Classical Teaching

Those who have made the decision to homeschool their children have done so out of great love for them and a desire to provide them an excellent education in the context of a warm, enriching home. Yet so many parents (mainly mothers) who have taken up this challenge find the enterprise often full of stress, worry, and anxiety.

In the past, correct spelling, the multiplication tables, the names of the state capitals and the American presidents were basics that all children were taught in school. Today, many children graduate without this essential knowledge. Most curricula today follow a haphazard sampling of topics with a focus on political correctness instead of teaching students how to study.

This key to the world's esoteric traditions unlocks some of the most fascinating and closely held secrets of myth, religion, and philosophy. Unrivaled in its beauty and completeness, it distills ancient and modern teachings of nearly 600 experts. Compelling themes range from the riddle of the Sphinx and the tenets of Pythagorean astronomy to the symbolism of the pentagram, the significance of the Ark of the Covenant, and the design of the American flag.

Drawn from Tibet's rich contemplative literature, Buddhist Meditation offers classic exercises focused on the opportunities and challenges of life; cultivating inner calm; fostering a wider perspective on oneself in relationship to others; working with negative emotions, and the highest values of the Buddhist tradition, love and compassion.

Jeff Corey (1914-2002) made a name for himself in the 1940s as a character actor in films like The Killers (1946). Everything changed in 1951, when he was summoned before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Corey refused to name names and was promptly blacklisted, which forced him to walk away from a vibrant livelihood as an actor and embark on a career as one of the industry's most revered acting instructors. In Improvising Out Loud: My Life Teaching Hollywood How to Act, Corey recounts his extraordinary story.

"Teaching Harmony To Beginning Singers: A Choral Method" by Stacey Atwell-Keister offers a comprehensive approach to choral education, blending singing theory, classroom management strategies, social skills facilitation, and ready-to-use lesson plans. At the core of the book lies an exploration of the stages of choral development, providing insights into how singers progress and offering practical guidance on transitioning between these stages. With a focus on understanding the developmental journey, Atwell-Keister presents transition strategies for moving singers from one stage to another,...

The Life of Our Lord "I have always striven in my writings to express veneration for the life and lessons of our Saviour, because I feel it; and because I rewrote that history for my children."-Charles Dickens The Gospel Story of Jesus Christ revealed in the immutable words and style of one of the world's greatest authors. In this extraordinary Christian classic work, The Life of Our Lord, the greatest novelist unfolds the greatest story about the greatest person the world has ever known. This little known "lost book" of Charles Dickens was guarded as a sacred family secret for 85 years ...

A Practical Understanding of God's Love Anamchara's modern version of this classic spiritual work allows twenty-first-century readers the opportunity to learn from Bernard of Clairvaux, one of Christianity's great theologians and mystics. Bernard's spirituality is both robust and positive, offering a timeless analysis of the nature of God—as well as the human impulse to love God—that is as practical and intelligent now as it was in the eleventh century. This careful paraphrase of Bernard's ancient words is a doorway to a fresh understanding of Divine love. "Love," writes Bernard, "is ...

This is the second in a series of volumes that include edited transcripts of individual sermons by Jamie Buckingham, delivered between the dates 1970-1992. A master storyteller, Jamie Buckingham delighted millions around the world both in person and in print. He was recognized as one of the key Christian authors and apostolic leaders from the early 1970s until his death in 1992. As a distinguished Bible teacher with graduate degrees in English Literature and Theology, Jamie was respected among liturgical, evangelical, and Pentecostal Christians. He was considered a close friend and ...

This book shares with its readers relevant and biblical sermon outlines.

This book is a short encyclopedia of philosophy and metaphysics. The book includes the teachings and sayings of the greatest gurus and philosophers in history. This book is a game changer as it includes summaries of the lives and teachigns of 15 great philosophers along with analysis of several different philosophies including Stocism, Buddhism, Taoism and others. Comparing many great gurus for the history of the world we come to a conclusion. From Buddha to Jesus, from Kant to Hegel, from Marcus Aurelius to Benjamin Franklin, the common denominator is subjective but the same and that is, ...

Jesus of Nazareth is the most important person to have ever walked the Earth. Jesus is God's only son that he sent down from heaven to save the whole of the Earth from it's sins. This is a kid's Bible story that can either be listened to alone or with an adult. Jesus was an amazing man, and this audiobook will give you many of your first Bible lessons. It begins telling you all about the birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem surrounded not by riches, but by animals.