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Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn

Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn


Former columnists for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Harvey and Laurie and their five children (ages 16 through 24) homeschool in New Boston, Illinois. They are available by phone or e-mail to answer your questions on how to apply classical education to homeschooling. Trivium Pursuit, 525 120th Avenue, New Boston, IL 61272 (309-537-3641), bluedorn@triviumpursuit.com, triviumpursuit.com.


Homeschooling Articles by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn

The Logic Level Ten Things to do from ages 13-15.

The Grammar Level Ten things to do with your child from ages ten through twelve.

Building a Firm Foundation for Classical Education Ten things to do with your child before age ten.

How to Use the Internet to do Research Using newsgroups for Internet research. It's hot!

Why Give a Classical Education at Home? With all these great new classical schools starting up, why would anyone want to homeschool?

Contests in Your Curriculum How contests can enhance your homeschool.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

AP Courses At Home

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

The Charlotte Mason Method

Phonics the Montessori Way

The Benefits of Debate

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Character Matters for Kids

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

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

I Was an Accelerated Child

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Montessori Math

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Teaching Blends

The Gift of a Mentor

Classical Education

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

University Model Schools

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Who Needs the Prom?

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

A Reason for Reading

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Teach Your Children to Work

Myth of the Teenager

Narration Beats Tests

Shakespeare Camp

The History of Public Education

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Critical Thinking and Logic

Bears in the House

Start a Nature Notebook

Getting Organized Part 3

Laptop Homeschool

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Combining Work and Homeschool

How to Win the Geography Bee

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers