Grammar Book
Elizabeth O’Brien, of English Grammar Revolution, is, to preserve some history of grammar, republishing the 1900s book The Child’s Picture Grammar by S. Rosamond Praeger. Picture …
Recommended Books
Finished!
A few days ago, I finished The Count of Monte Cristo on Audible. Took 47 hours of listening!!! Not that I agree with its philosophy …
Modern Education Fails
Please, homeschoolers, teach your children right. You have the option. Please, parents sending your children to schools, please make sure your children are taught rationally …
The Soul of a Horse by Joe Camp
In “Book Review: The Soul of a Horse,”Scott Holleran writes: One of the best aspects of the Benji pictures, including the one that didn’t do …
Memory: Theory and Practice
I have heard that Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer is a good book. Here are some reviews …
“Introductory Physics” by Herbert Priestley
Introductory Physics by Herbert Priestley (Allyn and Bacon, Inc., 1958) has one of the best presentations of physics I’ve ever seen. (The book is, sadly, …
Recommended Books For Children
On Valuedminds.com, they say their site was created by a parent who wanted to know what a children’s book was like—before bringing it home! See …
Grammar Texts
Here are some grammar/writing texts I’d recommend: Writing and Thinking by Foerster and Steadman — Jean Moroney has a review of the book on the …
“The Well-Trained Mind” by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer
A good book for homeschoolers — or anyone wanting to make sure their children get a good, solid education — is The Well-Trained Mind. From …
A List of “Great Books”
Thomas Aquinas College in California has a good curriculum. While I do not advocate the Socratic method as a fundamental method of teaching, as they …