classical education

  • “Do The Next Thing”: A Curriculum

    Image: Neil Cooper “Classical relaxed unschooling” sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? But it describes our CURRENT style of homeschooling so well. Notice I said CURRENT; I’m not the same homeschooler I used to be when we got started 18+ years… Continue reading

  • A Rationale for Latin

    Just a quick note — Latin discussion at one of my homeschooling moms’ group and the question came up: Why Latin? What are your end goals? My answer: My end goal was simple: for my kids to develop an appreciation… Continue reading

  • Fifteen Will Do

    It hasn’t even been here a week. And one doesn’t even need thirty minutes a day. Fifteen will do. Fifteen minutes of this gives one enough practice and knowledge to read fifteen minutes of this: Continue reading

  • Sentence Diagramming Helps

    One skill that I believe my children should learn is diagramming sentences. When they diagram sentences, I can see how the lightbulbs come on and they understand better. Diagramming helps them not just in their English and Latin lessons, but… Continue reading