6 Tips for Surviving the Winter Doldrums
In which classical leaders provide advice for getting through the hardest part of the school year
More Tips for Homeschooling Dads (from homeschooling moms)
Last week we ran a post that featured 5 tips for homeschooling dads, all of which came from dads themselves. Well, we posed the same question to a group of homeschooling moms who we trust and admire and not surprisingly, these moms had some really great thoughts on the subject. Here is what they said,
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5 Tips for Homeschooling Dads, Part 1
The world of homeschooling is, so often, the world of women. While dad goes to work, mom teaches (and cleans and cooks disciplines and plays and so on and so forth). There are, of course, exceptions to every rule, but for the most part, hardworking and devoted moms do the majority of the teaching in
Announcing the Lost Tools of Writing Essay Contest
Featuring $800 in prize money
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Save 50% on Our 10 Most Popular Downloads of 2014
As we scanned our website data for 2014 we were intrigued by the downloaded talks that were most popular. Included in that list are talks by Andrew Kern, and Andrew Pudewa, and Cindy Rollins. Talks on assessment, latin, Greek Mythology, and homeschooling. Talks from our summer conferences and talks from our first ever regional conference.
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What is Mimetic Teaching?: A Lost Tools of Writing Excerpt
The following is an edited excerpted from the fifth edition of The Lost Tools of Writing. MIMETIC INSTRUCTION applies the Christian classical idea that humans learn and become virtuous by imitation. However, in classical theory imitation is a far cry from mere aping. Mimesis is an imitation, not of the outward form, but of the
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Win a copy of the NEW 5th Edition of the “Lost Tools of Writing”
Enter our LTW Photo Contest for your chance a win a copy of our forthcoming program – or one of several other great prizes
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2014 CiRCE Summer Institute Day 5
The following reflection is by attendee Tony Melton. Together this week, we exercised our vision of the Good. Without the communion of these beautiful souls, I could not have beheld the goodness of the Aeneid. By dancing on the surface of the story and digging deep into its themes and motifs, we unearthed the logos
2014 CiRCE Summer Institute Day 4
The following reflection is by attendee Joshua Leland “Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for there is not a second one to help him up!” — Ecclesiastes
2014 CiRCE Summer Institute Day 3
The following reflection is from Mindy Pickens, Summer Institute attendee from Oregon. This morning opened with participants reading aloud, in parts, the storm scene from Book One of the Aeneid, and I was palpably blessed. We fed the discussion with this question: “As you read through The Aeneid, is there an emotion that undergirds your
Classical Q&A with Dr. Chris Perrin
You have questions. He has answers. Send us your questions about classical education for Dr. Chris Perrin of Classical Academic Press and on June 17th we will record a video conversation in which Dr. Perrin responds to a selected number of those questions. We will then post that video here on our website’s media library.
Keep On
Around here the summer time is an incredibly busy season. We’re on the road a lot visiting schools, speaking at events, and generally trying to keep on. Thanks to you – our friends and like minded fellow soujourners – we can keep on explaining why classical education matters today more than ever and we can