Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - How Exciting! |
I just won a copy of a magazine called Mary Janes Farm from Catherine Ann at Cat's Corner. I'd never heard of the magazine before, but it sounds really cool. I can't wait to see it!
This has been re-evaluation time for me for our homeschool goals,
curriculum, and such. I'm seriously considering using the guidance
given by the Ambleside
community. I really like what I have seen so far. The Charlotte Mason
method, even though it is nicknamed the "gentle art of learning",
really seems to provide a lot of structure if you go at it with a group
like this. I need the structure, so I'm going to give it a try. I had
been going at it on my own, using ideas from various classical books (Well-Trained Mind, Teaching the Trivium,
Dorothy Sayers, Douglas Wilson, etc.). But I find that at times it is
difficult for me to maintain the discipline I need when there's no
"formal" schedule involved. The end result has been that we have not
read NEARLY as much together this year as we should have. And I think
we have overdone it on the math. My thoughts are that 45 minutes to an
hour a day of math for a first grader is TOO MUCH.
So, I am
starting to gather the resources I need to get started with the
Ambleside schedule. Which is also very exciting, because BOOKS are
exciting. 
Blessings!
Amey
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by Tinakay |
Congratulations!!!
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Tina Kay |
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by Carol |
Sounds like a wonderful new way of homeschooling.
~Carol |
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006 - Untitled Comment |
| Posted by DonnaJoy |
Congrats on winning the magazine!!!
donna |
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