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Educational Philosophy
Humility, the Classical Way

I could wish that our students possessed such earnestness that wisdom would never grow old in them.— Hugh of St. Victor Lately, I’ve been knee-deep in curriculum. I’ve looked at options I haven’t looked at before (no, I’m not leaving AmblesideOnline; this is for a side project). I’m not just looking at the curricula; I’m reading what the companies say about what they have made. I’ve noticed a disturbing lack of humility out there in the larger classical world. I’m Continue Reading…
May 10, 2021
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Give the Student What He Needs

In The Didascalicon, Hugh of Saint Victor says there are three obstacles to progress in learning — perhaps we might say three categories of obstacles — that students can come up against: carelessness, imprudence, and bad luck. He then goes on to share his solution for these three. I found myself wondering if it could really be this simple: only three? But the more I went around in circles, the more every obstacle I could think of fit into one Continue Reading…
April 14, 2021
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Charlotte Mason Boot Camp Has Left Facebook (and Registration Is Now Open)

Are You Ready for BOOT CAMP?? Woot woot! Registration is now open for the Spring 2021 session of Charlotte Mason Boot Camp! If you’re already ready to register, click here to purchase your spot! If you want more details, keep reading! Perhaps the most important change compared to previous sessions is that we have left Facebook. Many of you have been requesting this for a long time; I was just trying to figure out how to do it in a Continue Reading…
February 18, 2021
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Reading Charlotte Mason’s Ourselves with Many Teens

He didn’t have integrity in how he used his time,” my son added. Like all Charlotte Mason mothers worth their salt, I’d been listening to an oral narration … while simultaneously making dinner and, ahem, only sort of paying attention. But I was struck by his phrasing and his mature assessment of the historical figure in question. “What do you mean, he didn’t have integrity in how he used his time?” “Well, like the book said, he was cribbing time Continue Reading…
February 15, 2021