Beginning Narration in Know and Tell
When it comes to narration, you don’t just begin once. You begin…and begin…and begin…and sometimes, you have to begin again. There are certain normal reactions to beginning narration with a...
View ArticleNarration—The Foundation for Composition
This is the big question, I think. How does simple narration—oral, and then written—grow into formal composition? I have been through this process three complete times, and while I couldn’t possibly...
View ArticleFluency in Narration
If you pick up a crochet hook or a pair of knitting needles for the first time, and try to maneuver a fiddly bit of string with those unfamiliar tools, it will seem difficult. Your concentration on one...
View ArticleKnow and Tell—Is it too late to start narration?
For those of us who begin using Charlotte Mason’s methods with our children from the beginning, we start narration at age six and watch the process unfold in due course. However, many families begin...
View ArticleBooks and Reading 2017
I did a post like this in 2016, so I took a quick look at that. I am sad that I read fewer books in 2017 (29) than I did in 2016 (33). I actually did a lot of reading this year, but I didn’t read a lot...
View ArticleIn the home stretch…
Now that it’s January, I have been flooded by questions about when, exactly, Know and Tell will be available, and that is perfectly fair because I said January, right? When I said that (in October), I...
View Article18 Books in 2018!
(I know you all want to know how things are coming with Know and Tell—very well, I promise. Update soon!) Last year, I didn’t plan my reading very extensively—only 3 or 4 books each for fiction and...
View ArticleSharing the joy
There is nothing quite like the moment you get to see your book in physical form for the first time. I wanted to share it with you. Don’t get too excited, because this is a proof copy, and that means...
View ArticleKnow and Tell is available!
I’m so excited to share that Know and Tell: The Art of Narration is available at last. I’m especially happy to report that I made it before the end of January, as promised. Whew! I’ve been working on...
View ArticleOff to a great start.
So yesterday, I launched Know and Tell into the world, and I know lots of you already ordered it and are waiting for it to arrive. No one has actually had a chance to read it yet, but I can tell how...
View ArticleQ & A for Know and Tell
I’ve seen or fielded a few questions and comments that I think might be of general interest. So in case you were wondering… When is the Kindle version coming out? I’m sorry—I truly am—but Know and Tell...
View ArticleConsider this…again
I started this post a good while ago, because now I’m actually nearing the end of this read- through of A Philosophy of Education. But I decided to go ahead and post it anyway. I continue to be amazed...
View ArticlePlan your summer reading and be an encourager!
We’re within sight of the summer months (not here yet, but we’re dreaming), and you’ll probably want to read a book or two that will deepen your understanding about education, refresh your heart, and...
View ArticleEducation Fit for a King
At the end of 2017 and the beginning of 2018, I was reading through A Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason for the umpteenth time. It was the first read-through since 2015, when I read it eight...
View ArticleBlogging through The Liberal Arts Tradition
Have you read The Liberal Arts Tradition by Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain yet? If you are interested in classical education, this book is not to be missed, and if you are interested in Charlotte Mason, you...
View ArticleDo you ever wonder?
I’ll eventually get to the part of the book actually written by Clark and Jain, no worries. But the preceding material is good, too. This statement jumped out at me from the “Publisher’s Note,” written...
View ArticleAre you still planning your summer reading?
I shared a list of reading suggestions about Charlotte Mason, and I wanted to do the same for books that focus more particularly on classical education. I found it a more difficult list to make. If you...
View ArticleTreasure for the taking
The Preface! I’m up to the preface. (In blogging. I’m beyond that in reading.) Here are few tidbits: Authors Clark and Jain write: “In our view, the whole of education ought to proceed from the love of...
View ArticleClark, Jain, Mason and the science of relations.
One of the things I really like about The Liberal Arts Tradition is the open acknowledgement that they are seeking a broad, full understanding of what classical education is and all that it...
View ArticleWhat do I owe?
In The Liberal Arts Tradition, Clark and Jain have chosen the word “piety” to represent the beginning of their classical paradigm. They know this isn’t a popular choice (“Piety is a word nearly lost on...
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