SS #110 – What is a human?

You can’t educate a person – or even be an educated person – without having an answer to the question, “What is a human?” Understanding begins with definitions, and definitions point us to the telos of a thing, the purpose of a thing. Humans have a nature and purpose. If we are to educate humans,…

SS #106 – Stop Looking for Hacks (Get an Educational Philosophy)

SS #106 – Stop Looking for Hacks (Get an Educational Philosophy)

Homeschool moms are often on the hunt for hacks to streamline and simplify the school day, but what if hacks are making us slaves? To make good decisions as we homeschool and appropriate curriculum picks, we don’t need to find the right guru or printable to tell us what to do. We need a philosophy…

Plato’s Education Philosophy

Plato’s Education Philosophy

Any discussion of classical education ought to begin with Plato, the ultimate philosopher and the first thinker on education theory and philosophy that we have written material from his own hand. This guide to Plato’s theory of educational philosophy will not be merely theoretical, but practical for all educators, including homeschool moms. Plato’s education theory…