In my Commonplace...

3/24/2014

"If there are weapons of mass destruction hidden in our midst, one of these must surely be the education system we have put in place.
We refuse to listen to the poets who tell us that facts are important only to those who have never really lived."
Abbot Mark Hederman

2 Comments

Tammy Glaser link

3/25/2014 12:17:58 am

Sad but true. With increasing standards for younger and younger children, I predict more and more children being diagnosed with learning disabilities and behavior disorders. So unnecessary.

Laurie

3/27/2014 02:05:39 am

I'm sure you are right, Tammy. Of course we aren't saying facts don't count, only that we want to learn to follow the child--education by desire. I'm sure you've seen this video but I have been thinking about it ever since our friend sent it to me. It has the effect of smart slap.

http://themotherlist.com/mother-tore-label-nurtured-sons-hidden-genius/

"Ideas
won't keep; something must be done about them."
- Alfred Whitehead

A Charlotte Mason education leads to all kinds of ideas! Join me in keeping one or several of the notebooks she prescribed and discover the Science of Relations and the Art of Mindfulness.

Laurie

"Perhaps this is one of the secrets of life--to know 'glory' when we see it."
--Charlotte Mason

Virtual Life?

A wee explanation: this website was created as a way to amplify the daily surprise of seeing glory in one small life. The notebook entries represented here are all selected from things actually lived and noted on paper in an effort to live the full life British educator Charlotte Mason so ably championed.

In Appreciation
Photos chosen are linked to their original posts in most cases because I have found something of value there and hope my readers will likewise find a helpful resource. In the case of miss-attribution or if you desire your work not be linked, please let me know.

In My Notebook...