Special Announcement! Introducing Mandala Fellowship

Leigh Bortins joins with Caleb Skogen and Matt Bianco to discuss the Mandala Fellowship.

What is the Mandala Fellowship? Well, it definitely has to do with continuing the conversation on the Quadrivium. This is a must listen-to in order to learn more.

LeighBortins.com has an overview of this episode available as well, or listen below.

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Talking Astronomy

Guest Wesley Callihan is interviewed on Leigh! @ Lunch, guest-hosted by Matt Bianco. They talk astronomy, medievals, classics, and more. Great recommendations and resources for adding the study of astronomy to your homeschool, and to further the conversation of the Quadrivium.

LeighBortins.com has an overview of the show available as well.

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Reflections on Mathematics as a Liberal Art

REFLECTIONS ON MATHEMATICS AS A LIBERAL ART
by Guest Contributor: Marilyn Higuera**

Mathematics occupies an ambiguous place in the world of education. Certainly, a regimen of mathematics is required of all, and a grounding in mathematics is regarded as essential in every well-educated person’s development. However, the regimen is often merely endured, and the activity is considered by many to be a narrow, technical skill more appropriate to those dedicated to hard sciences than a fundamentally human activity that broadens and widens the scope of one’s understanding.

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