The Core of Writing

Remember our introduction to Classical Conversations Writers Circle's Jennifer Courtney from her arithmetic article shared here earlier this month? Here's another from her, this one on the core of writing for each stage of the Trivium - grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric.  Without further ado...Let’s turn to the core of writing which Leigh … [Read more...]

Prescripts Review and Giveaway

UPDATE: Congrats to Devin Berna, the winner of the giveaway!  Devin has been contacted and I'll be sending along the set of four prescripts books.  Thanks to everyone for entering! Have you seen the Prescripts series of books created by Classical Conversations yet?  They are essentially a series of four spiral bound books … [Read more...]

At Home with The Classical Method – Teaching Your Child to Write

When I first started teaching my children to write, I think I truly forgot that "Writing is very hard to do well."  I found myself so removed from learning it myself that its challenge was forgotten.  While it is hard to do well, The Core provides a simple plan to teach it well. Continuing today with the At Home with The … [Read more...]