Normal Nobility
“Half a league half a league, Half a league onward,” So starts one of the most famous poems in English Literature. Famous, yes, and these days debunked. What is...
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Mr. Gradgrind and the Ghost of Education Past
Recently I blogged about the mistake of always trying to make learning fun. But since I generally ride a horse by falling off first one side and then the other, I am...
Read MoreKids Just Wanna Have Fun?
If we decide to take classical education as our model of teaching does that mean that some modern teaching ideas and methods are anathema to us? Yes. I thought it...
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The Power of Metaphor
Reading through The Bible and the Task of Teaching by David I. Smith and John Shortt has me thinking about the power of metaphor. It doesn’t take much to do...
Read MoreEverything Is Going To Be Alright
One of the hardest parts of homeschooling, if not THE hardest part, is the interruptions. Life happens. For some reason if you have your kids in a traditional school...
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