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Hinder not the children: a look at Narration

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Kay Pelham

One of the hallmarks and ‘must haves’ of a Charlotte Mason education is Narration — first in the form of oral narration and then into written narration as the practice of oral narration is continuing. Without Narration it is simply … Continue reading →

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Trained to See

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Kay Pelham

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 →

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How to tell if a child learned how to read correctly

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Kay Pelham

A-ha! This post is probably not going to go where you thought it would by that title. There is learning how to read, and then there is really learning how to read. Let’s go with the first one since that’s … Continue reading →

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History and Political Games: A Glimpse into the Education of James Pelham

Posted on December 19, 2019 by Kay Pelham

On 30 January 1939 — the sixth anniversary of his coming to power — Hitler told the Reichstag that in order to feed its population, Germany would need Lebensraum — living space. He then called Czechoslovakia to reduce the size … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Empathy and the Education of James Pelham

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Kay Pelham

What is it I want to say about Empathy? So many things are running through my mind that I want to share with you, but mostly it is that I want you to understand that that is the end-goal of … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the Memories

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Kay Pelham

I’m actually not very good with remembering things. I was listening to a podcast with Karen Glass, author of Know and Tell: The Art of Narration, and she mentioned that Charlotte Mason made a distinction between Memorization and Memory. Yep, … Continue reading →

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Teaching and Knowing History

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Kay Pelham

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal historian David McCullough discusses the historical illiteracy of students (who, of course, grow up to be us big people), even from the most esteemed institutions. He speaks of a young woman who … Continue reading →

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Pardon me, I believe I was in your way again

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Kay Pelham

Today I read this words of Charlotte Mason from the Introduction to Vol. 6: A child requires knowledge as much as he requires food. He is furnished with the desire for Knowledge, i.e., Curiosity; with the power to apprehend Knowledge, … Continue reading →

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James explains Shakespeare’s Cymbeline

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Kay Pelham

James explains our stick figures representation of Shakepeare’s Cymbeline. We do this as we’re reading along to keep all the characters straight — who’s who and who belongs to whom and who wants to belong to whom. Over a period … Continue reading →

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James narrates “The Story of Marco Polo”

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Kay Pelham

James will be spending next school year with Marco Polo and his travels. This week he got an introduction to the man in a chapter from M.B. Synge’s The Discovery of New Worlds

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