5 Ways to Teach Independence- Dr. Micah Tillman

Monday will be — or was (depending on when you read this) — the 4th of July.  We Americans will be — or were — celebrating our independence.                   
From what? you might ask.
From our oppressors, we would respond.
The English? you ask. (Poor English people. Can you imagine them watching us celebrate being independent [...]

A Season of Pictures- Karen Medeiros

Again this winter, we will be sharing stories of Mt. Sophia students or alumni who are working to change or create culture. This is the first post of the season.
Karen Medeiros is a graduate of Mt. Sophia Academy. Her first children’s book has been published:
The Christmas Lights ( penname Jobiah Kit) through Amazon or Barnes [...]

Now and Not Yet- Kyle Thorp

Kyle Thorp is a Mt. Sophia graduate, student at Grove City College, and son of Allison Thorp. This post is running concurrently on www.7sistershomeschool.com.

It’s Christmas Eve. For many years this was a day of torturous anticipation for me. I would be waiting eagerly to see what was in those [...]

MSA Poetry Continued

Beautiful imagery and psalm-like praise are important in AJ’s poem.
Fall Leaves
AJ Duzan
Leaves turn red, yellow, orange, violet, and brown
They flitter peacefully and silently to the ground
For they acknowledge that winter is near
And they will come again next year

Falling, crawling, and creeping in the wind’s direction
Alas, they care not where they have swirled and whirled
But praise [...]

Mt. Sophia’s Poetry

The British Literature class was having an adventure in poetry for the last few weeks. I enjoyed the poems they wrote so much that I wanted to share some.
I will post a handful that tell about homeschooling at MSA or are psalm-ish (there were lots of other terrific ones but were so personal that it [...]

Re: the Hoopla from the US Department of Education

There’s a lot of chatter right now about new US Department Education Rules About Student Aid.
Here is what the actual report says:
High School Diploma: The proliferation of high school diploma mills has called the validity of some secondary school credentials into question. The regulation requires institutions to develop and follow procedures to evaluate the validity [...]