Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies: Stewardship of Language in a Culture of Lies by Marilyn Chandler McEntyre My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. I first heard of this book when Ken Myers interviewed Marilyn Chandler McEntyre for Mars Hill Audio Journal (#99). I thought it sounded interesting and added the book…
Memory Work for the week of … : September 5, 2011 (almost forgot what with the holiday …) Bible: Psalm 1:1-2, reviewing Gen 1 and Gal 5:22-23 Catechism/Creed: We almost have the Nicene Creed down. M-girl is going to be working on the 9th and 10th Commandments, N-boy is going to work on the introduction…
FOR TODAY Labor Day … September 5, 2011 …Outside my window… grey and rainy and cooler. Septemberish. I am thinking… September?!? I am thankful… that my children are sleeping in. They’ve been really tired recently. From the learning rooms… we’re going to have a fun day; work on our paper mache and a making clay…
Real Love for Real Life: The Art and Work of Caring by Andi Ashworth My rating: 4 of 5 stars Own. I would probably give this 3.5 stars if I could. I liked the book. But, I’m not sure who its audience is. I thought she was making the case for “caregiving” being a calling…
Three Beloved Classics by E. B. White: Charlotte’s Web/the Trumpet of the Swan/Stuart Little by E.B. White My rating: 5 of 5 stars Own. We’ve now read all of these, but it was supposed to be for The Trumpet of the Swan. We all loved it. We being the children and me. It was weird. …
We had a pretty good week. We did a lot of our work, but didn’t do History or Science. We are keeping up on our new chore system, and the house looks like it! I’ll try to post about it next week. Phonics: N-boy: is flying through two-syllable words. He liked banging on the table…
I’m such a follower … I almost did this meme yesterday when Mama Squirrel posted it (unbidded, even). But look, Brandy tagged me anyway. And, so, here is some content 😉 ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYED Dr. Perrin’s (free download!) booklet “An Introduction to Classical Education” ties the best parts of The Well-Trained Mind…
Memory Work for the week of … : August 29, 2011 Bible: Psalm 1, reviewing Gen 1 and Gal 5:22-23 Catechism/Creed: We almost have the Nicene Creed down. M-girl is working on the 7th and 8th Commandments, N-boy is working on Christ’s offices, and R-girl is working on what Jesus undertook in the Covenant of…
FOR TODAY Monday, August 29 … Outside my window… beautiful, cool, crisp, autumn is on its way! I am thinking… about all the school stuff that needs done. I am thankful… for a weekend with much accomplishment. From the learning rooms… we’re going to make dye and dye pasta sometime this week. In the kitchen……