At Cedar Academy we practice the time tested, tried and true technique of copy work. Copy work is a simple yet powerful technique that allows the student to work, simultaneously, on grammar, spelling, penmanship, cursive, vocabulary, motor skills and attention to...
“That’s not fair!” How many times have we heard that phrase from kids (and adults), young and old? Well, we heard it this week in class and it became the topic for our blog this week as it was a wonderful discussion where some good points were made. We now live in a...
Over the past couple of weeks our students in the secondary group (ages 12-18) were asked to read and discuss the works of Apology and Crito by Plato. In these works, Socrates is on trial. “Socrates is an evil-doer, and a curious person, who searches into things under...
This is an article written by Dr. Constance Nielsen at St. Ambrose Academy and reflects well upon the goals of a classical education at Cedar Academy. Dr. Constance Nielsen Classical education is grounded in the notion that training in the Trivium – Grammar,...
We practice cursive first at Cedar Academy and agree with the advantages and results in the following article. As a culture we have been mistakenly led to believe that manuscript is easier for students to learn than cursive. By reserving cursive for third grade we...
by Chris Gayomali Today is National Handwriting Day! Although we don’t write like we used to, here are four ways handwriting is still helpful. 1. It’s better for learning One of the most effective ways to study and retain new information is to rewrite your...
