Category Archives: Grammar

Classical Writing Series Finished

Well, after many years-Aesop came out in 1998-the Classical Writing series is finally finished through high school. We started somewhere around 1996 or 1997 (not sure) and we plugged away at a pace that allowed our children to use our … Continue reading

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Planning for your High School School Year

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Fall is just around the corner. Some schools have aleady started up again. Others of us are waiting till after Labor Day. I was getting rather nostalgic when planning for this fall. It was 20 years ago that I began … Continue reading

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Consistency

To be consistent is to constantly adhering to the same principles, course, or form. That is what www.dictionary.com tells me. In this blog I will discuss homeschooling of little kids, mostly, but the broader principles here apply K-12, and perhaps … Continue reading

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Dictation in elementary school

🙂 The copybook post was so very popular, I thought would follow it up with a post on dictation. Copybook allows the student to study a passage, note the spelling and mechanics, and reproduce the piece accurately in his or … Continue reading

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The Use of the Pronoun ‘One’

Today’s blog will deal with the nuances of grammar. 🙂 Take a look at the following sentences. 1. I should always think of others before I think of myself. 2. You should always think of others before you think of … Continue reading

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New School Year – Priorities

The new school year is upon us. I start tomorrow at my university. Believe me, while I love my job, I miss those days when my 4 were at home, we would get up, pray together, read the Bible, then … Continue reading

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Essay Writing Part I

I want to spend a couple of blogs on essay writing, to just lay a foundation for how we get our students to become good writers. (I still owe the final blog on the True, the Good, and the Beautiful, … Continue reading

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