classical education Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/classical-education/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:53:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/doingwhatmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/house-tree-512od.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 classical education Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/classical-education/ 32 32 89931359 The Lawgivers: A Review of a New Plutarch Translation https://doingwhatmatters.com/lawgivers-review-plutarch-hicks/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/lawgivers-review-plutarch-hicks/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:54:45 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=3807 Of all Charlotte Mason’s recommendations, I found her advice to read Plutarch with children one of the least appealing. I enjoy old books and love learning, but somehow, it seemed especially daunting to fit in Plutarch along with everything else....

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/lawgivers-review-plutarch-hicks/feed/ 1 3807 Handwriting and Reading: Ideas Worth Sharing — IWS #4 https://doingwhatmatters.com/stuff-and-stuff-ideas-worth-sharing-iws-4/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/stuff-and-stuff-ideas-worth-sharing-iws-4/#respond Tue, 12 Jul 2016 23:11:53 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=2570 It’s time for another Ideas Worth Sharing post, so even thought my internet connection is barely working, I’m going to attempt it. You’ll notice that almost all my links this time have to do with handwriting and reading. That’s because it’s...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/stuff-and-stuff-ideas-worth-sharing-iws-4/feed/ 0 2570 What Does the Common Core Mean for Homeschoolers? https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-does-the-common-core-mean-for-homeschoolers/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-does-the-common-core-mean-for-homeschoolers/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:24:25 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1102 Common Core Standards are a cause for concern. The CCS promise to nationalize mediocrity and increase control over every aspect of K-12 education, and ultimately over every citizen. Here are articles and resources to help you learn more, including an alphabetical list of state groups opposing CCS.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-does-the-common-core-mean-for-homeschoolers/feed/ 7 1102 How to Be a Good Homeschool Quitter: Part 1 https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-to-be-a-good-quitter-in-your-homeschool-part-1/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-to-be-a-good-quitter-in-your-homeschool-part-1/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:14:23 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=991 Knowing when to drop what isn't working, or how to supplement or adapt your curriculum is an important part of becoming a great homeschool teacher.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-to-be-a-good-quitter-in-your-homeschool-part-1/feed/ 2 991 What is Cultural Literacy? https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-is-cultural-literacy/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-is-cultural-literacy/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:24:21 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=541 Cultural literacy can help you decide what to teach and how to teach it. Here's what cultural literacy is, and how it can help you focus.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/what-is-cultural-literacy/feed/ 7 541 The Core Curriculum Teaches Connections https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-core-curriculum-teaches-connections/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-core-curriculum-teaches-connections/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 21:25:35 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=77   Whenever the weather permits, I eat lunch outside on the patio in the edge of the woodland. At this time of year, there are spiderwebs everywhere. It doesn’t matter that I come out every day and sit in the...

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