To say COVID-19 disrupted everyone’s schedules would be a laughable understatement. Between canceled extracurricular activities, foundational changes in home life, and the simple inability to socialize, our students’ lives look … Read More
In this post we are featuring an essay written for Rhetoric Writing III by Emily R. Her instructor, Jeff Jones, comments, In her insightful essay, Emily confronts some of the … Read More
L.P. Hartley famously wrote, “The past is a world country: they do things differently there.” As we explore the past in our WTMA U.S. History classes, we may be on … Read More
We sometimes have parents ask us, “How do I get my kid to read more?” One way is to have your students read with others — with parents, siblings, or … Read More
While we didn’t plan to have a pandemic rule over the final quarter of the school year, it is what we are dealing with, and we think our instructors and … Read More
Hi! I’m Dr. Anna Eaton, and I’m a science instructor at the Well-Trained Mind Academy. When people think about their high school chemistry course, many remember a subject that was … Read More
I’m Clare Kappenman, and I teach Japanese at The Well-Trained Mind Academy. Before beginning to teach here, I taught privately for several years. Until then, I had been working as … Read More
With the spread of COVID-19 in the United States and the response of schools and universities to temporarily suspend live, face-to-face classes, we wanted to help our fellow teachers during … Read More
Spring break is around the corner. While we love the idea of spending the day lounging in a hammock outside and reading a good book, we also know that snowy … Read More
Registration is open for next year’s classes, and we know many of you are worrying about instructor choice. What do you do if your child’s favorite instructor isn’t teaching the … Read More