Nancy Kelly -Guidance for Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool and Life
“The half that the children take of themselves with joy, is far greater than the whole that ultra- conscientious teachers, stuffed with the notes of commentators would fain force upon them.” – Household on Plutarch in Mason’s schools That quote reminds me of “The Thing is the Thing“. Plutarch is straight forward – you don’t need tons of commentaries and…
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I have been tending to my family, homeschool, and TBG Community and have not had time to do much writing. But that’s okay because of friends like Jeannette! So today, I am sharing a post that she wrote in which she continues her review of that fabulous book list by Jerram Barrs. You can read part 1 of her review…
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“Since the gale the weather has turned soft and warm. Mr Willet tells me it is Saint Luke’s little summer, and very welcome it is.” -from Village Diary by Miss Read white-lined sphinx moth – Hylas lineata – a handful in our yard today Here we call it Indian Summer, but in England it is referred to as St. Luke’s…
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from A Gardener’s Almanac by Mary Azarian Science, a Vast and Joyous Region Science is one of these provinces. Here, the stars are measured, the ocean sounded, and the wind made the servant of man; here, every flower that blooms reveals the secret of its growth, and every grain of sand recounts its history. This is a vast…
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Mason on atmosphere: “It is thrown off, as it were, from persons and things, stirred by events, sweetened by love, ventilated, kept in motion, by the regulated action of common sense.” Vol. 6, p. 96 I am writing this post up as I listen to the soothing soundtrack of Little Women. It keeps my mind calm, even though the girls…
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From the preface of The Story of Charlotte Mason by Essex Cholmondley – THE QUESTION GLAUCON: Who, then, are the true philosophers? SOCRATES: Those who are lovers of the vision of truth. –Republic of Plato, BOOK V.E THE ANSWER Jesus said:…
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The name of Dena’s homeschool! A friend from California decided to use the phrase, La Casa Giocosa, for her homeschool. I wrote about it here. She sent me this picture of one of their entryways. It’s extra-fitting because she is Italian! Don’t you just want to enter and share the joy? I wanted to explain about homework in our Truth, Beauty,…
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DD made this wreath from her herbs – it smells wonderful! This week will be a quick post in the form of some humor. Hopefully, it will make you smile. And do share if you have any others to add! 1. Why did Mason’s gardener quit? Because of her insistence that he always aerate after a single weeding. 2. Why…
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midnight at the LER – see the big dipper? (Matthew Baerbock – photo) Are you busy planning your school year? I am. I will have 4 in 4 different levels. Yes, it takes some work to get it all together, but it’s fun and I like to plan. I am often asked about how I go about teaching (insert subject…
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