Posts by Betsy
Tips to Suburban Gardening…From Someone Who’s Done it All Wrong
So, I’m new to gardening. My mom grew up on a farm, but somehow the cultivation of soil was not passed down. It might just be that we live in the suburbs and are surrounded by concrete. Also, don’t let the title fool you. I’ve had small successes this year with my garden, but I…
Read MoreHow Highlighting Changed the Way I Think When I Read
Last year, while tutoring Challenge A, one of the greatest tools I learned was Andrew Kern’s highlighting system. It is a color coded process for marking books. Recently, Sarah Mackenzie hosted a webinar where Andrew taught her about the system. It is worth a watch. For those of you who are skeptics about marking in books,…
Read MoreTop 3 Skills Gained in Challenge A
Our family has been a part of Classical Conversations communities since 2010. I homeschooled a year without it, and while I enjoyed being able to guide the direction of our studies, I knew that if I was going to make it through the high school years, I’d need a community. When I found CC, I…
Read MoreBiloxi Beach Bliss
Last year at this time, my husband was graduating from Seminary, and our whole family celebrated with a trip to the beach. I found a great deal on groupon for the South Beach Biloxi Hotel and Suites in Mississippi – a beach I had never visited, but the hotel looked so inviting, we decided to take a…
Read MoreLearning the Grammar of the Bible
As a classically educating family, we are always looking for the grammar of a subject – you know the basic information that enables one to have a foundation to build upon as they continue to learn more in that area. Often with the Bible, we assume people know the grammar because of their age. Why…
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