Category: Homeschooling & Parenting

“To comprehend the history of a thing is to unlock the mysteries of its present, and more, to disclose the profundities of its future.”   – Hilaire Belloc Foundational to Dave […]

Understanding. Abroad. Heavily. Leather. Satisfaction. The Oxford 3000 is a list of words, compiled by language experts under the authority of Oxford University Press. It contains the most frequent, familiar, […]

“Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe.” – Galileo Galilei We are surrounded by the finely-detailed, artistic design of the earth. The order and pattern of […]

The 1940s is truly the pinnacle of the Golden Age of filmmaking. Some of the greatest directors, greatest writers, and greatest actors came together within the studio system to make […]

Written by Wesley J Callihan Never speed-read good books. Speed-reading is only for books which you need to get through once and will never read again. If you read them […]

There are a lot of classics out there. So have you ever wondered where to start? Or which classics your high schooler should read first? Picking and choosing your book […]

I recently read Winston Churchill’s little volume Painting as a Pastime. Before he gets to the what’s and why’s of painting, he describes reading and the unique power books hold. […]

All homeschool moms have idyllic visions of their kids sitting in a chair for hours, poring over well-worn, dog-eared hardback classics, and then immediately writing a 10 page paper about the themes found […]