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Art for Art’s Sake
I was just about to write about “For the Love of the Art or the Love of the Utility?” (stay tuned for that), when I see the following Facebook post from my husband with an accompanying video. I’m going to … Continue reading
Posted in Character
Tagged art for art's sake, caring, character, honesty, humanities, truth, truth for beauty's sake
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It really is all about the Caring
Recently, while doing a crossword puzzle, of all things, I thought again about the big picture of why we studied geography in our homeschool, and how that really applies to all the studies. Here’s what I shared with one of … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Home School, My Personal History, Parenting, Teaching
Tagged caring, character, Charlotte Mason, educational goals, educational philosophy, life to the full, wonder
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Trained to See
We all have need to be trained to see, and to have our eyes opened before we can take in the joy that is meant for us in this beautiful life. Charlotte Mason, “Ourselves”, p. 43 I spend these days … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Home School, Nature, Parenting, Teaching
Tagged attention, caring, Charlotte Mason, Copywork, details, James, narration, nature study, phonics
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The Rightness of Indignation
I wrote the following a year ago on this date. It came up in my Facebook memories, and since I feel much the same today, I thought it worthy of posting here. It was good to revisit these ideas. _____________________________________________________________ … Continue reading
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Tagged caring, indignation, intolerance, righteousness, rightness
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