Oil, new and old, to continue to sustain you and fuel your lamp as you travel through the day as a mother, teacher, spouse, friend, neighbor and stranger. May this oil fill your soul and overflow onto the lives that you touch.
Patio Chat References: handouts, podcasts, & links
- “A Headmistress Looks Back“ by Ellen Bicknell, Volume 4, 1893/94, pgs. 81-90
- “The Influence and Teaching of the Educated Mother“ by Mrs. Alfred Booth Volume 4, 1893/94, pgs. 81-90
- Allen, E.C. “Plutarch as a School Book.” Parents’ Review. Volume 25, pp. 266-269
- “Development of a Child in a P.N.E.U. School“ by DS Golding
- The Parents’ Review: Some Thoughts on Narration by Helen E. Wix (C.M.C.) Volume 68, no. 2, February 1957, pgs. 61-63
- ADE Episode 64: Exams
- All About Exams
- Excerpt from Mason’s Towards a Philosophy of Education Vol.6 Chp. 10 (History) March 2022 Patio Chat
- Charlotte Mason on Gratitude (Page from Ourselves) November 2022 Patio Chat
- Music in a CM & Classical Education handout February 2023 Patio Chat
Poems
- “Daffodils” by William Wordsworth, 1804
- “To S.M. A Young African Painter on Seeing His Works“ by Phyllis Wheatley, 1773
- “A Lenten Poem“ by Wendell Berry
SC Newsletters
- January 2022: “You Who Set the Feast” (Christian Hospitality)
- February 2022: “Cultivating Wonder”
- March 2022: “Slowly”
- April 2022: “Would You Rather…”
- May 2022: “Asking the Right Questions”
- June 2022: “And It Was Summer” (Polysyndeton)
- August 2022: “The Return of Structure”
- September 2022: “The First Line of the Story”
- October 2022: “Play and Learning”
- November 2022: “Like Teacher, Like Student”
- December 2022: “Let It Be To Me”
- January 2023: “The Center of the Page”
- February 2023: “Freedom”
- March 2023: “Plans and Surprises”
- April 2023: “Receiving the Beauty”
- May 2023: “Finishing Well”
- June 2023: “New Paths”