Connections with Coleridge #4—Dipping into Method
Coleridge says that his principles have been “drawn from the purest sources of Philosophy, ancient and modern.” It reminded me of Charlotte Mason herself, who didn’t mind so much whether a source was...
View ArticleConnections with Coleridge #5—In Pursuit of Method
The book Treatise on Method proposes a certain approach to knowledge that seems to have appealed to Charlotte Mason. I am not going to pretend that I completely comprehend Coleridge and can fully...
View ArticleConnections with Coleridge #6—Meet the Philosophers
We’ve come to the point in this discussion where method and education are going to come together. Philosophy and education are inextricably linked. But how do we get there? Coleridge shares Charlotte...
View ArticleConnections with Coleridge #7—Laws, Ideas, and Truth
I have read through Treatise on Method completely three times, and parts of it more times than that. It was not an easy book to read, and I still don’t have all the Latin and Greek translated. One of...
View ArticleConnections with Coleridge #8—A short history of the education of mankind
Having established the importance of Method and Idea and Truth, and the need for human intellect to submit itself to something greater than itself, Coleridge launches into something like a “History of...
View ArticleConnections with Coleridge #9—In Search of the Soul
We’ve concluded the discussion of the theory behind Method, as Coleridge gives it to us in Treatise on Method. There remains, of course, the application of the method. There are a few things here that...
View ArticleConnections with Coleridge #10—A Few Final Words
This is the tenth and final post in this series. Even good things come to an end sometime! I hope it’s been more enjoyable than you might have anticipated! Treatise on Method was not an easy-to-read...
View ArticleNuggets from the Armitt #1
The Armitt Museum in Ambleside, England is very small in actual size. In fact, they describe themselves as “one of Britain’s rarest small museums.” The treasures within are all out of proportion to the...
View ArticleNuggets from the Armitt #2
Have you ever complained about your Charlotte Mason curriculum? “There’s too much reading.” “This is too hard for my student.” “We can’t get this done in the allotted time.” If you’ve ever felt like...
View ArticleNuggets from the Armitt #3
Have you ever disagreed with a fellow Charlotte Mason educator? Have you ever had a lively discussion on some point of contention? Have you held your own opinion about something while others proffered...
View ArticleNuggets from the Armitt #4
When I started this little series, my only thought was to share some of the bits of things I encountered while fossicking in the beautiful Armitt Library. I didn’t intend to hone in on a single...
View ArticleI get to speak at a conference, and you’re invited!
This is kind of funny after I’ve been writing about the PNEU conference I learned about at the Armitt. I want to invite you to a conference I’ll be joining. I’ve had the privilege of speaking at a few...
View ArticleWould Charlotte ask us to “say Shibboleth?”
Read, or listen! Do you know what a shibboleth is? Can you say the word? There was a time and a place where it might have meant the difference between life and death. Every language does not...
View ArticleA Muddy Principle Made Clearer
I think Charlotte Mason hid an alternate version of one of her principles in Home Education—and it’s that tricky one! Have you ever been taken aback by Charlotte Mason’s second principle? You know, the...
View ArticleA new season for me!
This is the first time I’ve posted in a long, long time. So much has happened in my personal life that there just hasn’t been time and energy for the educational philosophy side of things, but now...
View ArticleA sneak peak at a new book–coming very soon!
I know my blog has been quiet for a good while, and my website definitely needs the cobwebs brushed out of the corners and freshened up a bit, but regardless of all that, it’s finally time to share a...
View ArticleWelcome to a new way to read Home Education
The last couple of years have been difficult for everyone, and I am no exception, which is why it has taken over two years to bring this project to (near) completion. I am pleased to say, at last, that...
View ArticleIn Vital Harmony book study
Hosted via the Beautiful Teaching website, I’m going to be offering another in-person online book study for In Vital Harmony. Over six weeks, we’ll meet once per week on Thursdays for live lecture and...
View ArticleNarration—it’s what’s for breakfast.
Imagine the most wonderful breakfast you’ve ever had, or dreamed of having. Of course there will be multiple parts to it. Eggs, bacon, toast, biscuits, delicious jelly, perhaps pancakes or waffles with...
View ArticleUpcoming online courses
I began teaching online classes earlier this year. So far, I’ve taught several sessions of a book study on my own book, In Vital Harmony, which I’ll offer again in the future. I’ve received several...
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