Momofsix shows us a fun way to introduce children to the art of library research.

Spunky’s baby loves to study Hebrew

The crabapple tree in the D Fender yard, taken by K Fender.

I am preparing to teach an intro to logic course to my seventh graders this fall, and all four of them are excited about it. I have never taught logic, and all that I have learned came from Martin Cothran’s Traditional Logic. I’m trying to go through Introduction to Logic by Nance and Wilson, but […]

David Pippin and his nieces and nephew

Written 17 April 2002 Did we do school today? No, the school chairs sat empty and the phonics book lay untouched on the bookshelf. There are simply some days that were not meant to be school days. God did not design little boys to sit inside on a sunny 90 degree April day writing spelling […]

What books are important to have on your own personal library shelf? I’m not referring to curriculum, but to reference books — books you will need no matter which curriculum you use. Here is a short list of books we could not do without: 1. The Nelson Study Bible NKJV 2. Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary […]

I shared with my friend the freedom I experience in teaching our children using your application of the classical approach. The rigid school day made way for reading time. We still do all the other things, but in the way you suggest it and it works (now just to find the proper books that will […]

Just saw your article on pronunciation. I was happy to see Horrock’s listed but disappointed not to see it digested, though your article was dated 2006 and you took the time to list many redundant books basically quoting each other. It’s pretty clear how Greek was pronounced in the first century, if one looks at […]

Nate and Hans in our front yard