To Transfer or Not to Transfer; Principle 1

Posted by veritas on Feb 10, 2015 5:42:05 AM

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

Posted by veritas on Feb 4, 2015 10:46:26 AM

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:

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Veritas Sports Co-op Track Update

Posted by veritas on Apr 25, 2014 8:50:10 AM

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

Posted by veritas on Feb 13, 2014 10:45:55 AM

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

Posted by veritas on Feb 8, 2014 3:26:09 AM

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

Posted by veritas on Feb 5, 2014 4:13:35 AM

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

Posted by veritas on Dec 9, 2013 6:10:12 PM

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

Posted by veritas on Apr 3, 2013 5:27:57 PM

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

Posted by veritas on Apr 1, 2013 5:54:49 PM

I caught this article a few weeks back and wanted to pass it along:

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No Soup for You

Posted by veritas on Mar 29, 2013 10:27:32 AM

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