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Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Introducing the New Spanish Edition of Swedish Drill Revisited!!

I am thrilled to announce that Calistenia Sueca Version Revisida is now available! Born out of a desire to provide more Charlotte Mason resources for the Spanish-speaking community, I hope this version of Swedish Drill RevisitedTM will allow more families to effectively implement Swedish Drill in their homes. I’d like to share a little family history with you that explains my interest in bringing this project to fruition. My husband grew up in a Spanish-speaking home in a Texas border town. Laredo is one Continue Reading…
September 6, 2023
Books & Reading, Home Education
11 Books I Assigned for High School That Aren’t on the AmblesideOnline Lists

I love, adore, and have always used AmblesideOnline as our homeschool curriculum. Also, I have always collected books. In the high school years, when AO takes a pick-and-choose salad bar approach, I can’t help but consider not just the books on the lists, but also the books on my shelves. They have been waiting their whole lives for this moment, and so have I! As much as I adored my littles, the teen years are my absolute favorite. I’ve also Continue Reading…
August 23, 2023
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Morals? Yes. Moralizing? No. (OR: Did Charlotte Mason Read the Moral of a Fable?)

“I hope the reader is not among the naughty children who read the fable and skip the moral.” — Charlotte Mason, School Education, p. 167 This issue came up recently in the Scholé Sisters classical writing class during a live Q&A session. The question was about the morals in Aesop. Some of us were under the impression that Charlotte Mason forbid the reading of the moral in an Aesop’s fable (and some little children strongly disapproved of this practice). My Continue Reading…
June 30, 2023
Home Education
Mothers’ Education Course 2023

How do we make ourselves better teachers? Better mothers? Better persons? Once upon a time, Charlotte Mason had a course that did just that! The Mothers’ Education Course (MEC) was a three-year (and later a two-year) program Charlotte Mason put together to educate moms who were educating their children. (If you want a more detailed history of the program, read this.) The program assigned books in four subject areas: Doing the full course (or some sort of equivalent) would be Continue Reading…
May 25, 2023