Last January, just 4 weeks before Jonah made his arrival, mom and I had the privilege of being interviewed by Carroll and Andy Smith of the Charlotte Mason Institute. CMI will be publishing this video interview in several installments over the coming months, and here is a link to view the first portion. The interview… Read More CMI Interview with Liz and Emily
For several years now, Emily and I have been part of a Charlotte Mason book discussion group. Mothers come to a local restaurant once every six weeks and share a meal, followed by what usually proves to be a lively discussion of Mason’s ideas. Six weeks seems to be a manageable commitment for us, meaning eight meetings per year,… Read More Learning Charlotte Mason Together
Next to comments about the weather, fellow students or coworkers frequently gravitate to the question, “What’s on TV tonight,” or else refer to the last episode as they share their intention to watch tonight’s continuation . Though my childhood is increasingly in the far and distant past, I can still remember the night of the week my favorite programs were… Read More What’s On Tonight?
Winter seems a bit reluctant to let go its grip this year. At the very season when we hope to be getting moving, yearning to burst out from the drag of dull winter sameness, much like the buds we are longing to see burst into flower, we are thwarted by early spring snowstorms and lingering bitter chill. Tending to… Read More The Season for Reading
We are pleased to announce that the second installment of our Audio Version of Charlotte Mason’s Volume I, “Home Education,” is ready for download! Each portion is one CD in length and will be released throughout this winter and spring. Please visit this link for more information.
Today we are pleased to announce that the first installment of our Audio Version of Charlotte Mason’s Volume I, “Home Education,” is ready for download! Each portion is one CD in length and will be released throughout this winter and spring. Please visit this link for more information.
I heard from a number of you when I approached the complex subject of “what” our children should be reading and intend to continue probing it. For the home educating parent, reading is undeniably crucial. Beyond the challenge of our children accomplishing the actual skill of reading the written word, there is that immense ocean of written material–making choices about… Read More More Hard Thinking about Easy Reading
The stories we hold dearest are those that have both plummeted us to the depths of anxiety and despair as we suffered through the characters’ difficulties and disappointments, sorrows and setbacks. Our hearts fill with compassion as we enter into both woes and triumphs with them, feel their excruciating pain of loss and/or deprivation, their… Read More A Thanksgiving Story
There is a comment I hear frequently from parents in our library which I have pondered quite a bit and wonder what to say when it is used in conversation. I find the response to this question not to be so easy to articulate, but am going to venture out in hopes that some brave and honest souls out there… Read More Hard Thinking About Easy Reading
The best stories remind us that life triumphs over death, light over darkness, goodness over evil. History teaches us that one life matters, that the real heroes often go unnoticed by the books, and that the most tumultuous and miserable periods often give rise to those kind of individuals. These are the characters we desire our children to get to… Read More Just One Counts