If you’ve been thinking of giving Tapestry of Grace a try, this is a great opportunity. Before April 12, enter the giveaway (instructions here, you’ll need to list a sponsor who has purchased a year plan from them before, so … Continue reading
I think I may have read Charlotte Mason’s School Education: Developing a Curriculum a couple of years ago when my aunt gave me the complete set of Mason’s writings, but I recently re-read it and I have to say that I … Continue reading
Due to a hospital stay and bedrest, I got a lot of reading done in the first quarter of 2013. All together I read 57 books, plus edited two full length books–one fiction, one non-fiction–for friends (and can’t wait for … Continue reading
In One World Schoolhouse, Sal Khan emphasizes that real learning–the kind you don’t forget five minutes after the test–requires integration of ideas. His book focuses on applying this concept to group schools, but I think it has implications for homeschooling … Continue reading
In The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined, Salman Khan (the guy who started The Khan Academy) examines the classroom/lecture/homework educational model that has been in place for the past 150 years or so, and finds it wanting. This isn’t a vitriolic … Continue reading
Someone recently asked me if Tapestry of Grace was flexible. Thankfully, yes, it is! While I was on bedrest for three weeks I couldn’t be up and running around like usual but I didn’t want the kids to go without … Continue reading
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything is a piece of “participatory journalism” in which the author begins covering the U.S. Memory Championship and ends with winning it one year later. Along the way, Foer learned quite a … Continue reading
If you love math, or wish you did, or if you kind of admire it even if you don’t consider yourself good at it, I recommend The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity. The … Continue reading
Having completed 101 of the required 180 days for our school year (not that we go by the 180 days thing since we school year round, but it’s a good benchmark) I decided to call it a semester. In spite … Continue reading
Hi, I'm Catherine Gillespie and A Spirited Mind is where I post about reading, writing, and parenting and the lessons I'm learning as a result. Thanks for stopping by!
