I was reminded of another difference between Charlotte Mason and another popular teaching method. I was chatting with a group…
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A Valentine from Christina
Christina and her mother Frances (photograph by Lewis Carroll) It is said that the mother of the Victorian poet Christina Rossetti once remarked,…
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Education for All, and To All a Goodnight
Here’s something fun and a sweet read for anyone involved in a Charlotte Mason community or co-op! This was written…
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Community, not Co-op (Enquire Within Books)
Our Charlotte Mason community – Truth, Beauty, Goodness – had its first meeting of the new school year. Notice I…
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Narrating Our Way Through Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar Narration Ideas Document “Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!” Our Charlotte Mason co-op, Truth, Beauty, Goodness performed Julius Caesar…
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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…
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Mistaken Identities and Mistaken Assessments
I’ll be honest, I was not super-excited about teaching The Comedy of Errors to the kids. (You should have…
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Four Freedoms and Bing
During picture study yesterday, we looked at Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms (1943). Rockwell was inspired by Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech…
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The Schedule: Truth, Beauty, Goodness Co-op
Model of the Globe Theatre Life is good. The water has gone down. He came home. I have a passport! …
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Beginning Considerations :Truth, Beauty, Goodness Co-op
Guess who the artist is this semester? Our homeschool co-op, Truth, Beauty, Goodness, met last Thursday, kicking off…
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The Bard’s Birthday
Today is the birthday of William Shakespeare (1564). In his honor, I am posting photos from our Truth, Beauty, Goodness…
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The Green-eyed Monster??
Our adventure through The Winter’s Tale continues in our Truth, Beauty, Goodness Co-op. I like to introduce each act with…
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