Whatever is pure, whatever is lovely

I’m collecting my homeschooling thoughts again, this time on Classical education. A few years ago, I read several of Douglas Wilson’s books on Classical education, and I thought I was completely sold on it. But after reading and thinking about it some more, I’m not so sure. Part of the problem is one of definition. [...]

OK, I’m paying attention to my computer again. And I’m getting myself organized to start homeschooling in July. I think I’m actually going to collect my thoughts here. That seems odd – collecting your thoughts on a blog – but it’s harder to lose than a notebook. That’s a big problem for me.
Anyway, our regular [...]

I did indeed manage to push the button on Amazon last Thursday. I ordered Spell to Read and Write by Wanda Sanseri, which is based on the older Writing Road to Reading, by Romalda Spalding. I read lots of reviews on Amazon and elsewhere, and as usual, I found the negative reviews to be the [...]

I’m trying to bring myself to push the “Proceed to checkout” button on Amazon, and it’s not working very well. I’m supposed to be ordering our very first homeschooling purchase. I have researched, online and off. I have thought about whether this is a good program for my child, not just a good program in [...]