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Andrew Kern

Andrew Kern


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Andrew Kern is the Founder and Director of CIRCE, a ministry devoted to strengthening Classical Education in the United States and Canada through teaching, teacher training, consulting, and curriculum development. Andrew and his wife, Karen, homeschool their five children. Additionally, he teaches Great Ideas Seminars to Charlotte Area high-school-aged home schoolers. He also speaks at classical and homeschooling conferences. Andrew graduated summa cum laude from Concordia University with a BA degree and is co-author with Gene Edward Veith, Jr., of Classical Education: Towards the Revival of American Schooling.


Homeschooling Articles by Andrew Kern

Classical Colleges for Homeschoolers Andrew Kern takes you on a whirlwind tour of six classical colleges.

Where We Came From, Where We're Going They said classical education was dead. But the corpus is no longer a corpse.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

Who Needs the Prom?

Teaching Blends

Combining Work and Homeschool

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

The Charlotte Mason Method

Getting Organized Part 3

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

The History of Public Education

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Phonics the Montessori Way

Classical Education

Whole-Language Boondoggle

The Benefits of Debate

I Was an Accelerated Child

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

A Reason for Reading

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Narration Beats Tests

How to Win the Geography Bee

AP Courses At Home

Teach Your Children to Work

Bears in the House

The Gift of a Mentor

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Start a Nature Notebook

Laptop Homeschool

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Critical Thinking and Logic

Character Matters for Kids

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Myth of the Teenager

What We Can Learn from the Homeschooled 2002 National Geography Bee Winners

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Shakespeare Camp

Montessori Math

University Model Schools