Never Gone by Laurel Garver My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own on Kindle. I don’t usually read YA and I *never* read ghost stories. (I’m a scardey cat) I couldn’t put this one down. I love how Garver wove the seemingly normal of the horror that is death into a net of confusion created…
Well, after two good weeks, this week was bound to be difficult. It was. We had Monday off to visit my sister, which was great. Since Monday, however, I can’t say things ran particularly smoothly for any of us. We ended up taking part of Thursday off too, accomplishing only Circle Time and Art with…
… memory training was considered a form of character building, a way of developing the cardinal virtue of prudence and, by extension, ethics. Only through memorizing, the thinking went , could ideas truly be incorporated into one’s psyche and their values absorbed. The techniques existed not just to memorize useless information like decks of playing…
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer My rating: 4 of 5 stars Library. I first heard about this book in my very favorite talk on memorization in education by E. Christian Kopf at the Society for Classical Learning called “Rote Memorization and Classical Education.” I was astonished to…
Circle Time for the week of August 27, 2012 : Bible: continuing Philippians 2:1-2 adding verse 3. Catechism: M-girl is going to be reciting 4 pages of our catechism book a day. N-boy started the first three petitions of the Lord’s Prayer. Those are tricky. R-girl started the First and Second Commandments today. We’ve been…
FOR TODAY Outside my *OPEN* window… It’s beautiful, a bit chilly (need sweatshirts in the house) and smells like fall. There’s a brilliant sun and blue sky. Perfect. I am thinking… about the true truth of God’s Word. So thankful that Jesus prayed that his people be sanctified through it. I am thankful… a fun…
Aside from a yucky cold we had a great week of lessons. We planned on having Tuesday off, but the children and I all got colds so couldn’t go visit a 2 week old 🙁 So we did lessons – the children didn’t think this was a good trade, but better than having to stay…
Circle Time for the week of August 27, 2012 : Bible: continuing Philippians 2:1. We’re going to learn 1-18 (Lord willing). the “If there is any” section is hard. We’ll keep going. Catechism: Today, at some point, I hope M-girl will recite the Catechism for Young Children for Jason. N-boy and R-girl are ready for…
FOR TODAY Outside my window… sunny and pleasant right now, gonna be hot and muggy later.I am thinking… how nice it is to have a day off.I am thankful… that Jason has the day off too.In the kitchen… that’s a good question. Probably Trader Joe’s Tacquitos for lunch.I am wearing… jammies. Need to get dressed….
The Summer of the Great-Grandmother by Madeleine L’Engle My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. Much to consider. What is the essence of a person, the ousia? A wonderful follow-up to A Circle of Quiet. L’Engle wrestles with life, death, identity, and the soul. I particularly loved the section of her mother’s ancestry and the…