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The Core: Schedules and Resources for Classical Education

Aug 15, 2012

I have a binder. It’s my CC (Classical Conversations) binder. From Target. It’s fun. It makes me happy. I really need to do a whole blog post on how I am going to use it. Most importantly, it contains my…

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The Core: Geography

Jul 24, 2012

Do you know where Bihar, India is on a map? I do. But only because I drank chai and ate tomato soup on a train that rolled through Bihar. Across this flat land I saw signs warning me that as…

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The Core: Math

Jul 18, 2012

This morning I sat in front of the Oriental Trading website. Giddy. Filling my basket with stickers and motivational gimmicks. I adore teaching tutoring. And soon . . . I will have some precious little munchkins for three hours every…

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The Core: How Classical Education Can Help My Child

Jun 26, 2012

My children are playing in the sandbox as I sit here on the chaise lounge decompressing from my day. A war has broken out between the British and Indiana. I can only surmise this battle has been prompted by our…

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The Core: Why We Need Classical Education

Jun 13, 2012

Is it a problem if most of my book is underlined? Does that mean I probably have an inability to discover key points? Just kidding. Kind of. Admittedly, I do have a lot of highlighting in Chapter 2 of The…

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Are Your Fingers Bleeding?

May 30, 2012

I turned out alright. Right? I thought that I had received a good education. I based that on the fact that I was an honor student and got into college easily. Plus . . . I went to Zionsville. Kind…

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