Blackie edition, North’s translation – these are most often recommended in the PNEU programmes (actual sweet size) If you haven’t…
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Plutarch Primer, Part I
image from Parallel Lives, Amyot translation 1565 “The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to…
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Plutarch – Blackie Editions
“The half that the children take of themselves with joy, is far greater than the whole that ultra- conscientious teachers,…
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How to Not Raise a Crank – Euthyphro to the Rescue!
Let’s begin with a definition, shall we? According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of crank is “an annoyingly eccentric person;…
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Constitution or Citizenship Day – September 17th
Mr. Hughes wrote many Citizenship books for U.S. students, but I wouldn’t call them “living”. Constitution Day, aka Citizenship Day,…
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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…
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CITIZENSHIP Part III: The Inspiration Angle
Turns out that teaching citizenship using Mason’s methods can be a tall order. We see that it is inextricably linked…
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CITIZENSHIP Part II: Secret Resolves and Dreamy Eyes
In my first post on citizenship, I took a brief look at Mason’s rationale for teaching citizenship in the form…
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CITIZENSHIP Part I: Claiming Magnanimity
Citizenship. What is it, exactly? When Linda Johnson asked me what Mason used for the subject of citizenship at a…
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Bees and Citizenship
” Do not keep the children day after day repeating what they already know; give them something new to call…
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