I decided to read John Milton Gregory’s The Seven Laws of Teaching over break week for some Teacher Training. I’ve had the Veritas Press edition I linked sitting on my shelf for several years – it’s lovely and unabridged, but I did not pay that price! I knew Mystie recommended it – she blogged through it a… Continue Reading
Getting back into the school routine after a break is always difficult, and perhaps even more so when you have the post-Christmas/winter blues. But there were some scholé-moments this week to encourage my heart. Scholé of Intent: One of the new things we’re trying this term is a bi-weekly meeting with my friend Dawn and her… Continue Reading
I’m busy prepping for Term 2 this week: printing out weekly checklists, switching out books, and finalizing Morning Time plans. School starts again on Monday! Daily (4-5 times a week) Hymns: January: All the Way My Savior Leads Me; February: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise; March: We Lift Up as Our Shield God’s Name Bible and… Continue Reading
The Art of Teaching is challenging me once again: That last sentence especially is hard for the “P” in me to swallow (Myers-Briggs terminology). I tend towards winging it and doing things on impulse rather than following a plan. That might work all right when you just have little ones, but it can be a detriment as… Continue Reading
It’s been a while since I did a “scholé” post, so I thought I’d share some highlights of our first half-term this school year. 🙂 Scholé of Intent: I find open-and-go books and curriculum make my job so much easier, and make it much more likely that we will actually get it done. The Memoria Press… Continue Reading
I read another chunk of The Art of Teaching today, trying to keep up with my self-imposed schedule. 😉 The section on the appropriate use of humor in teaching was particularly good (Mystie wrote a post about it when she was reading the book), and I loved this quote: Also read/listened to recently: Hubby: The Roots of… Continue Reading
I picked up an older edition of The Art of Teaching earlier this year, and was amazed by the quote on the back: I didn’t get far then, but decided to pick it back up this week, and this passage from Chapter 2 caught my eye: Highet is referring to professional teachers in this passage, but… Continue Reading
It’s late, but I wanted to get this post up for the Back to School Blog Hop. Karen’s student interviews inspired me again this year. I’ve used some of her prompts, changing some up at bit and adding one of my own just for fun. 🙂 Miss A Age: 14 Grade: 9th Favorite subject: (besides creative writing) Literature… Continue Reading
I was going to post preschool/kindergarten plans today, but needed a bit more time, so instead I’ll share what Mr. E will be up to in the coming school year. 🙂 Bible: He will finish The Child’s Story Bible by Catherine Vos, then start reading his ESV Bible through from the beginning. History and Geography: He’ll do the AmblesideOnline… Continue Reading
On Monday, I listened to the latest CIRCE Institute Quiddity podcast episode: Cultivating Human-ness in Our Students. James Daniels talked about commonplacing, contemplation, conversation, and many other things, but when he said the following, I stopped washing the dishes to put it in my commonplace book: And the best way to not forget, I believe,… Continue Reading