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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

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Narration Beats Tests

Bears in the House

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Teach Your Children to Work

Teaching Blends

University Model Schools

Montessori Math

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Combining Work and Homeschool

Myth of the Teenager

AP Courses At Home

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

The History of Public Education

Getting Organized Part 3

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Phonics the Montessori Way

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Whole-Language Boondoggle

I Was an Accelerated Child

The Charlotte Mason Method

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

Shakespeare Camp

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Character Matters for Kids

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

A Reason for Reading

The Benefits of Debate

Who Needs the Prom?

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

How to Win the Geography Bee

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Classical Education

Laptop Homeschool

Critical Thinking and Logic

Start a Nature Notebook

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

The Gift of a Mentor

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps