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by Rachel DeMille
My husband and I have spent several years now promoting a traditional approach to education –“A Thomas Jefferson Education,” also known as “Leadership Education.” The response has been wonderful! It has often been voiced in a two-part reaction:
“This is just what we’ve been looking for! It feels so natural! It’s so obvious!”
and:
“But…how do you really do it?”
Mr Powell introduces his unique History at Our House program. He explains grade levels and different program options.
by Scott Powell
In the previous installments in this series we looked at the rise of the Athenian Democracy, the dramatic episode of the execution of Socrates that illustrates democracy's tragic flaw, and then the rise of the Roman Republic, whose government implemented a novel and invaluable principle -- the protection of individual rights.
In this final chapter of our story of the Ancient world's two greatest cities and their governments, our unpleasant but instructive task is to trace the decline and fall of the Roman Republic.
by Scott Powell
We left off in Part 2 of this series (see the August newsletter) with the story of the Athenian democracy, whose flaws were punctuated by the infamous trial of Socrates. By the state-sanctioned murder of this one individual, the oppressive potential of an unrestricted governing majority becomes tragically clear to all who study history.
by Scott Powell
With the onset of multiculturalism in American culture, the classical model of history instruction that focused on Greece and Rome, then Europe (especially England), and then finally America, has been derogated. This type of program is now called "Eurocentric," by which is meant (correctly) that it focuses on Western civilization (of which Europe is the core), but also (incorrectly) that it necessarily implies that all other cultures are inferior or unworthy of attention.
by Scott Powell
The Athenian democracy founded c.508 BC was the best government devised by men up to that time. It provided the most effective checks of any government against the power of the aristocracy by permitting the participation of commoners in governance at the local level--the level of the "deme"--and the lawmaking and judicial functions of the government of the city-state.
by Scott Powell
In the study of Ancient history two city-states, Athens and Rome, rightly command more attention than all the others combined. Indeed, although it has been thousands of years since their civilizations reached their zenith, and their power over the Mediterranean world has long since withered, the story of their civilizations remains relevant--even critically important--to Americans today.
by Scott Powell
As a historian and homeschool teacher I'm often asked, "What's your favorite period?" It's a question I can never seem to answer definitively, because every time I turn to a new part of history, I become thoroughly engrossed by it. That said, some material always inspires me on a special level, and I think that my students can tell how I light up when I'm presenting it, which is definitely the case when it comes to "the Ancients."
by Scott Powell
If you're like me, you hated history when you were young, but as an adult you've come to appreciate that there's a lot more to history than there seemed to be based on the way we were taught. Sadly, however, because we weren't properly taught history as children, putting together a good history program for our kids can be tortuously difficult. We have to struggle just to understand history ourselves, let alone teach it. If only our own teachers had given us the gift of the "history habit" when we were younger.
by Robert H. Zondag
As a home educator, you are acutely aware of the importance of art curriculum and have decided to 'tackle' the subject. But where do you begin? Just like other subjects, it is important to have a strategy for success-namely, written objectives and course planning. In this article, we examine how to approach art history, considered a cornerstone of any art education program. Whether you are planning to design a course yourself or evaluate a prepackaged program, there is an important framework for viewing art history.
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