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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
Mother's Education, Other Thoughts
Thinking Through my Oxygen Experiment

As most of you know, I invited all of you to participate in a little homeschool science experiment concerning masks. There are a few negative things said about the health consequences of mask wearing, most of which we could never test out at home. But pulse oximeters make it possible to test one thing easily: whether or not mask wearing negatively affects a person’s oxygenation. My hypothesis, which I stated at the outset, was that it would negatively affect oxygenation. Continue Reading…
July 1, 2020
Books & Reading, Mother's Education
The Summer 2020 Mother Culture Reading List! (Plus a Summer Reading Habit Tracker!)

Every year at this time, I put out a couple reading lists. This year, I’m doing the Mother Culture Reading List first. If you aren’t familiar with the term “mother culture,” I’m actually referring to an article that appeared in Charlotte Mason’s Parents’ Review Magazine way back in 1892. The Mother Culture article does a couple important things. First, it reminds us that books are a way to wisdom — that a solid reading life is imperative if Mom is Continue Reading…
June 1, 2020
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Narrow-Mindedness, That Demon of the Intellect (Charlotte Mason and Gifted Kids)

Some people call it preoccupation. Others call it intense focus. My mother called it having a one-track mind. Personally, I call it obsession. Whatever it’s called, gifted kids are particularly prone it it. (Please note: this doesn’t mean regular kids don’t get this way, or that all gifted kids do. I’m just making a generalization based on observation.) Parental intervention isn’t always required, of course. Johnny’s new interest in trains is just that: new. It’ll wear off in a month, Continue Reading…
May 18, 2020