TOS chatted recently with Gene Edward Veith Jr., popular author, WORLD Magazine columnist, and new Academic Dean of Patrick Henry College. Dr. Veith shares his thoughts on Christian life, homeschooling, and classical education. TOS: So how did an English professor come to be the cultural editor at WORLD Magazine? GEV: Marvin Olasky had been the
There is a reason that many of us have become so interested in teaching our children about the men who founded the United States, and it goes beyond just becoming familiar with who they were and what they did. More than just teaching our children about these men through the histories and biographies that tell
Sometimes as a homeschool mom, you know immediately when you have discovered a gem, and other times it takes some investigation. I felt this way when I discovered Christine Miller. A longtime homeschool mother, she is also a classical homeschooling author and advocate with much wisdom to share. At first she was “just” a history
Most people know Susan Wise Bauer as the co-author of The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home. She has more recently published The Well-Educated Mind, a book on self-education for adults, and The Story of the World history series, published by Peace Hill Press. As an author, speaker, college professor, and home
Mary Jane hears a tapping sound coming from the direction of her son, David, who has spastic cystic fibrosis. He cannot roll, sit, walk, or speak, yet he is enjoying reading. The tap is his signal for Mom to turn the page. Chris’s 17-year old son, Tim, has fetal alcohol syndrome. He experiences difficulty focusing
Karen Lange Fall is for Planting– You see this advertising slogan often at garden centers in autumn. So what does this have to do with homeschooling? More than you might think.Planting in the fall helps trees and shrubs become established during the cooler months, before enduring the warm, often dry conditions of summer. The
At the end of each school year, are you finding yourself swimming through mounds of worksheets, quizzes, tests, and half-finished workbooks wondering just what to do with it all? Where does the organization begin? What do you keep? Where will you keep it? How much should you, dare I say, throw away? As you begin