Grammar as Remembering (Part 2 in Stratford Caldecott series)
In my first post about Stratford Caldecott’s book Beauty in the Word: Rethinking the Foundations of Education, I stated his thesis: …
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“At the feet of truth one must erect love; at the foundations, low in the ground, it will take root…
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We’re humming along in the school year now and I can see clearly what is working well and what is…
View ArticleLogic as Finding Truth and Order in the Universe (Part 3 in Stratford...
In this third part in my series on Stratford Caldecott’s book Beauty in the Word, I’m going to look at Caldecott’s…
View ArticleRhetoric: Liberating Others to Choose the Good (Part 4 in Stratford Caldecott...
In this (very irregular!) series, I’ve been considering Stratford Caldecott’s view of the trivium. I’ve covered Grammar (the first liberal art),…
View ArticleHow I Teach Writing to Very Young Children
Writing is probably my favorite subject to teach. I’m developing a new writing class for children in grades 3 to 5, so…
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Many parents are beginning to feel an unease about the Common Core’s affect on their child’s education and the unfolding…
View ArticleWhy I’m Switching to a Catholic History Curriculum
The time has come. After 14 years of using the popular history curriculum The Story of the World (with a couple of breaks and…
View Article3 Best History Options for Catholic Homeschoolers
In my last post I explained why after many years of using Susan Wise Bauer’s 4 volume history series, The…
View ArticleBeyond the Book of Centuries: the Century Chart and the Table of Centuries
Our children encounter so very many people, places, and events when they are studying history. How are they to remember…
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