~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “…given, on the other hand, a mother who’s final question is, ‘what will people say? what will people think? how will it look?’ and the children grow up with habits of seeming and not of being; they are content to appear well-dressed, well-mannered and well-attentioned to outsiders, with very little effort after beauty, order […]
A Bit of Shakespeare, A Dash of Paul
We were in the midst of Measure For Measure. Each day I’d read just a little bit and then close the book at some pivotal moment to a chorus of “MAMA! Don’t stop! Please read more!” It was fresh on our minds, and across the table we were having rigorous discussions of a nature that […]
Sabbath Weeks
My friend Katie linked me to this article on “Sabbath Schooling,” a style of scheduling the homeschool year so that every seventh week is a week of rest. We have been schooling this way for nearly three years now, though we’ve never given it a name. More or less, we school for six weeks and […]
Homeschool: An Update
The past few years the kids and I have followed Ambleside Online’s scheduled homeschool curriculum, with great enjoyment and success. So when we came into this deployment year I weighed a few schooling options, and ultimately decided to stick with Ambleside despite its heavy reading load. After all, we knew the rhythm, we liked the […]
Himself a Lover of the Beautiful
I have been dusting off the covers of old religious books, many of which are underlined and marked by the pen of my husband’s great-grandfather. Education, a small volume by Ellen White, has proved to be a good companion to the reading I have been doing already in Charlotte Mason’s Ourselves. I’ve been surprised by how well they […]
Homeschooling: Nature Study
One of the cornerstones to a Charlotte Mason-inspired homeschool is the practice of Nature Study. Access to the outdoors is emphasized from the earliest age, with it being recommended that young children spend 4-6 hours outside a day, weather permitting! Most of the child’s time out of doors is expected to be spent in free […]
Homeschooling: What, Who, Where, When
I have been wanting to knock out a few homeschooling posts for quite some time now, and the tail-end of this ridiculously non-ideal homeschool day seems like the perfect moment to begin. Because I’m rather exhausted, though, I’ll go easy on myself and just give you the quick What, Who, Where and When, saving the meaty […]