Hi, I'm Magistra Seidman
I remember when I first picked up the book, “The Well Trained Mind.” I was ready to deliver my sixth child and my oldest was not even eight years old. Yet, even in all of the chaos, this clarity came over me. This “classical” approach to education was everything I wished I had experienced. The author, Susan Wise Bauer, detailed how and what to do to make my homeschool classical. Sign me up. I had the benefit of a great relationship with the local librarian and together we pulled together tons of books, videos, and other resources to make this classical thing work. The reality of six little ones kicked in soon I lost steam.
Many years later, I discovered that the Classical Christian community packaged the highlights that I remembered of the Well Trained Mind into bite-sized, fun and fulfilling memory work. Classical became attainable! I signed my older kids up for Challenge (logic level) classes and younger ones up for Foundations and Essentials (grammar level) classes. I was hooked. Like many inspired moms, I ended up teaching both 8th grade and 10th-grade level classical classes which integrated all six subjects including Latin, logic, math, science, writing/literature and history/debate. Any teacher will tell you…If you want to truly grasp a subject, teach it. I did just that. Tackling Latin and formal logic enough to teach it, was classical learning on steroids. Yet, I loved it. I developed a love for the Latin language, the clarity of formal logic, and of course writing and rhetoric.
My love of Latin and my passion for Classical Christian education brought me to Trinity Classical Academy in Valencia, California. Daily, I am amazed at the dedication, love, and compassion of both staff and students. I am blessed to teach nine classes each day of both 8th grade (Ecce II) and Elementary Latin to grades 3-6th. I realized the challenge for 8th graders who are new to Latin but jumping right into Ecce and elementary students with no background. This site is for primarily for them. Many moms have expressed an interest in learning Latin along with their child. I am hoping this will help them as well.
I would love to hear from you! Do you have a great link, book or program? Send it to me. I will feature Latin programs that I absolutely love, resources I can’t live without and freebies for everyone. I also want to hear your comments. Just know, I still have much to learn. My goal is to share a site with the numerous moms who ask me for help/advice. That’s the short bio.
Valete!
Many years later, I discovered that the Classical Christian community packaged the highlights that I remembered of the Well Trained Mind into bite-sized, fun and fulfilling memory work. Classical became attainable! I signed my older kids up for Challenge (logic level) classes and younger ones up for Foundations and Essentials (grammar level) classes. I was hooked. Like many inspired moms, I ended up teaching both 8th grade and 10th-grade level classical classes which integrated all six subjects including Latin, logic, math, science, writing/literature and history/debate. Any teacher will tell you…If you want to truly grasp a subject, teach it. I did just that. Tackling Latin and formal logic enough to teach it, was classical learning on steroids. Yet, I loved it. I developed a love for the Latin language, the clarity of formal logic, and of course writing and rhetoric.
My love of Latin and my passion for Classical Christian education brought me to Trinity Classical Academy in Valencia, California. Daily, I am amazed at the dedication, love, and compassion of both staff and students. I am blessed to teach nine classes each day of both 8th grade (Ecce II) and Elementary Latin to grades 3-6th. I realized the challenge for 8th graders who are new to Latin but jumping right into Ecce and elementary students with no background. This site is for primarily for them. Many moms have expressed an interest in learning Latin along with their child. I am hoping this will help them as well.
I would love to hear from you! Do you have a great link, book or program? Send it to me. I will feature Latin programs that I absolutely love, resources I can’t live without and freebies for everyone. I also want to hear your comments. Just know, I still have much to learn. My goal is to share a site with the numerous moms who ask me for help/advice. That’s the short bio.
Valete!
