Saints & Stories ~ The Christmas Song of Caedmon   Merry Christmas Friends. Today and the remainder of this week it seems fitting to simply attend to story, song, … Read More »

Saints & Stories: The Christmas Story from the Book of Revelation   I remember the first time I heard the story contained in the book of Revelation chapter 12. I was an adult and was shocked … Read More »

Narration ~ An Introduction     When it comes to the modes of teaching within the classical tradition, there is mimetic and Socratic instruction. H … Read More »

A Time to Heal    Last night I felt discouraged as a teacher and a parent, which usually means I need to direct my thinking toward s … Read More »

Winston Churchill's A History of the English Speaking People ~ Abridged vs. Unabridged 4 Volumes     In chapter 9 of Norms & Nobility, A curriculum Proposal, David Hicks spends time laying out a vision of what the p … Read More »

Socratic Lessons from the Inferno Today’s Socratic Lesson is the first literature inspired lesson. As many of you know, we are reading Dante’s Inferno with the … Read More »

Saints & Stories ~ St. Lucia   Today, we continue our Saints and Stories Christmas series with the story of Saint Lucia. This Saturday, December 13th is … Read More »

Saints and Stories ~ The Story of St. Nicholas   This month we are embracing this same celebratory and restful attitude at Expanding Wisdom as we are in our home. We will … Read More »

Habits & Annual Rhythms to Inspire & Nurture the Classical Teacher   I remember when I first heard about the Classical Tradition. I was inspired and enchanted. I knew I wanted this for myself … Read More »

An Interview with Karen Glass ~ Author of 'Consider This: Charlotte Mason & the Classical Tradition'   Do you want to go deeper in your understanding of the classical tradition? Listen to this interview with Karen Glass author … Read More »

Socratic Lesson #1 Grammar & Apostrophes Thank you for seeking to learn more about the classical modes of teaching. I am grateful you are taking the time to do so. I too … Read More »

Consider This…A Book Review   Back in June of this year I was invited to read Karen Glass’ new book ‘Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tr … Read More »

Choose Play This Day   For the last 6 days of our 31 Days of Playing with the Arts series we are publishing a different project each day. Each of … Read More »

Practice Presence & Beauty: Set the Table For the last 6 days of our 31 Days of Playing with the Arts series, we are publishing a different project each day. Each of t … Read More »

Enjoying the Fruits of the Earth: A Flavor Party For the last 6 days of our 31 Days of Playing with the Arts series we are publishing a different project each day.Each of these p … Read More »

A Simple Watercolor Painting   For the last 6 days of our 31 Days of Playing with the Arts series we are publishing a different project each da … Read More »

First Steps in Drawing For the last 6 days of our 31 Days of Playing with the Arts series we are publishing a different project each day. Each of these p … Read More »

Slow Down & See   For the last 6 days of our 31 Days of Playing with the Arts series we are publishing a different project each … Read More »

Playing with Music an Interview with John Hodges     Today we have the great privilege of learning how to listen to music from conductor, lecturer, composer, and writer Mr. J … Read More »