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Books & Reading, Home Education
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

On Easter, my grandfather told us more about his family growing up. We’ve been asking more questions ever since he dropped the bomb at dinner one night last month: “My father fought in the Spanish-American War!” Wait. WHAT?!? It was one of those moments — you know the ones — where history suddenly feels very real. My grandfather feels a little more magical these days (we already knew he could fix anything and everything) because we realized he’s basically an Continue Reading…
April 7, 2021
Books & Reading, Mother's Education, Other Thoughts
Have a Spring Reading Fling!

It was unseasonably cold last week, and it’s dreary and raining today, but I still insist that spring is in the air. After all, the almond bloom is all but finished. That’s a sure sign of spring! Spring is all about freshness and new life and you know what will give new life to your reading? Brand new reading habit trackers! There’s a Mother Culture Habit Tracker (more about that below) and a regular habit tracker for Mom, plus coordinating Continue Reading…
March 15, 2021
Books & Reading, Educational Philosophy, Other Thoughts
Real Leaders Get Buy-In (Plutarch Commentaries)

Like so many generals before and after him, Julius Caesar had to deal with men who became fearful of the coming fight. For Caesar, these were “young gentlemen of the nobles houses of Rome.” When they began to follow Caesar, they went for the fun of it. They thought they would likely benefit from the plunder. My guess is they were bored in the way peculiar to rich young men and this opportunity seemed a fun adventure right up until Continue Reading…
February 22, 2021
Books & Reading, Other Thoughts
Extinguish the Small Fire While Ye May (Plutarch Commentaries)

This is the first post in what I intend to write as a long, drawn-out series. Many of you know that teaching Plutarch is one of the great loves of my life. There are countless wisdom gems in Plutarch, and I hope this series will be a sort of vault where I can store them away for future reflection. Currently, I’m teaching the Life of Julius Caesar, so that is where I’ll be drawing lessons for now. Behold, how great Continue Reading…
February 8, 2021