I’ve written previously about how we are familiarizing ourselves with the Heidelburg Catechism using Starr Meade’s Comforting Hearts, Teaching Minds. We started Morning Time up again yesterday, and it turned out to be a very brief one because I had forgotten that Miss A’s Latin class is now at 11:00 on Tuesday – we will… Continue Reading
You never know when inspiration might strike! I wasn’t expecting to be motivated to be a bit more intentional with Little L’s kindergarten year by a book about music appreciation, but that’s what happened… I had already been thinking about starting reading lessons with him, using The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading. I’m also… 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
I started Cindy Rollins’ new book Mere Motherhood a couple of weeks ago, but hadn’t got far until today, when I burned my way from about chapter 3 to the end. It’s too soon for me to articulate all my thoughts on it, except to say that I’ll be giving my mom a copy to… Continue Reading
The kids and I have traveled around the world this past year, without leaving the continent! Mr. D and I finished reading the wonderful Complete Book of Marvels today, sitting atop Mt. Fuji watching the sunrise with Mr. Halliburton. And this summer we have all enjoyed the Read the World Summer Book Club. I am… Continue Reading
I have really been enjoying participating in the Read the World Summer Book Club with my kids these past several weeks. We are getting to know, at least in a small way, different countries and cultures; and seeing that people are people wherever they are from. We have also been reading Squanto (and no, I didn’t… Continue Reading
One of the Charlotte Mason’s goals in giving children a generous curriculum was that they would know how to wisely spend the ‘leisure time’ she forsaw all classes – not just the wealthy – having (a theme she repeats at greater length in A Philosophy of Education). It is an even greater concern in our… Continue Reading
Hopefully you’re not sick of me posting Charlotte Mason quotes! At least this one’s short and sweet. 😉 Of course, my absolute favorite quote from Chapter 15 of School Education is the “how much does he care” one I shared here. 🙂 Also read/listened to in the last week: Hubby: The High House by James… Continue Reading
Also read/listened to this past week: Hubby: Whose Body by Dorothy Sayers Me: finished reading Trial and Triumph to the kids in Morning Time today Miss A: Listening for Lions by Gloria Whelan (she’s enjoying it) Mr. D: Ryan and Jimmy: And the Well in Africa that Brought Them Together by Herb Shoveller Mr. E: One Hen by Katie… Continue Reading
Another reminder to give more attention to nature study, sigh. 😉 Also read/listened to in the past week: Hubby: Evil Under the the Sun by Agatha Christie Me: finished Whatever Happened to Justice by Richard J. Maybury Miss A: Evenmere by James Stoddard – she loved this series! Mr. D: The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay (there’s… Continue Reading