college requirements seem to run the show at this stage
We began classically educating two years ago. I started my oldest out on a four year chronological history study plan, but now that she'll be entering her junior year next year it seems that college...
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Yes, I also have felt frustrated, thinking that Im not able to do classical education properly because of graduation requirements and, even more so, time and family constraints. I found it helpful to...
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Thank you,Lori, for your reply. It's encouraging to know that someone out there sympathizes. It seems that a majority of the support for classical ed. that is posted is for the grammar stage, so I...
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Robin, Lori is exactly right. Classical education is less about subjects and more about learning how to learn.For foreign language, if she can't take Latin because of college requirements, see if she...
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Christine, Holly only has two years of highschool left. Although she is a fairly decent writer, she hasn't had much practice in argumentative or pursuasive essays outside of the debates she has been...
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Well, it is hard to give advice on specific situations like this, because you know your child best.I can really just provide general guidelines and the reasons for them, and with that knowledge then...
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Thank you very much, Christine, for responding to me. I understand what you are saying, and I would very much like to implement a complete study of grammar, logic and rhetoric for her. My trouble is...
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Chrisine - Hi, it's me again. I spent some time going over what Holly has accomplished thus far and what we need to accomplish yet. I think I may have come up with a plan. Here's what it is: Junior...
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Okay - that is a lot, wow! She needs 2 English, right? One year of English can be logic combined with expository writing; there are logic problems in the Nance text that she should logically defend in...
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Thank you, Christine, those are excellent ideas. I thought I'd tell you what she has already accomplished, just in case you have any further ideas. I won't necessarily be looking for a reply from you...
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I think she'll be fine. Will she be able to do this much work every year without getting burned out? Is she a good student, does she enjoy school? My only comment would be on the Beautiful Feet Guides...
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Christine, Holly will be using the Peter Marshall series for Early American History. I read The Light and the Glory to make sure that it is thourough enough and I liked it very much. She will only...
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My son studied Logic and the Great Books of Antiquity in 9th Grade. (See my introduction in Fellowship Hall.) I just started homeschooling my son who is now 15 and in 10th Grade- in September 2001. I...
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If he loves to read, can he read historical books on the Middle Ages, Ren and Ref this summer? Then he could do his AP course work without having to skip a whole period of history.It is easier to...
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Thanks Christine. That is an excellent suggestion. I will have him concentrate on AP now and go more into Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation this summer.Blessings,Denise in NY
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This maybe should be a new topic. But here goes.... those who have used the Smarr Literature guides tell us more and compare them to the Stobaugh materials and is there anything else??
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Although I cannot say that I have used either the Stobaugh or the Smarr products yet, I have purchased both of them and compared them. I sent the Stobaugh course back in favor of Smarr. I felt that...
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I moved the Stobaugh / Smarr discussion to the Curriculum forum. Let's keep this thread for college requirements running the show at the rhetoric stage, and new posts re: Stobaugh or Smarr, make them...
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