Timing is a funny thing. When I made our Elementary Lesson plans and our Circle Time plans, I considered, but decided against, using The Young Peacemaker. I heard about it
It is much easier, really, to check off a list of subjects and make sure the content bases are covered than to think about the ultimate goals and attempt to
Previously, in this series: Charlotte Mason, classical educator Principle #1: Children are born persons Charlotte Mason’s second principle of education is perhaps stated poorly. Because of this statement, many
So Brandy of Afterthoughts is leading a study of Charlotte Mason’s 20 Principles of Education at the Ambleside Online forum, and even though I don’t use Ambleside, I
This post was first published in 2013; find more, related articles at the end of this post. Given the definition of classical education we developed previously – that classical education is
A label is a tricky thing. Just when you decide to take on an adjective as an identity, you find people including shades of meaning that you don’t personally
It’s time to put dinner on the table and we need a vegetable side dish. A salad seems like so much work, and so does any other vegetable. Frozen
At the time of this writing, I have a 9yo, 7yo, 4yo, & 2yo. As with history, I believe science in the elementary years should be geared toward awareness and
Shaina asked in a recent comment and on the WTM board what was on our chore board. The board has actually been out of commission for a month or two
I was going through some old papers today and found a printed copy of this post I made a few years ago. I thought I’d repost it here, with
I have such a hard time answering when someone asks the seemingly simple and small-talk question, “What are you using for history?” The answer feels like nothing and everything. Nothing
Do you know that quote? It’s from My Fair Lady, when, after months of agony, Eliza & Professor Higgins are draped late at night in the library, Higgins still
