It was an odd week. We only did Whatchamacallit one time this week. On Monday, R-girl had an Orthodontist appointment (no more turning the key in her expander!) So, we did our the core subjects – Math, Reading, Penmanship, Latin, Reading – pretty consistently but Whatchamacallit went a little by the wayside. That frustrates me,…
In my year of }pacify{ one of the first things I’ve needed to determine is “what exactly is peace?” If the goal is to bring about peace, then knowing what that entails is very important. I’ve been reading George Grant’s book Carry a Big Stick with the children for school. In it there is a chapter…
For Today… Looking out my window … it’s dark. Not a hint of the coming sunrise. I am thinking … about all the things I have to do today. Often on Mondays the list is long because I rest on the Lord’s Day and don’t work. I am thankful … for that day of rest…
It’s nice that it’s Saturday. We’ve had a week. Parts of it were good, parts of it were challenging. Just like any other week! I’m taking part in Brandy’s Charlotte Mason Boot Camp and at the end of the week I learned about “not prodding” the students – bribery, reminders, ahem, “Just do your work”…
“There were more things to do, more new things to learn, than could possibly be done and learned if one had to stop every hour and start doing something else. Michael liked this way much better. It was … it was like walking through the woods and meeting the little creatures and the trees and…
One of the ironies of being a teacher is that one is supposed to instruct students who look at the teacher as an expert. Teachers are supposed to know. Be informed. Be prepared with an answer to a question. They’re also supposed to know the best way to instruct on any given subject matter. But…
For Today… Looking out my window … it’s dark already. How’d this day go so quickly? I am thinking … about Nature Study and Keeping. I am thankful … for Kroger ClickList where I can do my grocery shopping from my laptop and pick it up when it’s convenient. I think I said that before,…
This week started out with big challenges. Monday was such a difficult day. I think I posted something to the effect of, “The children have forgotten how to do school.” I had an attitude of “OK, we rested last week, let’s hit the ground running.” The children’s was more, hmmm, lackadasical would probably be the…
Last week, I wrote on a CM quote that talked about knowing glory when we see it. Sunday, my pastor preached a baptism sermon on this passage, Psalm 90:16: Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children. It is a reminder that as parents we must pray that…
I’m reading The Living Page – finally, after owning it for a number of years. I knew I’d enjoy it, but I didn’t know how much. So many contemplatable phrases. The ease of descriptive language Bestvater uses is simply beautiful. But, the thought I want to contemplate first is from Miss Mason, herself. Bestvater’s opening…