Ginny Seuffert
April 3, 2014
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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.
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Dr. Mary Kay Clark
September 1, 2015
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by Dr Mary Kay Clark | Junipero Serra was born in 1713 and grew up on an island off the east coast of Spain. Junipero’s family lived in a farming community where children helped their parents on the family farm.
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Contributing Writers
September 16, 2014
10,138 Views
Most Marian apparitions provide a message and a miracle. However, Mary did not speak during her visit to Knock, Ireland, in 1879.
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John Clark
September 14, 2013
11,464 Views
My father, an accomplished carpenter, always seemed to be building “one more bookcase” to meet the literary demands of his wife. For all the things that our large Catholic family did not have, we had a treasury of books. My mother’s consummate genius in homeschooling pedagogy reached its zenith with a simple rule for her children: you can stay up as late as you want as long as you are reading.
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Seton Home Study School
January 14, 2014
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Academics and spiritual formation go together. Seton shares some of Pope St. John Paul's inspirational thoughts on homeschooling and the love of truth.
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John Clark
February 9, 2018
7,156 Views
For homeschoolers to make a difference in a largely unChristian world we need to command the tools of social justice - because it is a very Catholic notion.
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Contributing Writers
July 1, 2022
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Use the two traits of these three heroes to help stand up for your faith and freedom in an age that wants you to lie down.
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Ginny Seuffert
February 26, 2014
12,454 Views
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.
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Ginny Seuffert
October 1, 2014
9,071 Views
by Ginny Seuffert | Entitled students are given ample opportunity to work independently. They gain self-confidence. They show more focused initiative.
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John Clark
January 30, 2015
9,455 Views
Last year, I finished writing the rough draft of an online Catholic economics course for Seton Home Study School. (It should be available for credit by fall.) Prior to this, ...
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Ginny Seuffert
February 22, 2015
5,918 Views
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.
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Bob Wiesner
May 31, 2015
7,435 Views
Everyone has heard of Marine Biologists (look up the career of Eugene Sledge after his time in the Corps!) but few have had the idea that Marines might be effective ...
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Dr. Mary Kay Clark
June 1, 2016
3,711 Views
In this round of Q & A's from homeschool families, Dr. Mary Kay Clark responds to the reluctant book report writer, when to call Seton counselors, and more.
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Seton Home Study School
September 7, 2016
7,429 Views
This year Seton is beginning to roll out interactive digital courses that combine the traditional homeschooling experience with cutting-edge online tools.
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John Clark
October 21, 2016
11,071 Views
Pope Francis just canonized seven saints. John Clark takes a brief look at their lives and their immortal words that inspire Catholics around the world.
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Dr. Mary Kay Clark
June 30, 2017
3,633 Views
In Dr. Mary Kay Clark's "Make A Difference" speech, Seton's 2017 graduates are called to make politics lofty again, promoting truth and the right to life.
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John Clark
March 31, 2017
6,875 Views
While Seton is expanding into the world of online homeschool courses, it is re-affirming its mission to retain the Catholic nature of its curriculum.
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Contributing Writers
November 4, 2016
10,509 Views
Prayers for our leaders? In Politics and Prayer, John Clark says that part of being good Catholic citizens is to pray for our leaders, whoever they may be.
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Ginny Seuffert
March 28, 2012
6,393 Views
Ginny Seuffert explores the somewhat surprising history of the beginning of Catholic homeschooling, and its birth in the fading of parochial schools.
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