This week I introduced commonplacing to my high school students at our local homeschool community. In preparation, I was deeply inspired and instructed by Jenny Rallens' series of posts on commonplacing, which, unfortunately, are no longer online. In this post, I am sharing ... Read More
A Nurturing Education by Meghan Morales
A Nurturing Education by Meghan Morales The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but irrigate deserts. ~C.S. Lewis, Abolition of Man Nurturing the soul or preparing for the practical world: what should be the aim of ... Read More
Contemplating the Liberal Arts: The Music of the Spheres & Stars
I have been thinking about how to write this post for a while now. When I think about harmonics and astronomy, all that comes to mind is how beyond me they are. They are the study of the unseen, but there still. How do I even ask questions about these arts? I know I cannot push them aside. ... Read More
On Obligations ~ Classical Summer Reading by Daniel James
On Obligations by Daniel James Of the various ways we think about and describe classical education, whether as the study of classical languages and writings or as an emphasis on the seven liberal arts, our telos is the cultivation of virtue and wisdom in our children through the pursuit of ... Read More
Sacred Canopy: Reflections on The Abolition of Man ~ Summer Classical Reading by Meghan
Sacred Canopy: Reflections on The Abolition of Man by Meghan Armstrong My mom and I had a conversation a few weeks ago that surprised me. We're very close, but I've been busy with little ones, and let's be honest, pretty self-absorbed. So I was genuinely surprised when she told me ... Read More
The Divine Comedy ~ Classical Summer Reading by Heidi White
Reflections on the Divine Comedy by Heidi White This summer I am reading The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. From the first lines (“Midway along the journey of our life / I woke to find myself in a dark wood..”), I was transfixed. I had expected a scholarly theological work disguised as a poem; ... Read More
Classical Summer Reading Series & Link-Up
Its Summer! I don't know about your house, but for us that means, sleeping in, as many trips to the pool or the lake as possible, Trader Joe's Frozen Fruit Bars, and preparing for the next year. There are always way more books on my list that I have time to read and with that in mind way ... Read More
Contemplating the Liberal Arts: Arithmetic
"Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth, You who are present everywhere filling all things, Treasury of good things and Giver of Life, come and dwell in us." - An Orthodox Prayer I love this prayer. Especially the last part, "Come and dwell in us." It reminds me that ... Read More
Caves, Lies, & Truth
Today, as I was reading Isaiah 42 I was struck by how much it made me think about Plato's allegory of the cave. In case you have not heard it or read it, the story can be summarized like this. (Here is a link for the full allegory) Socrates was talking with a man named ... Read More
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