Posted by Katie in Teacher's LoungeJul 11th, 2009 | No Comments
Is education the filling of a pail or the lighting of a fire? I think almost all home educators would agree that children are not simple pails to be filled, but complex human beings with the capacity to relate to a great many things. Thus, education is the lighting of a fire. But what is meant by ‘lighting fires’, anyway?
Well, I was going to write a blog post defining it, but I found someone else had already done the research, so read this, and here are my thoughts in addition:
Another way to say, “education is the lighting of a fire” is “education is...
Posted by Katie in Teacher's LoungeMay 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer for many students. At our house, we officially hit the summer schedule in a week. The kids are looking forward to travel, rest and lots of fun. I am looking forward to preparations for the next school year and a lot of time for reading and cleaning out closets. But our entire household must look forward to a few weeks of school this summer, in order to finish this year’s reading assignments.
As I have mentioned before, we use Ambleside Online Curriculum, which utilizes the Charlotte Mason method of slow reading and narration. Because I have the...
