Last few days for launch week extras!
Don’t miss out! I know that many of you have already purchased Consider This, and I understand a few of you have even metaphorically devoured it. This is just a reminder that the Study Guide will only...
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Mystie Winkler at Simply Convivial: “It’s brief, concise, easy-to-read, and cuts straight to the point. I love it.” Read the full review. Jennifer Dow at Expanding Wisdom: “One of the biggest...
View ArticleHave you started reading yet?
I’m humbled by the wonderful feedback I’ve gotten so far. Now that the book is published, I’m in the position of a chef who has made a new dish and is peeking through the kitchen door to the dining...
View ArticleBlogging Off-the-Cuff
I added a blog feature to my website, because blogs are understood to be a place to collect random thoughts that do not necessarily cohere. The blogs I like best might share a recipe, a book review, a...
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I haven’t sent out an update for a while, but there are number of things I want to share, and since one of them is time-sensitive, now seems like the right moment. Just for fun, I decided to...
View ArticleInterview With Sonya Shafer of Simply Charlotte Mason
I did an interview with Sonya Shafer recently. She had some interesting questions, and I got to share a bit about my own family. Karen Glass
View ArticleThis is launch week!
Every once in a while, something you’ve been waiting for arrives a little earlier than anticipated. So it is with Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition! Thanks to the miracle of...
View ArticleLaunch Week Giveaway–Winners chosen!
I’m giving away two signed copies of Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition! The giveaways start immediately, and run through October 24th. Rafflecopter selected one winner (in the...
View ArticleStudy Guide for Consider This
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View ArticleMy journey to Consider This
During launch week, I want to share a little of the story behind the writing of Consider This. It truly is the product of twenty years of learning. The story starts with my first visit to a homeschool...
View ArticleLast few days for launch week extras!
Don’t miss out! I know that many of you have already purchased Consider This, and I understand a few of you have even metaphorically devoured it. This is just a reminder that the Study Guide will only...
View ArticleWhere Can the Definition Be Found?
One of the questions that naturally presents itself when we discuss classical education is the very definition of our topic. What is it? The truth is, there are many ways to define classical education,...
View ArticleNew in 2015
The new year has been around a few weeks, but perhaps the shine hasn’t worn off completely, so Happy New Year! I’ve posted a brand-new article (rather than a recycled one from years ago) about the...
View ArticleComenius has a long reach, but too bad it’s not longer.
Have you ever heard Comenius dismissed as “not classical” because he is called “the father of modern education?” (I have.) Since I have a strong presentiment that few people are going to read Comenius’...
View ArticleStudy Guide for Consider This
The study guide has been available for free on my website, and it will continue to be available as a free PDF. However, there were some typos in the original file, and it has been updated. No content...
View ArticleOnly a few steps…
I was giving some thought recently to the links between Charlotte Mason and the classical educators and I was startled to realize that actually only a few steps lie between Charlotte Mason and the...
View ArticleA Few Words from Mark Van Doren
Education is the science of relations, says Charlotte Mason. Children are born persons, she asserts. In his book Liberal Education, Mark Van Doren (who perhaps never heard of Charlotte Mason), suggests...
View ArticleThe Living Page and Synthetic Thinking
I imagine readers of Consider This reaching the end of the book and thinking, “I wish there was more information here about how to actually do this.” Especially with regard to developing synthetic...
View ArticleWholes and Parts—Which is Which?
In chapter two of Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of Education, entitled “The Philosophical Foundations,” Dr. James Taylor traces the historical “Great Conversation” of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine,...
View ArticleAnnouncing an announcement
It’s been a while since my last update. If you haven’t visited my website since the last one, you’ll find a few new blog posts there, including a look at the way Consider This dovetails nicely with The...
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