Her popular series now available as a book, Ginny Seuffert shows how in 14 ways, homeschool prepares children for East Coast Prep School level success!

by Ginny Seuffert | Teaching our children to develop good judgment will lead to a future dominated by well-formed, deeply committed Catholic leaders.

by Ginny Seuffert | John Taylor Gatto’s 13th theme, “Encourage children to develop a habit of caution in reaching conclusions” is especially important in our own times.

This is the twelfth article in the series How to Get an Elite Prep School Education on a Homeschool Budget. As I write this column, I am simultaneously working on talks I ...

This is the eleventh article in the series How to Get an Elite Prep School Education on a Homeschool Budget. More than ever, American society needs leaders who are well formed, not ...

This is the tenth article in the series How to Get an Elite Prep School Education on a Homeschool Budget. Unquestionably, children from entitled backgrounds will themselves often enjoy lifetimes of ...

By Ginny Seuffert | Why develop a personal code of standards? Shouldn’t our children live according to Catholic standards? Studying Holy Mother Church closely, especially the saints, answers that question.

Responsibility is an utterly essential part of the homeschool curriculum and gives busy homeschooling moms and dads some much needed practical help.

by Ginny Seuffert | There is no reason why one of your homeschool Catholic children cannot aspire to public office.

by Ginny Seuffert | Entitled students are given ample opportunity to work independently. They gain self-confidence. They show more focused initiative.

by Ginny Seuffert | I’ve been touting the benefits homeschooled students derive from sports and exercise for years. Let me share ten of the best reasons to get your kids moving.

by Ginny Seuffert | Theme 4: Repeated exercises in the forms of good manners and politeness. Gatto’s fourth theme is that elite private boarding schools offer their students repeated exercises in the practice of good manners and courtesy based on the utter truth that politeness and civility are the foundations of all future relationships and the key of access to places a person might want to go.

by Ginny Seuffert | Gatto’s Third Theme is that students must gain insight into major institutional forms including courts, military, and corporations, as well as the ideas that drive them. By truly understanding these institutions, students mature into responsible citizens who will not be persuaded by opinion-makers in the major media, but will be capable of forming intelligent, independent judgments, and then acting on them.

by Ginny Seuffert | Every student must have strong background in both composition and public speaking. The best way to teach your child how to write is to enroll in Seton’s English program and follow the lesson plans closely, but in my experience composition is the last assignment parents and students tackle.

by Ginny Seuffert | Master educator, John Taylor Gatto, abandoned the New York City government school system in the early 1990’s stating that he was not longer willing to “hurt children.” He has devoted his life since then to articulating a different vision of education that turns children into lifetime learners.