by Laurie Bluedorn | Apr 12, 2006 | Homeschooling
How Great a Debtor shares with us a quote on what Mortimer J. Adler (author of How to Read a Book and many others) has written on the subject of reading readiness.
by Laurie Bluedorn | Apr 11, 2006 | Classical Education, Homeschooling
This is my 3rd year homeschooling my sons. They are in 2nd, 5th, and 6th grades. I have been slowly trying to incorporate some of the principles of classical education into our homeschool effort. For example, we have begun the study of Latin this year. I am...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Apr 8, 2006 | Homeschooling
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by Laurie Bluedorn | Apr 3, 2006 | About Our Family, Homeschooling
A reader asked about what homeschooling was like while living in Iowa in the 1970’s and early 80’s. In a word: Jail! The states of Iowa and North Dakota were the last two hold-outs on making homeschooling legal. In the late 70’s, when we were...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Mar 29, 2006 | Homeschooling
Dear Laurie, I can’t figure out what grade levels relate to the age levels in Teaching the Trivium. I originally plugged in grade 4, 5, 6 for the Later Knowledge chart; 7 – 9 for the Understanding Level chart; and 10 – 12 for the Wisdom Level chart....
by Laurie Bluedorn | Mar 22, 2006 | Homeschooling
YOU ASK ME WHY? Virginia Birt Baker (1979) [Home-schooling mother of four, 1972-1987] You ask me why I teach my children at home with Christian textbooks and Christian values? Well, now, that’s a good question. I know what you’re thinking. The public...
