At this very moment, we're working to arrange a free summer parent practicum in Fort Wayne for 2014! What's a parent practicum? practicum (‘prak-ti-k’m) The word practicum indicates that education should be practical. It points to the acquisition and mastery of knowledge in a manner that is useful and effective. It derives from the Latin … Continue reading Free Parent Practicum Coming to Fort Wayne this Summer
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Good Books for Middle and High School
An incomplete list of classic books from the course of literary wanderings, both from voracious reading and a librarian stint. They are delightful, well-written, and thought provoking. After all, isn’t the purpose of an excellent book to shape your thinking by dialogue with great minds across time? Books that are longer, harder to read, or … Continue reading Good Books for Middle and High School
Books Boys Will Read
This list is heavy in fantasy, because boys seem to like dragons and knights and wizards. If that bothers you, look up the book before you buy it or check it out of the library and are annoyed. I have listed those fantasy books more in the vein of C.S. Lewis rather than J.K. Rowling. … Continue reading Books Boys Will Read
Learn Free Online
Lots of free things aren’t worth much. I definitely believe that you often get what you pay for. But life also incorporates a “grace quotient” where you receive things you didn’t earn—good things. Here are a few worthwhile online resources for educating yourself at only the cost of your time and attention. More Lists: I’m listing here … Continue reading Learn Free Online
Some Thoughtful Essays
In thinking about education for others and oneself, I have found a few resources helpful to refresh my mind on the goal, or the idea of education. And education should not be confined to classrooms—it ought begin earlier and continue forever. One must consider what humans are to know more about why we are; and this is a lifelong discovery and … Continue reading Some Thoughtful Essays
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