It is my pleasure! Yes, real is preferable in my opinion! 🙂

I am glad it was helpful! Also, great question. My personal practice is to continue memorizing facts as an ongoing thread, while also continuing to introduce new concepts. I find it helpful to put the memorization goals on a schedule, that way it does not fall by the wayside and your student continue to make consistent progress.

Thank you! Those are great questions. Students enroll in the whole program. All of the classes work together, especially the morning classes, which include history, literature, and composition. You can learn more about our community here: https://paideiaacademics.com/pfhc/. Let us know if you have any other questions.

Hi Lexy! Yes, we like Teaching Textbooks for hands-off math.

Unfourtunately they are not online anymore. We are however in process of creating some guides to help with commonplacing. If you sign up for our mailing list you will be notified when they release.

Oh! That makes me smile! Thank you for sharing. I am glad you are enjoying the blog.

Hi Abela,
Thank you for reaching out. The best way to start commonplacing is to simply find the quote from a book that you are reading. Try to find metaphors and similes. Also, when you find a quote that resonates with you, ask yourself, what common human experience do you see embodied in that quote or passage. Common-human experiences are things…[Read more]

Oh wow. Thank you so much for saying so. It is my pleasure! And thank you for sharing it over on your space. I am going to check it out now.

Crystin,
Thank you for sharing. This is beautiful.

That is a great thought, Liliana. I had not thought about this from the perspective of my children yet. I will have to think about how to help my children see that the day is not their own either. Thank you for sharing.