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Martin Cothran

Martin Cothran


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Martin Cothran is the author of Traditional Logic, Books I and II, and Classical Rhetoric with Aristotle, published by Memoria Press. He is a homeschooling father of four who lives in Danville, Kentucky.


Homeschooling Articles by Martin Cothran

What Is Classical Education? Martin Cothran explains the essentials of this old (but newly popular) homeschool method.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

AP Courses At Home

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

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Classical Education

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Shakespeare Camp

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Bears in the House

Teach Your Children to Work

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

A Reason for Reading

University Model Schools

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Getting Organized Part 3

The History of Public Education

Combining Work and Homeschool

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Start a Nature Notebook

Critical Thinking and Logic

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

The Gift of a Mentor

How to Win the Geography Bee

Teaching Blends

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

The Benefits of Debate

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Myth of the Teenager

Who Needs the Prom?

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Narration Beats Tests

Laptop Homeschool

Character Matters for Kids

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

The Charlotte Mason Method

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

I Was an Accelerated Child

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Phonics the Montessori Way

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Montessori Math

The Benefits of Cursive Writing