Why Study Latin? A Mother’s Perspective

As I reflect over the past 10+ years of studying Latin as a family, I have been contemplating this question. Why should one study Latin? Obviously, we drank the kool-aid, right? My son is a Latin tutor on Latin with Andy, and I’ve spent lots of time creating Latin resources, so we definitely are passionate…

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WriteAtHome High School Research Paper Workshop Review

With one child in college and now working on a masters myself, I truly value the importance of learning to write well. Even though I feel equipped to train students to write, it is really nice to have an outside voice speaking into my children. As my daughter prepares for college studies herself, I thought…

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New Apologia Biology 3rd Edition Review

Last year was the first time I had an opportunity to dig into the wonderful world of Biology with my daughter from a tutor’s standpoint. Dissections terrified me. Thankfully I had a friend that held my hand and Apologia curriculum to guide me. I learned so much! Next year, my other daughter will be diving…

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New Apologia Physical Science Review

My baby girl is entering the Classical Conversations Challenge I program. It is hard to believe that my youngest is entering high school! This will be my third year to tutor this level. There always seems to be something a little different each time. This year we are using the third edition of the Apologia…

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Read Widely, Write Wisely

by Andy Strauss Why do we have to read so many books, and write so many papers in school? – these questions hold high popularity among students and rank nearly as high in importance as “what’s the point of math?” This last semester, the second semester of my freshman year at Ouachita Baptist, I took…

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