Dec 15, 2022 | Claire Patton, Excelsior Classes Information, Online Homeschool
While this may shock some people, Historians in academia don’t require students to memorize dates, and you shouldn’t either. This blog post discusses pedagogical reasons for freeing your students from the rote memorization of dates, allowing you to focus on the...
Mar 17, 2021 | Dawn Burnette, Rigorous Courses
Which is better: Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam on the Sistine Chapel ceiling or Haydn’s oratorio The Creation? While you might prefer one over the other, it’s unfair to declare one as “better” because they are completely different art forms. How many times have...
Feb 7, 2020 | College Preparation, Lisa Roark
4 Ways to Help Your Student Select a Career Pathway What do you want to be when you grow up? This question is one that has been asked to elementary-aged children throughout the decades. In elementary school it is entertaining to hear the variety of responses...
Nov 6, 2019 | Engaging Education, Jess Woods
Why Teen Authors Should Build a Writing Portfolio Before Self-Publishing The publishing industry is changing, and that is a beautiful thing. Voices are emerging from cultures that have previously been silenced in print. Stories are no longer squelched by industry...
Aug 1, 2019 | College Preparation, Julie Rapelje
The Top 10 Tips to Prepare Your Student for Art School If you have an art student (or you are one), then I know why you are here. Perhaps you are getting a little nervous or confused as you look at the future of your budding art student. You may be concerned about...
