CONTINUING IN THE WORD
Perspectives on Homeschooling and Classical Christian Education from Scholars Online
Month: December 2023
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December 13: St. Lucy
Very early in the morning, before sunrise certainly, because it was pitch dark, on December 13 of my freshman year at college, someone banged loudly on my door. Stumbling out of bed, unable to find my glasses, and assuming there was some horrrible emergency, I opened my door to a blurry vision. The dorm president…
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December 12: A Man for All Seasons
On December 12, 1966, Columbia Pictures released a movie based on a long-running British play about the Lord Chancellor of England under Henry VIII, a gentleman named Thomas More. While there is plenty to learn about the historical More as scholar and teacher, philosopher and politician, Robert Bolt’s play A Man for All Seasons focuses…
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December 11: Annie Jump Cannon
There are days when fatigue sets in early as the repetitive nature of certain tasks drains away any enthusiasm I might have had for studying or teaching or experimenting with new ways to present ideas or organize information. On the days when my patience is very short, I am ready to give up by the…