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By Shawna, on June 16th, 2013 
I’ve been grumbling about not being able to find a simple, straight-forward, just-the-basics Geography curriculum for my rising 6th and 8th graders, so I was excited to receive Geography I from Memoria Press to review. Mind you, I wasn’t wanting an in-depth study of the culture and history of every nation in the world; perhaps my ideal would be better described as a briefing, giving them a baseline from which to understand current events and historical references.
Given my goals, I’m totally pleased. Let . . . → Read More: Geography from Memoria Press (review)
By Shawna, on October 16th, 2012 
We’ve been trying out a new-to-us style of homeschool curriculum recently, from Dayspring Christian Academy. The schooling model it’s based around is called the Principal Approach, an offshoot of the classical method developed to encourage the traditional American values and strengths that helped shape our nation.
We were able to review one course from Dayspring Christian Academy‘s online school, called The Pilgrim Story. We were told that it’s for grades 3-6, but my 7th grader found it quite interesting, and the projects . . . → Read More: Dayspring Christian Academy Pilgrim Story
By Shawna, on April 10th, 2012 
Wow. When the review copy of TruthQuest History Middle Ages guide landed in my email, that was my first reaction, and still, I’m in awe. I think we’ve been blessed with *our* history… and I wish I’d found it several years ago.
Actually, I should say, I wish I’d really SEEN it for what it was. I’d heard of it. I’d hazzard a guess that many of us have. But I’d never really looked inside the covers and lived with it… and that’s what it took to fall in love.
The TruthQuest History . . . → Read More: A map through time with TruthQuest History
By Shawna, on March 30th, 2011 
Latin. When I think Latin and education, the first thing that pops into my head is the movie Dead Poets Society. Expensive private school students chanting in Latin.
Not something I’d be inclined to replicate in our home.
There ARE good reasons to learn Latin. Many of our English words have Latin roots, and it’s especially valuable for those that delve into science or medicine. For learning foreign languages, especially Spanish, French, Italian… there are enough similarities in grammar and vocabulary to give a HUGE jumpstart.
But… fancy private school, we are not.
. . . → Read More: Latin for Children
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