Bringing the Value of Classical Education Home
More and more parents are getting involved in their children's education. This website provides videos, podcasts, and resources to help parents support classical education at home.
At Hillsdale College, we help parents and teachers offer this time-honored education to their students, whether at home or in the classroom. Ultimately, a classical education leads to the cultivation of moral and intellectual virtue so that each student becomes capable of self-government, and therefore able to live a happy life. These ends, in turn, will help to create good citizens and strong families and communities.
Resources for Parents
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Posts from The Classical Classroom
A glimpse inside the Hillsdale network of classical schools, authored by Assistant Provost for K-12 Education Dr. Kathleen O’Toole and teachers in the network.
Classical Education Tips for First-Time Homeschooling Parents
Above all, whether you are a teacher or a parent, think about quality over quantity. Schooling at home doesn’t need to follow the same schedule as regular schooling. It’s better to do a few things well than try to replicate the schedule students are used to.
From Hillsdale to Homeschooling, Part I: How Three Alumnae Are Bringing Up the Next Generation
For many alumnae, life after graduating looks like teaching math to your stubborn First-Grader at the kitchen table while monitoring your Sixth-Grader’s piano practice session, and holding your baby on your hip—an ideal time to remember: virtus tentamine gaudet.
From Hillsdale to Homeschooling, Part II: Advice from Homeschooling Alumnae
Homeschooling is not the do-it-alone prospect it was in the 1980s, 90s, or early 2000’s, as resources–including co-ops, legal help, and curricula designed for homeschoolers–abound.