Showing posts with label Science of Relations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science of Relations. Show all posts

Sunday, 23 November 2008

What Do Charlotte Mason and "Naked and Blue" Have to Do With Each Other?

How many of us have desired the results of a Charlotte Mason Education: the creativity, expressiveness, deep thinking, and so much more that comes from an immersion in living literature and history, only to have it fall to the wayside under the pressure to complete curriculum, achieve tangible, measurable results, and meet (other's and our own) expectations of achievement?

How do we set our priorities for the educational pursuits of each day? Which tasks are 'musts', which skills have to be in place (and when)?

For some interesting - and entertaining - ponderings on these thoughts, hop over to the ChildLight USA blog, where Sandy Rusby Bell has written a post entitled "Naked and Blue at My Back Door".

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Reality: A Link

Many times, our plans are wonderful, but reality is quite different. We need to learn to let the children, our students, guide some of their own learning, to build on their own relations. Barb, at Handbook of Nature Study, has a post that reflects this idea, particularly as it relates to Nature Study. May I encourage you to hop over and read it?