by Laurie Bluedorn | Jul 13, 2015 | Classical Education, Homeschooling, Speech and Debate
Speech — A short introduction Debate — A short introduction; how to get started in debate; how to research a topic; and general rules for debate National Homeschool Speech and Debate organization Homeschool Speech and Debate Discussion Loop —...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Feb 19, 2013 | Reviews, Speech and Debate
A new homeschool civics curriculum. Homeschool Court by Deborah Burton Homeschool Court publishes a student worktext, teacher edition and case summaries to enable the average homeschool parent to organize a mock trial class. In addition to the fun of participating as...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Apr 3, 2011 | Language Arts, Speech and Debate
What’s in your toolbox? A writer’s toolbox would be incomplete without a variety of rhetorical devices. Rhetorical devices were first examined by the rhetoricians of ancient Greece. Writers and speakers have been honing these devices ever since in their search for...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 12, 2009 | Speech and Debate
Training Minds Ministry seeks to “train minds for action” as mandated in 1 Peter 1:13. Students and parent-coaches are trained in the arts of debate, extemporaneous speaking, apologetics and impromptu. The ministry hosts debate camps for competitors...