Over the weekend, I talked about the schedule change we’ll make for the Big Blocks of Time. I want to think about the schedule change for the small blocks of time, the days and weeks, too. After prayer, discussion with my husband, discussion with trusted advisors, I’ve decided to do Year 4 of Ambleside Online…
In Chapter 1 of Consider This, Karen Glass writes about Charlotte Mason and her development as a Educational Philosopher. The reader might not think a chapter such as this would hold nuggets of philosophy to consider. The reader would be wrong. Glass shows from Mason’s own writings how she was able to read widely, delve…
Charlotte Mason’s idea of Habit Training and Mystie’s Interval Training are going to merge for us. Six weeks sounds like a good amount of time to start new habits. I’m pretty sure we’re going to start on those Bible Reading and exercise habits I’ve talked about in the series, but here are some resources I’m…
This is shocking to me. He is smart and musical, creative and physical. He is so very strong. He is interested in sports and building and Lego’s and Knex. He is loving watching the original Star Wars movies with his dad, they’ve watched the first two. He read Wind in the Willows and started on…
I think one of the big problems we have had is that the kids are squirrely and I am not. I can sit down at 8:30 and do school work until noonish with no problems. Only that is a problem for my fitness. Last winter I attempted Couch to 5K, running in place in my…
We’ve always run a year-round schedule and said we’d take breaks when needed. We start our Academic Year in January, sometime after N-boy’s birthday. We end the Friday before Thanksgiving Week. In 2015 we’re going to adopt the idea I first read about in Angelina Stafford’s article, “And on the Seventh Day God Rested: Using…
One of the similarities between Charlotte Mason and WTM is the idea of narration. One of the big differences is how narration is done. We have done written narration as one sentence per “grade” in school for each reading. So, first graders write one sentence. Third graders write three. We’ve done this for literature, science,…
So, here’s the first “I’m not really sure yet” post. I told you yesterday that I’ve long been intrigued by/interested in/drawn to Ambleside Online. I’ve used their free reading lists and their annual booklists for free reads and read alouds. I know they ask you not to do this. I would like to continue to…
A New Year is on the cusp. A year in which I hope to revel in God, family, and vocation. To that end, I’ve begun Mystie’s Simplified Organization eCourse. One of the quotes she quotes is by Milton and it stopped me in my tracks. (I even tweeted it immediately when I heard it): Gratitude…