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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

Narration Beats Tests

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Combining Work and Homeschool

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

The History of Public Education

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Phonics the Montessori Way

Myth of the Teenager

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

A Reason for Reading

The Gift of a Mentor

AP Courses At Home

Laptop Homeschool

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

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Bears in the House

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Teach Your Children to Work

I Was an Accelerated Child

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Classical Education

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Montessori Math

University Model Schools

The Charlotte Mason Method

Critical Thinking and Logic

Shakespeare Camp

The Benefits of Debate

Who Needs the Prom?

Getting Organized Part 3

How to Win the Geography Bee

Start a Nature Notebook

Teaching Blends

Character Matters for Kids

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers