Posts by Betsy
What’s On My Bookshelf: Challenge II Resources
The Classical Conversations Challenge II program is one of my favorites. With British literature, artists and composers, and Socratic dialogues, I feel a bit indulgent as a tutor to walk through these studies with students. I love that many of the things I collected from my Foundations years are revisited in Challenge II. It is…
Read MoreCreative Graduation Gifts that Come with a Blessing
My husband is tutoring my son’s Challenge IV class in Classical Conversations this year, so we’re full on in graduation season. I tutored this class for a couple of years and my husband has had them for the last three, so these kids seem like family to us. As I thought about what I’d like…
Read More70+ Gifts for the Book Lover in Your Life
With Mother’s Day, end of school, and graduation right around the corner, I thought it fitting to share some non-book ideas that would make great gifts for the book lover in your life. It can be hard to know if someone already has a certain book that you found, but there are some other ways…
Read MoreMapping Out My Summer Study Plans as a CC Mom and Tutor
Every summer I map out my study plans for the upcoming year. I look at what I can do to set up my year for success as a CC mom/teacher as well as make my life easier as a CC tutor. Here’s my road map for what to focus on over the summer. Summer Study…
Read MoreFree Summer Reading Tracker for CC Students
As we’re wrapping up the school year, I generally start looking at what’s coming next and looking at how to keep the learning going. We’ve participated in many summer reading programs over the years with our local library, and that got me thinking about new fun ways to track our reading. Combining my love of…
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