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Beginning writers write by doing copywork. My students enjoyed copywork in the early elementary years. Each got to pick a lined composition bound notebook from the office supply store. Each got to choose a piece of fabric to cover the … Continue reading
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
I often get emails and postings on our message boards that ask: “how long must I spend daily teaching this to my student? I am a busy mom, I have a toddler and a baby and I do not have … Continue reading
“Beauty is a terrible and awful thing! It is terrible because it has not been fathomed and never can be fathomed, for God sets us nothing but riddles. Here the boundaries meet and all contradictions exist side by side.” ― … Continue reading
I ran across this article recently, and just felt that every homeschooler should read this, especially those who teach Latin. http://community.middlebury.edu/~harris/LatinBackground/SilentReading.html It is written by a Latin professor, and he is discussing how the ancients always read everything aloud, where … Continue reading
So what are we up to this summer at Classical Writing? Advanced Poetry is on the front burner here. This book is already written, and currently in its last stages of editing. It is a one semester high school level … Continue reading
I read this quote in a book this week, and it resonated with me so much I chose to post it here as a quickie blog: “On my list of maladaptive practices that make writing harder, Not Outlining is pretty … Continue reading