As an educator, I have had a checkered past. Before my daughters were born, I spent almost ten years teaching in public schools in a variety of positions including remedial reading; elementary grades two, three, and four; and special education. Then I took a long break to raise and educate my girls at home, interspersing [...]
Archive for January, 2009
A Bronze Statue of a Lawyer by Dr. Donna Johnson
Posted in Educational Reform, Philosophy, tagged personhood, humanities, child as a person on January 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Charlotte Mason Beyond the School Years by Leslie Neolani Laurio
Posted in Philosophy, Practical Application, Teacher Training, tagged Adult education, Charlotte Mason on January 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As we begin the new year (2009), it seems appropriate to look ahead. What kind of a future did Charlotte Mason see?
Maria Montessori saw youth living in their own cities, problem-solving among themselves with their unadulterated inner lights free to be creative and resourceful, and this, presumably, would prepare them to go out into the [...]
