said, "Thus far the LORD has helped us." So the Philistines were subdued and did not again enter the territory of Israel; the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines...
Ron Paul Opposing Viewpoints: Building a Fence and Amnesty
Paul voted in favor of the H.R. 6061 Secure Fence Act, legislation that involved building a wall on the border. Yet, he repeatedly says he’s against building fences in the south. Did he flip flop on his views? Bills are rarely written or passed with just one objective...
Ron Paul Opposing Viewpoints: Earmarks
In 2008 both Paul and Rick Perry appealed to the Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman on behalf of NRG energy, wanting to see the company receive part of the $18.5 billion in subsidies marked aside for nuclear development. Although he was against the original 2005 vote...
John Newton’s Letter
My dear friend, My wife has been very ill. But we are growing older, and may expect that as years increase--infirmities will increase also. Yet we are in His hands--and they are merciful hands. His Word still gives us encouragement to trust in Him, and call upon Him...
The Munchkin Turns Three
Starting Logic
Thank you for writing The Fallacy Detective. My boys were dreading logic. I overheard them skimming through your book, and they were so excited to get started. At their request, we are starting today rather than waiting till the fall. (FYI - They LOVE Calvin and...
Why I Am Endorsing Mitt Romney For President (And Not Ron Paul)
I wish I had written this. From the Daily Paul I understand that there are a number of Republicans (including Yours Truly) who are currently campaigning to become delegates to the Republican National Convention who have formerly expressed support for the presidential...
The real test of spiritual focus is being able to bring your mind and thoughts under control
My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers Is Your Ability to See God Blinded? February 10 Lift up your eyes on high, and see who has created these things . . . —Isaiah 40:26 The people of God in Isaiah’s time had blinded their minds’ ability to see God by looking...
Our Trip to California
The Munchkin keeping Grandpa occupied as we wait for the plane. Grammy got selected for special screening at the airport. The Munchkin's first time on an airplane. Finally, an In-N-Out burger. My three California kids. Me and Harvey going to Malibu Beach with...
Thoughtful, Sleepless, Loving Care
Weekday Religion by J. R. Miller, 1880 There is no comfort like the fact of God's infinite, unchanging and eternal love for us! If we can but get this truth into our minds and hearts -- it will sustain us in every trial. All the universe is under God's personal sway,...
From a Friend
I wanted to thank you for publishing Teaching the Trivium. It is tried and true in the philosophy of homeschooling! Particularly concerning delaying formal math (our oldest is 6 years) and reading aloud. What fun reading aloud is! Just finished unabridged Swiss Family...
Why I’m following the Bible and supporting Ron Paul
I'm not into politics. I'm supporting Ron Paul because I want to follow the Bible. Romans 13:1-2 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever...
Trivium Pursuit will be giving away 7 ebooks on May 4-10
In conjunction with Homeschool Freebie of the Day, Trivium Pursuit will be giving away 7 ebooks on May 4-10. Vocabulary Bridges from English to Latin and Greek by Harvey Bluedorn Ancient Literature -- Significant Excerpts from Books of Classical Authors Which You Can...
Remarks at Tamzon Melos Memorial
We come into this world with nothing of substance. The first thing given to us is a body. We leave this world with nothing of substance. The last thing taken from us is our body. We are not our body. We cry when we enter this world while everyone else may be smiling....
Toodles in Africa
We took a few photos of my daughter Sarah just outside the village of Iriba here on the edge of the Sahara Desert in Chad. This is one of the tanks that have been abandoned, likely due to lack of fuel, during one of the military advances against the government during...
Bear a smile about with you
Cultivate a cheerful disposition; endeavor, as much as lies in you, always to bear a smile about with you; recollect that this is as much a command of God as that one which says, "Thou shalt love the Lord with all thy heart." Let us take the pure gold of thankfulness...
Homeschool Endorsements of Ron Paul
Bill and Mary Pride "I am for Ron Paul because he is the only candidate who is actually willing to stand for Constitutional government and an end to our breakneck dash towards national bankruptcy, because he is right that America cannot afford to be the world's...
10-Copy Giveaway of Teaching the Trivium
A 10-copy giveaway of our book Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style this week! You can read a review of the book and enter here, widget on top right of review.