A Ring of Endless Light has long been one of my favorite books. As a teenager, I resonated with Vickie. As an adult, I find that the writing in the book is spectacular. This book challenges my views, which are significantly further on the conservative spectrum as that of L’Engle’s. This book’s theme is all…
Megan, at Half-Pint house, is giving away a copy of her husband’s new book: Learning Education. Go read about it there!
FOR TODAY April 26, 2010… Outside my window… is a rainy spring day. A little late for the April showers to bring May flowers, isn’t it? I am thinking… that the loft really really needs cleaning. And how could we rearrange the space? I am thankful for… this being Jason’s last full week with his…
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Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit is a short meditation on what it means to homeschool with a meek and quiet spirit. It encourages the reader to put off sinful attitudes such as anger and discontent and put on gratefulness and contentment. I think the biggest revelation to me was that the definition of…
FOR TODAY April 19, 2010… Outside my window… is a dark sky. It is later than I usually post. I am thinking… about learning, virtue, and how education ties together. I am thankful for… quiet evenings with my husband. From the learning rooms… we’re starting to study Europe this week. From the kitchen… leftovers cleared…
If you’re interested in teaching math classically from a Christian perspective and integrating it into all studies, you should listen to this talk (free!) by Linda Janikowski. Fantastic.
Last weekend I went to the Cincinnati Homeschool Convention, was encouraged and re-energized. I changed some things around in our schedule: extended Circle Time to an hour in order to include more read aloud time and N-boy and R-girl traded their one-on-one time as N-boy was having a hard time re-engaging in school work and…
I have (and continue to) enjoyed Nancy Wilson’s writing from The Fruit of her Hands; to reading the blog she and her daughters (and daughters-in-law) write, femina; to now Building Her House. She gives small little bits of wisdom in a framework that is approachable and interesting. The writing is easy to read, the encouragement…