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Home Education
School Prep 2014: Year Seven Planning Notes

This is what I’ve been putting off. I did Year Four, and also Year Two (which I didn’t have any real thoughts on other than that I used a template for her spreadsheets, which I already explained in my post on Year Four), and then I thought about Kindergarten a bit. I did a couple of my Course of Study forms for our state paperwork. And then I decided that I couldn’t avoid Year Seven any longer. Planning for my Continue Reading…
August 6, 2014
Home Education
31 Days of Charlotte Mason: On Grammar

I almost changed this topic to something “more interesting.” But then I thought maybe it’d be worth it to dig around Miss Mason’s volumes and see what turned up. Maybe there was something about grammar worth sharing here? It turns out that there is. Here’re a few things I learned during my little journey: 1. Grammar is one of those areas where the teacher really, really matters. The success of the scholars in what may be called disciplinary subjects, such Continue Reading…
October 25, 2013
Educational Philosophy
Lessons from Charlotte: What to Cover {Part II}

[dropcap]Y[/dropcap]esterday, we covered reading {learning to read}, recitation, reading {perfecting reading in older children}, narration, writing, transcription, spelling and dictation, and composition, and I think {hope, and pray} they all appeared online as they had to me before publishing. Today, we will cover the rest: Bible, arithmetic, natural philosophy, geography, history, grammar, French, and pictorial art. Bible Lessons Mason begins her section by dismissing the idea that children are not interested in the Bible unless it is watered down Continue Reading…
June 24, 2010
Grammar and Metaphysics

I will get back to discussing The Introvert Advantage tomorrow or the next day. I haven’t been reading it much over the weekend, as I helped throw a baby shower instead of reading. Ideally, I would post a photo of the cake, but my father hasn’t emailed me the photos yet {hint, hint}. Anyhow, enough of the boring details of my personal life. Let’s talk grammar. This little post was inspired by a conversation we had over leftover cake last night Continue Reading…
January 18, 2010