Are you looking for a living book that ties in some of the history of Valentine’s Day? Here is a post about a favorite of ours! Saint Valentine
Sphere of Influence
For those of you eager to read more about Charlotte Mason, here is something that will interest you. I just read a fascinating chapter on Mason in a hard-to-find book. I must say that I am not endorsing this book, only chapter 7 (“Knowledge as the Necessary Food of the Mind” Charlotte Mason’s Philosophy of Education pp. 105-125), written by…
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Forest for the Trees
The fact that oral language is foundational to all learning was emphasized at our book discussion group a few nights ago. The next day I was more aware than usual about this fact. May I share with you an example of how oral language skills, narration in particular, can build a foundation for future connections, composition, critical thinking and good…
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Scintillations From Their Own Genius
As I sat down to plan out some details of our next semester in the new year, I read some encouraging words from Charlotte Mason on composition. Exciting words, really. Wouldn’t you like to think that a practice in your school might someday result in a Homer, Scott or Shakespeare? Among these is the art of composition, that art of…
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
I’ll be back in a week or so – everyone is home and I’m spending all my time with them! We took some pictures today, as you can see. Enjoy your holiday season. Godspeed, Nancy (Luke 2:1-20)
Good King Wenceslas
There’s an unbelievable blizzard raging outside right now and all the activities scheduled for today have been canceled. I’m happy for this break from the holiday hustle and bustle. A blizzard is the perfect backdrop for this post about a minor obsession of mine – Saint Wenceslas. It’s funny that one of my favorite Christmas carols isn’t about Christmas. At…
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What to Read for Christmas
Two Kelly kids reading A Christmas Carol illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger. We also like her illustrations in The Nutcracker and The Gift of the Magi. It seems that everyone in the blogging world is blogging about their favorite Christmas books, past and present. I have collected old Christmas books for years, so these posts are some of my…
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The Canticle of the Bees
“The Canticle of the Bees” and other charming Christmas poems can be found in this favorite book of ours. Ms. McGinley has taken fifteen medieval legends of the first Christmas and turned them into poems. “The original tales grew up in that era when wonders and miracles seemed very near at hand – when it seemed quite natural that all…
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Gazing on Many Truths
A key to education, according to Charlotte Mason, can be found in a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley where he speaks of “understanding that grows bright gazing on many truths.” (Vol. 6, p. 157) This is true for the student of any age. It’s also one of the reasons our co-op continues to flourish. We even have two moms who…
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