Reading Books – Meeting New People
Reading good books is like meeting new people. You can travel through time and space and make the most interesting acquaintances curled up in your armchair.
Easy Art History & Appreciation
Art appreciation (or the study of art history) need not be difficult. You don’t need a fancy curriculum or a complicated plan.
The Farm Letters: A Depression Era Family Chronicle
In her 80s, Martha Linsley bought a small typewriter from Montgomery Ward, taught herself to type, and transcribed the hundreds of letters she and her husband and their two children wrote to one another.
Mother Home-Schooled “Problem” Student: Later Nominated for Nobel Prize in Physics
It was the Great Depression in rural Minnesota. From her small cabin with no utilities, Martha Linsley, a certified teacher, fought school district administrators for the right to home-school her two children. Defending her gifted son, who would eventually be nominated for a Nobel Physics Prize, she was threatened with fines – and even jail time.
The Journey to an Education
Grandma was sitting in the living room reading a book. She always seemed to be reading something. In her bedroom, the floor was piled high with reading material. She once warned me, “If you stop reading, your mind will get old.”
The Astronomy of Easter
Since the early centuries of the church, Christians have honored the death and resurrection of Jesus in the celebration of Easter. And while the observance of Easter has changed over the centuries, it is based on the Hebrew Passover.
Zap History Boredom – 8 Ways to Captivate Your Kids
Make history come alive for children. Learn about eight different ways to captivate your children while studying the past: from costumes and puppet shows to interviewing historic people.
