Last weekend, my daughter graduated from college. (Summa cum laude — those Seton grads do okay for themselves!) The commencement ceremony was being held in Springfield, Illinois, home to Abraham ...
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Ginny Seuffert May 17, 2012 6,536 Views
Last weekend, my daughter graduated from college. (Summa cum laude — those Seton grads do okay for themselves!) The commencement ceremony was being held in Springfield, Illinois, home to Abraham ...
Read More »Ginny Seuffert April 28, 2012 8,619 Views
My two previous columns (available in the online newsletter archive) gave a brief history of the rise, and sadly the partial decline, of Catholic education in the United States. To ...
Read More »Ginny Seuffert March 28, 2012 6,639 Views
Ginny Seuffert explores the somewhat surprising history of the beginning of Catholic homeschooling, and its birth in the fading of parochial schools.
Read More »Ginny Seuffert February 28, 2012 6,788 Views
Ginny Seuffert knows well how tough life can be for homeschoolers. When she recalls what she's achieving, & the history behind it all, she gears up again!
Read More »Contributing Writers November 17, 2011 7,173 Views
by Clare Schmitt Yoke yourself under the law of God, so that you may be in truth a free man. ~ St. Ephraem the Syrian For most of you, two ...
Read More »Contributing Writers November 4, 2011 6,909 Views
Dr. Clark, I hope you don’t mind that I’m emailing you directly, but I wanted to reach out to you, as head of Seton, to tell you a little bit ...
Read More »Contributing Writers November 4, 2011 7,043 Views
The following is a brief part of a speech the late Dr. William Marra gave in Toronto in 1993. In homeschooling, aim at a certain academic excellence. I claim that ...
Read More »Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian August 3, 2011 6,776 Views
In A Wonder Book and The Tanglewood Tales Hawthorne retells some of the famous classical myths in an imaginative and charming style that captures the universality and moral wisdom of ...
Read More »Seton Home Study School August 4, 2010 9,474 Views
Home schooling students do best in high school when they start preparing themselves ahead of time. In seventh and eighth grade, students can prepare for the level of work and ...
Read More »Seton Home Study School June 4, 2010 6,728 Views
Tips for Student Research on English 9 and 10 Reports When it comes to the prospect of beginning research for the English 9 or 10 reports, some students are less ...
Read More »Ginny Seuffert February 1, 2010 7,851 Views
Homeschool veteran Ginny Seuffert walks us through three areas in which students often need help: math, foreign languages and dual enrollments. Seton’s proven high school program, focused on excellence, with ...
Read More »Ginny Seuffert January 1, 2010 6,162 Views
This column is intended to support and encourage Seton parents by giving practical tips based on my own two- decade experience home schooling with the Seton program. Occasionally, my spirit ...
Read More »Dr. Mary Kay Clark October 1, 2009 7,200 Views
The home schooling apostolate is a truly counter cultural movement, a contradiction to the current self-obsessed culture. The home schooling apostolate is evidence of an attitude of service to others ...
Read More »Ginny Seuffert October 1, 2009 7,010 Views
Last month’s column talked about the importance of perseverance from a spiritual point of view. This month, we will tackle more practical concerns. Here are some real questions and my ...
Read More »Ginny Seuffert September 28, 2009 7,151 Views
I spoke to the mother of a large family the other day who told me she dreads the beginning of the school year. Although she has been teaching her children ...
Read More »Seton Home Study School September 4, 2009 6,203 Views
Take your student to daily Mass and at least monthly confession. Your student may be more affected by the secular culture than you might think. Be sure your high school ...
Read More »Seton Home Study School September 4, 2009 10,443 Views
Seton graduates have found their vocations in the priesthood, in the consecrated life, and in marriage. Let the Seton program of immersion in our Holy Catholic Faith,...
Read More »Ginny Seuffert July 28, 2009 9,439 Views
Figures released by the United States Department of Education show the changing face of home education in the country. One attention-grabbing statistic shows the number of home-schooled children in the ...
Read More »Seton Home Study School June 4, 2009 7,241 Views
Parents often ask about flexibility in the Seton Home Study School program, especially in regards to high school courses. In high school, we cannot offer as much flexibility as we ...
Read More »Contributing Writers June 4, 2009 8,543 Views
In homeschooling, aim at certain academic excellence. I claim that is the bonus that is always thrown in. If you seek first to defer harm, if secondly you permeate the ...
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