tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post2833370969726905946..comments2022-10-29T06:22:31.569-07:00Comments on Education is a Life: {My CM Journal} What it is, is ClassicalEducation is a Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09630031813554150232noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-79534831492149952014-03-24T09:07:30.698-07:002014-03-24T09:07:30.698-07:00It helps that Andrew Kern likes Charlotte Mason. :...It helps that Andrew Kern likes Charlotte Mason. :)Brandy Vencelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945305890488681685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-5911922662804713312014-03-24T04:29:36.228-07:002014-03-24T04:29:36.228-07:00Circe Institute is right about what constitutes a ...Circe Institute is right about what constitutes a classical education, and you are right, that Charlotte Mason's educational principles are rooted in classical ideals. Ambleside Online and Circe are not different camps--they are merely different tents within the same camp.Karen G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00680320370181357559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-21457009997020242782014-03-23T22:28:31.685-07:002014-03-23T22:28:31.685-07:00Very helpful, thanks Nelleke. I get so much out of...Very helpful, thanks Nelleke. I get so much out of both Ambleside Online & Circe and I've felt I had my feet in two camps at times but in essence agreement with one doesn't exclude the other at all. I've been thinking for years about the idea of 'less is more' or 'much, not many' being the core of Classical ed and how that fits in with a CM education. Still not sure but I enjoy reading how others view both views.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-10217118104702850322014-03-19T13:24:02.038-07:002014-03-19T13:24:02.038-07:00You're welcome for the link! I happened to no...You're welcome for the link! I happened to notice the subject line of your most recent blog post on your comment on Brandy's blog, and since Charlotte Mason and Classical education is something I've been thinking about recently, it caught my eye. And yes, many things have been thought through before, but as "Self-education is the only possible education" we have to think the ideas through ourselves in order to have any hope of understanding them. And I'm glad you wrote about it too - what you wrote helped solidify some thoughts I have been working through in my own mind.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-53197323044430807462014-03-18T17:57:52.714-07:002014-03-18T17:57:52.714-07:00Thanks for that link! I just looked it up, and now...Thanks for that link! I just looked it up, and now I feel awed that Brandy deigned to come over and agree with my post. Obviously the thoughts I was so excited about have all been thought before, and by people who understand the history of it all so much better than I do at this stage in my life. :) I'm so happy you stopped by.Education is a Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630031813554150232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-68341941593721519032014-03-18T15:24:03.906-07:002014-03-18T15:24:03.906-07:00I really like how you said, "I am realizing m...I really like how you said, "I am realizing more and more that Charlotte Mason's philosophy is a plant with its roots firmly in Classical education and as such is as valid an expression of Classical education as the one put forward in The Well-Trained Mind or any other Classical Christian approach you might come across." I happened upon an old post of Brandy's the other day which led me to listen to a lecture by Doug Wilson (the post is here, if you're curious - http://www.afterthoughtsblog.net/2012/04/is-charlotte-mason-classical-follow-up.html) and I was struck by how he said that as a classical educator, you have to decide if you accept or reject the "Sayers insight" as he called it, and depending on your decision, this would change what you would be doing in your school on a day to day basis. I think I could also make an argument that you can either accept or reject the "Charlotte Mason insight" that children are born persons and should be exposed to living ideas, and depending on the answer this would also greatly influence what your school/homeschool looked like. I was also struck by how is defense of Sayers insight largely seemed to be that he was pleased with the results he was seeing... without defining the results. But that's another matter!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-59015438977298830012014-03-18T10:22:41.296-07:002014-03-18T10:22:41.296-07:00That *is* weird! You made me go check mine, and mi...That *is* weird! You made me go check mine, and mine are still there. But I own a domain, and that might change things.<br /><br />I'm sorry! I hope it comes back someday. I don't know why you changed exactly, but for me I was tired of all the spam. :(Brandy Vencelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945305890488681685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-62586430051204517452014-03-18T10:12:08.158-07:002014-03-18T10:12:08.158-07:00It was weird...Intense Debate just disappeared fro...It was weird...Intense Debate just disappeared from my blog. I think it's a Blogger issue, since I tried to re-install and it didn't "take"...the joys.Education is a Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630031813554150232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-3933180962712983422014-03-18T10:01:37.169-07:002014-03-18T10:01:37.169-07:00Okay weird...my other comments disappeared!
Oh we...Okay weird...my other comments disappeared!<br /><br />Oh well. Wait. Did you just change your comments? Maybe that was it.<br /><br />Anyhoo...that is neither here nor there. I was just going to say that if you wanted a taste of Sayers without a big commitment, the collected Lord Peter stories are the easiest because each chapter is its own complete story. I read these aloud to my husband and it took about a year because we only read one every once in a while, but it was perfect for that. FYI<br /><br />I love her writing. :) (Not that you don't already have enough to read!)Brandy Vencelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945305890488681685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-53830809327757635982014-03-18T09:52:04.719-07:002014-03-18T09:52:04.719-07:00I'm glad you're enjoying them!I'm glad you're enjoying them!Education is a Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630031813554150232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-6148740547363063192014-03-18T09:44:48.533-07:002014-03-18T09:44:48.533-07:00I really like your charlotte mason posts. Keep ...I really like your charlotte mason posts. Keep 'em coming!Mrs. Horsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681068338565257716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297311296413949396.post-64944998194510605342014-03-18T09:42:32.269-07:002014-03-18T09:42:32.269-07:00I really like your charlotte mason posts. Keep ...I really like your charlotte mason posts. Keep 'em coming!Mrs. Horsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17681068338565257716noreply@blogger.com