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Category Archives: Classical Conversations
A Threesome of Lessons Learned from Circe Institute Conference 2013
Last week I drove down to Baltimore to attend the Circe Institute Conference, an annual gathering for classical educators interested in joining the dialogue about what it means to educate creatures Imago Dei (made in the image of God). This … Continue reading
Posted in Practical Tutor
Tagged Andrew Kern, assessment, Circe Institute, Circe Institute conference 2013, mentor, poesy, tutor
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Much Ado about Lost Tools of Writing
The classical writing program, The Lost Tools of Writing, is teaching me to write. I have studied it on my own and I have been attending a class. I have watched my son wrestle with the classical writing skills in … Continue reading
Classical Conversations’ Challenge B
Exactly four years ago in the restless discontent between winter and spring, my good friend Marcia persuaded me to consider becoming a tutor for a Challenge program in Classical Conversations. I was ready to chuck textbooks, to which I had … Continue reading
The Practical Tutor III
I got this idea when I visited Christy Bradley’s home this summer. To keep track of her sons’ assignments, she meets individually with them one evening each week to break up their work for the next four days. I do … Continue reading
Practical Tutor 2
What is the best way to prepare this summer for a year of tutoring Challenge B in Classical Conversations? Make yourself familiar with the Guide, poring over it so you know what is coming. Then set aside time to study. … Continue reading
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Writing Letters
Attention, my two readers! Letters from Heart’s Content has been brought under new management. (That’s still me.) I am making some changes around here and blogging is a part of it. I have kept a journal since I was 14 … Continue reading
Posted in Classical Conversations, Practical Tutor, Writing about writing
Tagged homeschool, journal, tutor
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Can anything good come out of Vermont?
Years ago, when Vermont had a Christian homeschool state organization, its president asked me why it was so hard to find people willing to serve as leaders. A mother of small children at the time, I figured it was the … Continue reading
Posted in Classical Conversations
Tagged Challenge B, Classical Conversations, leadership, Mock Trial, Vermont
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Letters from Heart's Content 