A New Project!
I’m very excited to share about the project I’ve been working on for a year. I know many of my subscribers will already have read Charlotte Mason’s sixth volume, A Philosophy of Education. However,...
View ArticleMake room on the bookshelf…
Even before I published Consider This, and more so since I’ve seen the response to it, I have sensed that the Charlotte Mason community is “growing up”—wanting to move beyond “how do I do this?” to...
View ArticleA Book Worth Reading
I’m so pleased to announce that Anne White’s new book, Minds More Awake: The Vision of Charlotte Mason is now available. Anne is a dear friend and long-time colleague, but that is not the reason I...
View ArticleA little news…
It’s been a busy summer. Is there any other kind? One of the highlights for me was the privilege of speaking at AmblesideOnline‘s “At Home” retreat in Indiana, during July. Recordings of all the...
View ArticleNarration: What’s the Point? or, Where Are We Going with This?
By Karen Glass This article originally appeared in an online “ezine” in 2003 As we continue our series on narration, this month’s focus will be the actual process of narrating. We will peer at...
View ArticleEducation and Humility
Another lovely bit from Mark Van Doren’s Liberal Education: The educated person, says Pascal, is one who has substituted learned ignorance for natural ignorance. That is valuable because it keeps...
View ArticleThis is release week for Mind to Mind
And I’m going to be giving away two free copies. (Sadly, not signed, because that involves shipping them to Poland first. But still. Free.) All you have to do is leave a comment on this post letting me...
View ArticleSeptember’s Hot New Release?
During the first week that Consider This was released, it had a brief moment in the sun (figuratively speaking) at Amazon. It was featured, to my amusement, as a “hot new release” in the...
View ArticleMind to Mind en Español
I haven’t really had an occasion to talk about this yet, but there is one exciting development surrounding the abridgment of Charlotte Mason’s Volume Six that I want to share. Native English speakers...
View ArticleLaunching Mind to Mind this week!
The official release date for Mind to Mind is September 4th, and in consideration of that, I’m offering to give away a couple of copies for free. I’m also happy to share that the book will be...
View ArticleJust one more day…
Well, tomorrow is the big day! I’m looking forward to finding out who the two winners are, and then seeing if there will be a couple more! There’s still a little time left to share and post if you want...
View ArticleNow she tells me…
I have read all six volumes of Charlotte Mason’s Original Homeschooling Series, and I have read them more than once. Even so, I have not read all of them from cover to cover recently. Since I spent...
View ArticleJohn Henry Newman and Synthetic Thinking
Upon further acquaintance (albeit still far from thorough), my opinion of John Henry Newman is improving. I was terribly disappointed by his thoroughly analytical approach to grammar. However, I’m...
View ArticleA “Science of Relations” Moment
Don’t you love it when the books talk to each other? I’m still immersed in Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling by James Sire. It’s a particular pleasure to read a book on this...
View ArticleFirst news of 2016
Well, I didn’t intend to have so little to say during the first half of 2016, but I do have something to say now. I’m going to be traveling and speaking during the next few months. Check out my...
View ArticleUpdates to Speaking Engagements
When I shared my summer plans yesterday, I inadvertently left one meeting off the list. I’ll be meeting with some people in Ann Arbor, Michigan, so if that’s near you, please check the list for...
View ArticleUpdate to speaking engagements
Greetings! If you have been thinking about attending the July 7 event in Lancaster, PA, and have been waiting for details, they are ready for you. An RSVP is requested, so if you’d like to attend,...
View ArticleWhat caught my attention at the National Gallery?
Yes, I know all the primary pages of my website need to be updated. Yes, I know I need to share a bit about upcoming plans and projects. I know all that, but I’m still making my first post in months a...
View ArticleSomething old, Something new
(Yes, I promise I will get those main pages updates and sorted really, really soon.) In the meantime… I just have something I want to share, and right now is the time to share it. When Consider This...
View ArticleGreat Thoughts are for Sharing…Again and Again
I’ve spent a lot of time talking about the link between Charlotte Mason and “classical” traditions of education over the years, and went so far as to write a book about it. However, even in that book,...
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