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Countdown to School: Pedagogical Passion, Part Two 27 Aug 2013 | 05:21 pm
Part One is here. It's one week until school starts. Charlotte Mason said that all children naturally have good appetites for learning, just as they do for eating. Trouble is, some kids--is it jus...
Countdown to School: Pedagogical Passion, Part One 27 Aug 2013 | 04:53 am
When I think of passion in learning, I think of Cindy Rollins's Ordo Amoris blog. "Passion" is not a recommended word to search for, generally, but if you limit the search to Cindy's blog, you get sn...
Countdown to school: Some funny thoughts about cardboard 24 Aug 2013 | 11:55 pm
Jeanne has been poking me in my non-spatial places, since I am such a not-fan of cardboard modelling. Well, I am not one to ignore good pokes. Do you want to see the contemporary, geek incarnation o...
Countdown to School: Our choices for art and handicrafts 24 Aug 2013 | 05:26 am
The bold-print text here is taken from one typical middle-school P.U.S. term--that is, Charlotte Mason's term programmes. The notes in between are thoughts and plans for this term and maybe the rest ...
Countdown to school: Handicrafts are not just last week, but completely yesterday; and that's a good thing 22 Aug 2013 | 05:52 pm
Charlotte Mason once complained that "we turn out young people sharp as needles but with no power of reflection, no intelligent interests, nothing but the aptness of the city gamin." Gamin(e) mostly ...
Countdown to School: I know, handicrafts are so last week; and a vintage sewing book 21 Aug 2013 | 05:58 pm
It's two weeks to school, and if I were continuing the posts here "on schedule," I'd be up to "knowledge of man" by now. But I'm still thinking about art lessons, and handicrafts, mostly for the midd...
Countdown to School: this is not a school post 20 Aug 2013 | 05:18 pm
It's two weeks till school. Crystal and Kit don't appear too concerned. But you know it's time to take a planning break when you misplace a whole stack of index cards with scribbled art and handicra...
Free craft books to download 20 Aug 2013 | 03:37 am
Free to download at the time of posting, but the prices change quickly, so check first. (If you don't have a Kindle, you can download these to the Kindle app on another e-reader or even on a regular ...
Countdown to School: Handicrafts bring General Joy in Well-Being* 19 Aug 2013 | 07:06 pm
"Section III: The Knowledge of the Universe: Science and Geography; Mathematics; Physical Development and Handicrafts" ~~ Charlotte Mason, Toward a Philosophy of Education The question for today: ...
Countdown to School: Where in the World? And an old man who made bowls. 17 Aug 2013 | 10:51 pm
"Section III: The Knowledge of the Universe: Science and Geography; Mathematics; Physical Development and Handicrafts" ~~ Charlotte Mason, Toward a Philosophy of Education All week I've been posti...
