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An Ancient World reading list for children aged 5-10
We loosely follow The Well-Trained Mind history schedule, which means studying the Ancients in First Grade/Year 2, and then again four years later.
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Catherine Oliver
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When did it become normal to take photos of other people’s children?
And can we please stop?
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Catherine Oliver
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Women must give up living an artist’s life, if home duties are to be paramount
On taking a break from Substack
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Catherine Oliver
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Books for adventurers young and old
I feel a bit fraudulent putting this out under the How We Homeschool banner, because it is very much not my own work.
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Catherine Oliver
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Can we please raise the standard of debate around home education?
Last week The Times published an opinion piece by Emma Duncan, a former deputy editor at The Economist.
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Catherine Oliver
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12 ways to motivate homeschooled children
And when to give up
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Catherine Oliver
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Photo updates from nursery: the truth behind the pictures
We all know that every photo tells only part of the story.
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Catherine Oliver
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10 reasons children should learn Latin
Or Greek, I’m not fussy.
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Catherine Oliver
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How I Plan
And what happens when I don’t
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Catherine Oliver
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How we do Advent
Plus, a Lebkuchen recipe you’ll bake every year
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Catherine Oliver
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Should we have a home education register?
In the UK, the Labour Party are pushing to create a register of children not in school.
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Catherine Oliver
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Special Guest Edition: How We Homeschooled Today by Latham Turner
On what can happen when you say “yes”.
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Catherine Oliver
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Latham Turner
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