New father Tyler Horning wanted a good education for his firstborn child, but where to send him to school was the question. “None of the existing options resonated with my wife and me,” said Horning. “There seemed to be no right answer for our family, so we decided to create one.” Realizing that homeschooling was…
Citizens Groups Revive ‘Classical’ Education by Founding Public Charter Schools in Their Communities
December 9, 2022
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At Hillsdale, a College Education Is Still Possible
Commentary The news pouring out of the nation’s colleges and universities is grim. Wokeness pervades every discipline. The non-left is being purged from both students and faculty. The vaccine mandate has been a useful tool in that respect. It gets rid of those willing to think for themselves. Already long ago, the curriculum seemed ever…
Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: What the Leaf Said
September 3, 2022
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This is the 17th installment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from these classic 1800s schoolbooks, which sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…
Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: Castle-Building
June 4, 2022
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This is the fifth instalment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…
Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: Poor Davy
May 28, 2022
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This is the fourth instalment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…
Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: The Fireside
May 21, 2022
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This is the third instalment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…
Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: A Kind Brother
May 14, 2022
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This is the second instalment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…
What Exactly Is Classical Education?
January 21, 2022
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Wisdom and virtue are traits strived for in a classical education, a study of the true, good, and noble. The following experts—those who promote the transmission of classical education—define what classical education is and can be for today’s students. And, more importantly, why does it matter today? Dr. Allyson Barnes Barnes serves as Senior Faculty…
‘Do You Know What’s in the Books Your Kids Are Reading?’: Homeschool Curriculum Founder
July 24, 2021
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When an American mom discovered that her daughter’s rude attitude was coming from the popular, modern books she was bringing home from her school library, it set her on a life-changing journey. She not only succeeded at completely reversing her daughter’s attitude but also launched a successful homeschool curriculum company—which now helps hundreds of thousands…
The Academic Abuse of Quantity Over Quality
One of the most profound problems in the field of education is that it has become too superficial. With efficiency preoccupations to “cover” as many “core” subjects as possible and equip young minds with the data of a rapidly-changing, money-driven world, skimming the surface of things through fast-moving textbooks, condensed texts, abridged works, PowerPoints interfaces,…
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