Dappled autumn light on our porch and the perfect green table my girls found by the side of the road!…
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Borrowed Views – Charlotte Mason on Critical Thinking
handmade commonplace book – a precious gift from Elizabeth Who could live if every mouthful of bodily food were held…
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This Fetish of Progress
sweet find from local antique store We had our final PMEU meeting of the school year, despite severe thunderstorms. I…
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Parents as Rulers, Inspirers, and Revealers – Charlotte Mason on Thoughtful Parenting
When my adult children were young, my husband and I were involved with a group of committed parents who met…
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Dear Stephanie – A Word About Attention
paying close attention Nancy, I have a question for you and your readers. How would you go about teaching older…
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Time Value
Oh! Do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be…
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“Degrees of Separation” or “Your Child’s Future Sanity”
So I asked the group of adults sitting around the table, “What odors or sensations evoke strong, positive memories from…
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A Brief Post on a Flip-Flop
Not this kind of flip-flop! I’m talking about a reversal of a stand or position. I know I’ve read these…
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I Have Found a Door
“There is a saying of King Alfred’s that I like to apply to our School,–“I have found a door,”…
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The Labor of Sisyphus
Sisyphus by Titian (1548) We had a Charlotte Mason support group meeting last night. I never know what we should…
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Bent Leather, Part 2
Sioux Falls wild turkeys in Pipestone the prairie So many of you responded to my last post (Bent Leather, Part…
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Bent Leather, Part 1
Do you see those 200 words up in that wordle? How many of those names, places and things do you…
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