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Education is an Atmosphere (Relationship with the World)

Episode #19 | Education is an Atmosphere (Relationship with the World) “When we say that ‘education is an atmosphere,’ we do not mean that a child should be isolated in ...

by jessr90 • September 1, 2023December 29, 2023

Podcast

Video Games and Play with Dr. Peter Gray

Episode #18 | Video Games and Play with Dr. Peter Gray This is part two of my conversation with Dr Peter Gray. In this episode we discuss what play is, ...

by jessr90 • September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

Podcast

Real Life Learning with Dr. Peter Gray (Part 1)

Episode #17 | Real Life Learning with Dr. Peter Gray (Part 1) Charlotte Mason said that “When we say that ‘education is an atmosphere,’ we do not mean that a ...

by jessr90 • September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

Foundations, Podcast

Education is an Atmosphere (Relationships with People)

Episode #16 | Education is an Atmosphere (Relationships with People) Charlotte Mason famously stated that parents and teachers have three instruments available to educate children: atmosphere, discipline, and life. What ...

by jessr90 • September 1, 2023December 29, 2023

Foundations

A Simple Method to Plan Your Homeschool

This post is a compilation of what I’ve learned from planning my family’s education over the past six years, plus my time as a homeschool student myself. It’s a simple, ...

by jessr90 • August 16, 2023August 16, 2023

Podcast

Punished by Rewards with Alfie Kohn

Episode #14 | Punished by Rewards with Alfie Kohn Charlotte Mason advised that we shouldn’t use external motivators to make children learn. She said “, prizes, places, rewards, punishments, praise, ...

by jessr90 • July 11, 2023July 11, 2023

Podcast

Rewards, Praise, and Punishments

Episode #13 | Rewards, Praise, and Punishment We can’t discuss the big idea of authority without addressing rewards and punishments. Do they actually contribute to our goal of developing moral, ...

by jessr90 • July 11, 2023December 29, 2023

Podcast

Authority and Docility

Episode #12 | Authority and Docility In the last three episodes, I discussed the big ideas of attachment– what it is, why it’s important, and how we can nurture a ...

by jessr90 • June 20, 2023December 29, 2023

American History, Booklists

The American Revolution Living Booklist

My family just spent the past year studying this time period in American History, and I want to share our favorite books we read this year, as well as a ...

by jessr90 • June 16, 2023January 13, 2024

Foundations

Jesus’s Three Directives

Let’s discuss some ways parents treat (or don’t treat) their children like people. And for this article I’m going to shift gears to a more spiritual source. To the man ...

by jessr90 • May 24, 2023May 24, 2023