AI Homework Helper: A Risky Shortcut!
In our summer Digital Citizenship course at the Well-Trained Mind Academy, one of the topics we discuss is the appropriate and ethical use of artificial intelligence. Because the world of … Read More
To Be A Good Scientist, You Have To Be A Good Writer: A Talk with Andrew Jordan
Dr. Andrew Jordan, research scientist at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space and co-investigator on NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission, has a … Read More
Fall Festival 2022
As we shared in our previous blog, Well-Trained Mind Academy students happen to go to a school founded by an incredible educator, entrepreneur, and farmer! Every year, that founder, Dr. … Read More
Q&A with Dr. Susan Wise Bauer
Susan Wise Bauer, founder of the Well-Trained Mind Academy, knows a lot about homeschooling. When Dr. Bauer was still a preschooler, her mother taught her older brother to read. She was … Read More
Susan Wise Bauer: Educator, Entrepreneur, and … Farmer?
Susan Wise Bauer has been part of the homeschooling world for a long time. In fact, she was homeschooled herself as a child. Over the years she took her homeschooling … Read More
Eric Hammesfahr: Shakespeare, Swords, and the Smithsonian
Many of our students show interest in careers in the arts. Fortunately for them, we had the opportunity to hear from Eric Hammesfahr, a museum specialist at the Smithsonian National … Read More
STEM @ WTMA
Our Math & Science department is growing! Department chair Heather Quintero is working hard to bring exciting options to our families. News from the Classroom We are once again able … Read More
The Boxwell Family: From Homeschool, to WTMA, to Colby College
Homeschooling families are no strangers to criticism. If you are reading this, perhaps you have some of your own stories of people questioning your decisions to homeschool or scoffing at … Read More
The Gervais Twins: From WTMA Online Middle School to Brick-and-Mortar High School
We love to watch students move through the Academy for their entire middle and high school careers. But this isn’t the only route to success families find with WTMA. Some … Read More
Meet the Anthonys: A WTMA Writing Family
All different types of families come to the Well-Trained Mind Academy for their various educational needs. One reason homeschooling families seek out our help is to teach their students in … Read More