In episode 1, I interview Christendom Curriculum creator, Chad Newsom, who describes his homeschool courses as “pro-West, anti-social justice, anti-multicultural, and anti-globalist.” Download this podcast. Or listen to it on YouTube. Update, August 2020: I talked again with Newsom for my 16th episode. You can check it out here.
“In our secular society, school has become the replacement for church, and like church, it requires that its teachings must be taken on faith.”― John Taylor Gatto As of today, North Carolina schools will be closed for at least the next two weeks due to coronavirus concerns, per order from Gov. Roy Cooper. You heard that …
Abbeville Institute founders Drs. Clyde Wilson and Don Livingston recently asked me to help out a gentleman who had contacted them regarding history curriculum suggestions for homeschoolers. We “eggheads … are limited to ‘higher education’ in our knowledge,” Wilson replied playfully, so he and Livingston passed on the request to me. Interestingly, veteran homeschoolers sometimes …
I’ve been homeschooling my three sons (now 12 and twins who are 11) going on 8 years. But much of the history curriculum (including Christian materials) either unwittingly or intentionally cheer on what Dr. Paul Gottfried describes as our “secular theocracy,” in which America isn’t defined by tangible commonalities like shared values, faith, and customs, …
Since I mentioned St. John Chrysostom in my last blog, Blind support, I thought I’d post a research paper that my oldest son wrote last spring for his homeschool writing class. He worked tirelessly to craft an essay that could give readers an in-depth glimpse into the amazing man, his gift of oration and persuasive …
So, smart moms in two homeschool social-media groups of which I’m a member are super-excited about Hillsdale College’s free “Constitution 101” course. “Hillsdale’s conservative, so it must be teaching Christian-centered history,” they say. “Hillsdale doesn’t accept grants from the federal government or participate in federal financial-aid or student-loan programs. How principled,” they opine. “Rush Limbaugh …
The North Carolina Coalition of Home Eductors recently shared an article, which at initial glance, seems like positive homeschool news: Homeschool teen makes good … Young woman achieves college dreams without public school … Conformist universities recognize academic prowess of talented homeschooler. But I think there may be more than meets the eye. So, let …
Matthew Silber, a.k.a. “Lewis Liberman,” was the type of guy you could contact with a moment’s notice and explain, “Hey man, can I tell you about this essay I’m working on? It’s pretty radical. Uh, do you think you could come up with a compelling lead graphic by, say, tomorrow?!” His reply was almost always …
You might not expect a homeschooling Facebook group to be a hot spot of political controversy, especially one which is comprised of classical Christian educators. After all, these are moms and dads who are supposed to stand for truth, no matter the consequences. Parents who are trying to model godly behavior to their children. Home-educators …
So, we’re all supposed to “love” North Carolina government apparatchiks … er, I mean, public school teachers … who headed to Raleigh last week, demanding more money for an utterly failing institution. Forget the fact that K-12 funding is nearly 40% of the state budget, making it NC taxpayers’ largest expenditure. Let’s not mention that …