This was sent out to local homeschoolers and I am sharing it with permission. Note that this event is a grassroots effort and is not tied to any specific organization. Monday — Fathers Please pray for homeschooling fathers to walk in integrity before the Lord in every area of their lives. Pray for their hearts […]
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Review: Lady Jane Grey by Simonetta Carr
It is fitting to begin the year with the inspiring story of a teen girl, crowned against her wish, who was true to her faith until death. Little Lady Jane Grey, born into the upper nobility of England in 1537 and raised as a princess, was a brilliant young scholar who learned many languages. She […]
Charlotte Mason, Lost and then Found
I have always loved Charlotte Mason’s educational philosophy. Based on a lifetime of teaching, a view that all children, whether of the nobility or not, could learn (revolutionary in those days), and a Christian faith, Charlotte Mason’s ideas work and have done so for well over a century. They are not simply an idealist’s dream […]
Delight-Directed Learning, Part 1: Pitfalls
Years ago I heard about Greg Harris’s idea of ‘delight directed learning’. You may know that Greg Harris is the father of Josh Harris (I Kissed Dating Goodbye) and Brett and Alex Harris (Do Hard Things and The Rebelution youth movement). Obviously something worked for his kids, and it just may be related to how they […]