I was just reviewing my previous post where I summarized what we’d accomplished in our first 6 weeks of a Charlotte Mason approach. That was back in March. It was fascinating to look back at what we’ve changed, what we’ve maintained, where we’ve stalled and where we’ve progressed.
One big change is that I stopped thinking [...]
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Nov
07
Autumn Session Update
by heather
Tags: ALEKS, Ancient History, charlotte mason, currclick, Ecoutez Parlez, Ellen J McHenry, French, history, History Odyssey, Hobbit, Homeschooling, homeschoolskedtrack, Intellego, l'art de lire, Life of Fred, literature, Lord of the Rings, math, Math Mammoth, Mathletics, Mesopotamia, Nallenart, NOEO, RightStart, scheduling, science, subjects, The Elements, Tolkien, Waldorf, whales, ziggurat
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Oct
27
Thoughts on Waldorf
by heather
It’s been a year (or so) of great flux for us in our homeschooling… and life in general. From moving across the country, to new cars, new jobs, not to mention a new house. From exploring Flipper’s issues (and realizing that it’s not something that just “better discipline” or “more self-awareness teaching” is going to [...]
Tags: analysis, anthroposophism, arts, charlotte mason, criticism, curriculum, drawing, early academics, Enki, eurhythmy, fairies, festivals, form drawing, gnomes, Homeschooling, movement, narration, painting, philosophy, playsilks, rhythm, sensory integration, soul, Steiner, Waldorf
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Aug
11
Our New Organization-Scheduling Sticker Program
by heather
So this is just the latest installment in the ongoing saga of “figuring out the best way of organizing Flipper’s schoolwork so that he actually does it.” We’ve tried every iteration, from completely unschooling let-him-choose-his-own-path, to rigourous school-at-home complete with a bell and a separate desk “just for school” — I should say, that particular [...]
Tags: charlotte mason, Homeschooling, organization, scheduling, school, stickers, unschooling, workboxes
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May
17
Considering History Odyssey
by heather
I just learned about a program by Pandia Press (who also does R.E.A.L. Science) called History Odyssey. It’s kinda Charlotte Mason-ey, in that it focuses on living books and history through stories as much as possible, rather than pure textbooks.
It’s a bit more structured that “pure” CM, though, since there are some guided question-and-answer [...]