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Shakespeare

Educational Philosophy, Home Education
The Best Field Trip Tip: Tap Into Local Wisdom

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] often write about learning in community but have limited my scope to the Charlotte Mason homeschool framework. The greater community is much larger than this yet is often neglected by homeschooling moms as they seek opportunities for learning for their students. Wendell Berry describes community as, … the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and limit the possibilities of each other’s lives. It is the Continue Reading…
November 26, 2018
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Shakespeare for the Seemingly Inept

I almost didn’t write this post. Well, actually, I wrote it but almost deleted it. Humility. The extent of my knowledge and education and introduction to Shakespeare was this: “Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?” I don’t know when I heard that line, where I heard it, but I knew it was a line from Shakespeare. And that was all I knew. I was born and raised in Australia. I came to live in the United States when I was Continue Reading…
September 6, 2018
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
For Love of the Bard: One Model for a Shakespeare Club

[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ince my earliest days of homeschooling I longed for a cooperative learning community like the TBG community frequently described by Nancy Kelly. In particular, I was inspired by the group’s many Shakespeare performances, and eagerly looked forward to the day when my sons would be old enough for such a group. When my oldest child became the age at which Charlotte Mason began reading Shakespeare plays in the original with her students, I was thrilled to dive in with him. Continue Reading…
May 29, 2018
Books & Reading, Other Thoughts
Thoughtworthy: AfterCast is Now Live, Book Talk, and MORE!

:: 1 :: If you haven’t noticed, AfterCast is now live! This has been so much fun. And thank you all for already putting it on the iTunes charts. That was certainly encouraging! This week, I’m releasing three episodes, just to get it going. So I did Tuesday and Thursday so far this week, and there will be another tomorrow on Saturday. After that, it’ll be once a week on Thursdays. Speaking of charts, it is always nice to play Continue Reading…
January 6, 2017