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The author recounts a student's desire to use summaries for reading The Oresteia, sparking a discussion on the value of deep engagement with primary texts versus shortcuts in classical education.
This interview explores how theater teacher Lea Marshall integrates play and classical methods in her high school classroom, offering insights for educators and parents interested in arts-based learning.
A student submission explaining the principles and practices of classical education, framed as a letter to a friend. It outlines the core tenets of the approach and how it is implemented in practice.
The article offers practical strategies for integrating Latin into a homeschool curriculum through consistent daily habits and accessible resources. It provides actionable advice for parents seeking to strengthen language skills within a faith-based educational framework.
When AI makes information instantly accessible, the history teacher's real task becomes harder: helping students reason carefully, evaluate sources, and think critically.
Nina Berler reports on what works when teachers tackle the pervasive 'I'm not a writer' belief — practical classroom strategies that hold high expectations while making the process of writing feel genuinely accessible to students.
Classical Conversations addresses the common objection that Latin is a 'dead language' — explaining how studying Latin builds grammatical structure, vocabulary roots, and the kind of precise linguistic reasoning that transfers across disciplines.
Dr. Matthew Bianco makes the case for dictation as a living classical practice — not rote transcription, but a disciplined attunement to the rhythms of excellent prose that trains literary taste alongside mechanics.
Drawing on Charlotte Mason's concept of 'the democracy of the dead,' Dr. Matthew Bianco argues that studying Latin is an act of loving our distant neighbors across time. Classical language study cultivates attentiveness to human voices across centuries, building the kind of moral imagination that Charlotte Mason believed was the true purpose of education.
Classical schools are among the fastest-growing segment of American private and charter education. The reasons why reveal deep dissatisfaction with progressive educational trends.
A homeschooling parent shares a practical strategy for encouraging young adult reading habits within a Charlotte Mason and classical education framework, offering actionable advice for families aiming to foster a lifelong love of books.
Robert C. Thornett argues that classical education, grounded in the Western liberal arts tradition and great texts, uniquely prepares students for democratic citizenship by cultivating shared cultural understanding and virtue. The approach fosters nuanced discourse about conflicting viewpoints while engaging timeless questions about leadership and the common good.
Historian, educator, and homeschooling advocate best known as the co-author of The Well-Trained Mind, the definitive guide to classical home education. Bauer holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from William & Mary and homeschooled her own four children through high school.
A community-based classical homeschool program operating in all 50 US states and 50+ countries. Families meet weekly in small class groups while parents serve as lead learners alongside their children.
A vast free library of media resources — videos, interactive tools, lesson plans, and primary sources — curated by PBS for educators and homeschooling families across all subject areas and grades K–12.
A publisher of classical curriculum materials including Latin, logic, rhetoric, and history programs used widely by classical homeschoolers. Also publishes the well-regarded 'Teaching from Rest' and hosts the Scholé Academy for live online classical coursework.
A practical, candid overview of eight popular homeschooling approaches — including Classical, Charlotte Mason, Eclectic, Unschooling, and more — with honest pros, cons, and guidance for families deciding which style fits their children and lifestyle.
Simply Charlotte Mason demonstrates the heart of Charlotte Mason's 'living books' philosophy — what makes a book truly 'alive' with ideas versus a dry textbook — with read-aloud examples across history, science, and literature so parents can hear the difference for themselves.
Education Next profiles the Classical Learning Test (CLT), a college admissions test designed around the Western canon and classical education values, examining whether it offers a genuine alternative to the SAT/ACT for classically educated students and the growing number of colleges aligned with classical or faith-based academic traditions.
A clear, substantive explanation of the classical trivium — grammar, logic, and rhetoric — and how these three stages map to different developmental periods in childhood. The video explains why classical educators prioritize narrative, memorization, and dialectic at different ages, and how this differs fundamentally from skill-and-drill approaches.
A clear, accessible introduction to the three-stage trivium model at the heart of classical education: the Grammar stage (knowledge absorption), the Logic stage (critical thinking and analysis), and the Rhetoric stage (persuasive expression) — with practical examples of how each maps to different developmental periods.
A practical guide to the eight main homeschooling approaches — classical, Charlotte Mason, unschooling, Montessori, unit studies, school-at-home, eclectic, and hybrid. While some families use one approach exclusively, most wind up with a combination that works best for their children's learning styles and their family's values.
Sarah Mackenzie makes the compelling case that reading aloud together is one of the most powerful and lasting investments parents can make — building vocabulary, empathy, love of learning, and family connection simultaneously. Packed with practical guidance and hundreds of book recommendations for every age.
The definitive guide to classical home education by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise. Drawing on the trivium — grammar, logic, and rhetoric — it lays out a complete K-12 curriculum framework organized by the three stages of childhood development, with detailed subject-by-subject guidance, book lists, and practical scheduling advice for homeschooling parents.
Sarah Mackenzie addresses the anxiety, overwhelm, and burnout that many homeschooling parents experience, drawing on the classical concept of scholé (restful, unhurried learning) to argue that a peaceful, intentional approach is not only better for parents but produces deeper, more lasting learning in children.
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