Susan Wise Bauer
How to Award a P.E. Credit
Take the P.E. requirement as a chance to encourage your student into more thoughtful eating, and more regular physical activity, and you can end the year with a healthier, more energetic child.
Goals for Each Stage of Science Learning
How should you set objectives for advancement in classical learning?
Why Diagramming Matters
Diagramming isn’t an arcane assignment designed to torture the student. It forces students to clarify their thinking, fix their sentences, and put grammar to use in the service of writing—which is, after all, what grammar is for.
What About Journaling?
If your student enjoys journaling, carry on. But if he or she complains, stalls, or cries, pitch out the journal and go back to doing narration, copywork, and dictation
Do I Need to Go Back to Phonics?
How well does your student understand phonics? Could that cause problems down the road in advanced units?
Combining History and Literature: Why and How
The ultimate goal of combining history and literature study is a greater understanding of our own civilization, country, and place in time, stemming from an understanding of what has come before us.
When Should I Use Online Classes?
When is the best time to give some outside approaches for learning?
Conceptual & Procedural Math: What’s the Difference?
As soon as you start reviewing math curricula, you’ll run across the phrase “conceptual math.” What is conceptual math (and why should you care)?
Lifelong Learning – Educating Ourselves: Audio Workshop
You’re a grown-up now (unless you are a kid viewing
