Classical Conversations Blog

Encouragement, ideas and news for classical Christian homeschooling in South Africa

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The Old New Way: Classical Education in Kenya -

The word classical always painted a picture of classical music in my head - Mozart, to be specific - because in high school, I was part of the choir and sang classical songs, and this was the only enc...

May 29, 2024

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Socratic Circles: The Homeschooling Parent’s Best-Kept Secret

The path of homeschooling through high school can seem like a daunting mission filled with the “unknown” threatening to unmask the impostor syndrome felt due to our poor education. Our insecurities te...

May 8, 2024

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How to Get Better at Math: 5 Tips for Parents

“I’m just not a math person.” I hear this phrase a lot and it always makes me cringe just a little. Then I remember how many times I’ve seen a great artist’s work and thought, “I don’t have an artisti...

Apr 17, 2024

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Why Math Is Important: A Student’s View (Updated for 2024)

A couple of weeks ago, I asked my son to write an extra essay for a project we were working on for the Classical Conversations Practicum . I allowed him to work on that essay instead of his math lesso...

Jan 29, 2024

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Overcoming Math Anxiety in Your Home School

According to one study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), approximately 33% of 15-year-olds living in developing nations experience significant levels of math anxiety...

Nov 15, 2023

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A Homeschool Dad's Perspective on Classical Conversations -

Meet Nathan Williams. He serves as one of three pastors at Northshore Church of Christ in Mandeville, Louisiana - and he’s a long-time homeschool dad! Here’s this homeschool dad’s perspective on how h...

Aug 16, 2023

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Dads as Transformers

“There is the great lesson of “Beauty and the Beast”; that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.” “Men did not love Rome because she was great. She was great because they had loved her.” G.K. Ch...

Oct 12, 2011

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