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I’ve come across some mull-worthy things here and there this week. There’s an interview with Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows, here. It’s interesting not just as an overview of the book, but for the tone of the interviewer, who characterizes Carr as “worried.” (What’s most striking about the book is that its tone is not [...] It’s a commonplace, but the teachable moments come so often when you wouldn’t expect them. I’ve been noticing it lately. One of my daughters has deep questions. It’s when I’m drying my hair in the bathroom, or making my bed, or loading the dishwasher, that I’m invited urgently into her room with the door firmly closed [...] I thought our beans were done for, but when I went out to pull them up yesterday, we discovered a good many beans still being produced. Though they’re larger than we usually would pick, I did cook some up for supper last night, and they were good. So we’ll let them be awhile longer. I put [...] Notice God’s unutterable waste of saints, according to the judgment of the world. God plants His saints in the most useless places. We say — God intends me here because I am so useful. Jesus never estimated His life along the line of the greatest use. God puts His saints where they will glorify Him, [...] I’ve been looking over the first unit of my Tapestry of Grace materials, and I’m excited about the upcoming school year. Many of the books are available through the library system, and others I’m ordering — always fun to order new books! I love the design of the plan, and I’m [...] I’ve been reconsidering my list of resources for next year. I’m staying with my choices for science, math, grammar, spelling, reading, and Latin; however, I’m thinking about switching to Tapestry of Grace for history, geography, and writing. I just recently discovered Tapestry of Grace, and though I haven’t made up my mind for sure yet, the [...] We’re finished with school and enjoying the freedom to make each day up as we go along. In the past I’ve looked back over the year and evaluated our materials, but I don’t feel like doing that this year. I’ve posted about them here and there as the year has progressed, and overall I’ve been [...] It always surprises me how I can get to this time of the year, be tired of school and ready for it to end — yet still get all charged up by thinking of curriculum options for next year. Here’s what I’m looking at for first and fourth grade: FIRST GRADE: Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading Shireen Dodson’s The Mother-Daughter Book Club is a wealth of inspiration and practical information about starting a multi-generational reading group. As the lengthy subtitle suggests, it tells “How Ten Busy Mothers and Daughters Came Together to Talk, Laugh, and Learn Through Their Love of Reading.” It’s an idea I was thinking about, and a friend [...] Remember the writing contest my daughter entered? It was a red-letter red plate day around here this week when we learned that she won first prize for third grade! She submitted a story about a hamster election. This was the local branch of a national kids writing contest, and the winning stories will be forwarded [...] |
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