Shooting Over the Horizon

Education & Home Schooling

  • As You Head to College This Fall

    This is an open letter to my nieces and nephews who are attending college this fall (Curran, Charlie, Peyton, Noah, and Morgan). I just wanted to let you know that you’ve all been on my heart as you make your… Continue reading

  • Now Faith is… the Evidence

    “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1).   Faith, it seems, is taking a bit of a knock these days, at least in western societies. Although everyone has faith in… Continue reading

  • How to Become a Theologian in Just 15 Minutes a Day

    “Since wisdom is found in the Word of God, we must apply ourselves in study and meditation to know the Word and do it. ‘The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is… Continue reading

  • A Chuser of Books

    “To be…a chuser of books! And to be having any one’s improvement in view in her choice!” So marvels Jane Austen’s good heroine, Fanny Price, as she rhapsodizes about the opportunities to improve oneself by being a renter…“a chuser [sic]… Continue reading

  • So Much to Learn, So Little Time

    So much to learn, so little time. That’s how I feel when I peruse Dan Colman’s Open Culture site.  Colman scours the web for the best open-source, educational media (see links below).  I found myself saying again and again, “Oh,… Continue reading

  • Ten Ways Reading Great Literature Can Improve Your Life

      Jamie at Self Made Scholar offers this great list of ten ways reading the Great Books or great literature can make our lives better.  She offers the following benefits that reading great literature brings to our lives and how… Continue reading

  • A Classical Christian School’s Reading List: 1st-3rd Grades

    Blogger Justin Taylor has compiled a reading list for grades 1 – 8 from those provided him by Calvary Classical School—a classical Christian school in Hampton, VA.  He has also provided purchasing links for the paperback or currently cheapest version… Continue reading

  • A Classical Christian School’s Reading List: 4th-5th Grades

    Here’s Justin Taylor‘s second installment-a reading list for grades 4 to 5 provided by Calvary Classical School—a classical Christian school in Hampton, VA. Taylor notes “for outside reading, the books are divided into three levels. Books with a “+” denote… Continue reading

  • Classical Christian School’s Reading List: 6th-8th Grades

    Here’s Justin Taylor‘s third installment, a reading curriculum for grades 6 to 8 provided by Calvary Classical School—a classical Christian school in Hampton, VA. Taylor notes “for outside reading, the books are divided into three levels. Books with a ‘+’… Continue reading