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Eight poems worth learning
Also: looking for young Tolkien fans
Feb 4 • 
Catherine Oliver
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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.
Aug 9, 2023 • 
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.
Jan 15 • 
Catherine Oliver
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When did it become normal to take photos of other people’s children?
And can we please stop?
Aug 12, 2024 • 
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
Apr 26, 2024 • 
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.
Dec 14, 2024 • 
Catherine Oliver
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10 reasons children should learn Latin
Or Greek, I’m not fussy.
Nov 19, 2024 • 
Catherine Oliver
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: My submission to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee
Home educating parents in the UK will probably be aware that the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has now passed its second reading…
Jan 14 • 
Catherine Oliver
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12 ways to motivate homeschooled children
And when to give up
Aug 8, 2024 • 
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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.
May 20, 2024 • 
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How I Plan
And what happens when I don’t
Jul 24, 2024 • 
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Sit still and shut up
How phones are taking us back to the era of ‘seen but not heard’
Mar 18 • 
Catherine Oliver
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