of funeral speeches and soul formation
It has finally sunk in. Education is the nurturing and training of a soul and mind to love what is…
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Milne and Mason
“The child’s world is a single indivisible world in which all creatures, human and animal, live together as equals. Instinctively…
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improving my reading habits
I don’t remember how the idea occurred to me, perhaps it was my January reading of Karen Glass’ Charlotte Mason…
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keep going
Every now and again I have to write myself a pep talk. This is what I’m telling myself today. Shakespeare,…
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imitation, craftsmanship and Bach
“Of course the musical staple was the German chorale. Sebastian grew up with the Eisenach hymnal of 1673 –with more…
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Pillow Hill
just something pretty for the long days of January I was preparing to add a new poem by Robert Louis…
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virtue, the goal of education
“The idea of approaching education– even that part of education that we consider ‘school’ — as a process of developing…
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the ways and means of mercy
“When we perceive that God uses men and women, parents above all others, as vehicles for the transmission of his…
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a reminder about the gospel
“Miss Mason encourages parents to be the ones who shape their child’s reverence for God by their own words and…
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education is a life
“Some of you look at the Mother’s Education Course and you can’t wait for something like that. But I know that others…