This is a follow up post on transferring. Practical matters, of course, require the wise application of sound principles. This starts with asking and answering good questions. This post is aiming ... Read More
Why Classical Education Works Part 1: Just the Facts
I wanted to write a series of posts on why classical education works. This series takes some things for granted and I wanted to lay those out at the beginning. Here they are:
Read MoreVeritas Sports Co-op Track Update
Here is an update on our Co-op Track participants on the Warwick Track Team. (You can follow some of our students times in the Top L-L League lists in the Sunday Paper!) Seth Spykstra's mile time ... Read More
Parenting for Leadership – Part 1: Four Key Parenting Skills to Help Your Child Lead
First of all, there is one important issue that we need to cover: our culture has a schizophrenic relationship with real leadership. We desperately desire it, but when it arrives, we despise it. ... Read More
Five Keys to Helping Your Child with Self-Image
Growing up today can seem like navigating a minefield. This is particularly true when it comes to self-image. In a world of competing ideas and ideals, ... Read More
Five Important Limits to Encourage Positive Use of Technology
A recent survey found that the average teen sends almost 2,000 text messages a month. Technology can connect us with friends and families. It can help us ... Read More
Are our kids ready for the world? Four things parents should remember about international test scores
Is American education so awful that our form of civilization is going to cease in the next generation? Every so often we get statistics that point to this dire conclusion. I am NOT going to tell ... Read More
Drugs and Despair
I recently ran into two items concerning drug use. (As an aside, I am a conservative with fairly libertarian tendencies concerning things like drug laws. This means that I worry that our societal ... Read More
Kindergarten and Attendance Law
I caught this article a few weeks back and wanted to pass it along:
Read MoreNo Soup for You
I have been on a little hiatus because of a beast called Influenza A, the backlog of work caused by the destructive powers of said beast, and a sort of Lenten fast from blogging. I know that it is ... Read More