Leave to the nightingale her shady wood; a privacy of glorious light is thine; whence thou dost pour upon the flood of harmony with instinct more divine; type of the wise who soar, but never roam; true to the kindred points of Heaven and Home.William Wordsworth

 
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The COMMONPLACE was a fixture of Renaissance education, a notebook in which students transcribed memorable passages encountered in their wide reading. FAIRY TALES {Chesterton}INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL {Berry}HEN’S PACE {Benton}CHASING HATS {Chesterton}MORAL BOOKS {Chesterton}THE THREE R’S {Paterson}JAM AND SHAKESPEARE {Tudor}HINTS AND SYMBOLS {Waugh and Lewis}DAILY BEAUTY {Benton}QUESTIONS {Salten}THE TEACHER {Gibran}PASSIVE TOYS {Gerber}TIME TO GROW {Clouder}MILK AND HONEY {Fromm}STRUCTURED LEARNING {Holt}LIVING ARROWS {Gilbran}FIREWORKS {Struther}MIRACLES {Mason}A FAR GRANDER MARVEL {Robinson}EDUCATION IS FAITH {Fromm}HONOR {Robinson}GIVING {Fromm & Gibran}


Join me for the thrice-weekly adventure of my office COMMUTE by bicycle. There will be laughter and groaning, and early mornings. BEGINNING SHARING THE ROAD THE HORNIT EXCUSE ME PINK BEGONIAS CHRISTMAS SPRING KIND PEOPLE


DAYS OF CREATIONDAYS OF CREATION 1


One of my hundred goals is to finally hike all the EVERGLADE TRAILS and  to document these family hikes through words and photos. CHRISTIAN POINT TRAIL SNAKE BIGHT TRAIL


Here are a few book and tea pairings for the season: nourishing LEAVES for the mind and for the body. SUMMER LEAVES AUTUMN LEAVES


Here are lists of the books, music, lectures, movies, and questions that occupy my ever-changing MENTAL LANDSCAPE. It is for me an exercise in discernment, a record of where I am finding my mind-food, the new ideas that shape the way I think. ■ MENTAL LANDSCAPE NO. 1


I am posting my notes for our CM group study of the book WHEN CHILDREN LOVE TO LEARN. DISCUSSION 1 2 3


In preparing to lead a discussion of Bestvater’s seminal book, The Living Page: Keeping Notebooks with Charlotte Mason, I created these notes relating the use of notebooks to Mason’s twenty principles of education. Here are the 20 PRINCIPLES: NOTEBOOK EDITION. INTRODUCTION PRINCIPLE 1 2 3, 4, 5 6 7 8 9 10 11, 12 13 14 15 16, 17, 18 19 20



I am posting my personal study notes for Alfie Kohn’s PUNISHED BY REWARDS, which addresses the problems of pop behaviorism in the workplace, school and home. ■ PREFACECHAPTER 1234 ■ 5 ■ 6 ■ 7 ■ 8 ■ 9 ■ 10 ■ 11 ■ 12 ■ APPENDIX A ■ B ■ C ■


I love browsing through other people’s books, so here you go: a look at my SHELF. ■ EDUCATIONPOETRY & SONGFOOD & HEALTH


I am doing New Year’s resolutions differently in the YEAR 2014. Check here for the goals and accomplishments of each month. JANUARY 2014 FEBRUARY 2014MARCH 2014APRIL 2014MAY 2014JUNE 2014JULY 2014AUGUST 2014SEPTEMBER 2014OCTOBER 2014NOVEMBER 2014DECEMBER 201415 FOR 2015






LANGUAGEFIRST BOOKSGREATEST DRAGON STORYONE HUNDRED POEMS AND PASSAGESDISCUSSING ‘LANGUAGE OF BEAUTY’


  1. LATIN LATINA CHRISTIANAAMICI LATINAEGAUDEAMUS IGITURINTRODUCTORY LATINSALVE, AMICUS

  2. NOVEL REVIEWTHE ENCHANTED BARNTHE SILMARILLION


  1. OTHER BOOK REVIEWSTHE LIVING PAGERULE OF ST. BENEDICTWHAT DO I DO MONDAY?AUTUMN LEAVESONLY THE LOVER SINGS


  1. PICTURE BOOK REVIEWTHE MINSTREL AND THE DRAGON PUPIN POWDER AND CRINOLINEWHITEFOOT


  1. POETRY REVIEWA CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSESBELLS AND GRASSBEOWULFBLUE IRISSONGS OF CHILDHOODTHE GOLDEN TREASURYOLD LOVES AND WARSLA CHANSON DE ROLAND¡PÍO PEEP!HOUSE OF POSSIBILITYPLATERO Y YO / PLATERO AND I


HISTORY WHY I LOVE PLUTARCH PIPPIN’S GIDEON NARRATION OUR ISLAND STORY


ART THE STORY OF ARTWHY BEAUTY MATTERSFRAGMENTS FROM THE STORY OF ARTYOUTUBE AS HIGH CULTURELOOKING AT PICASSO WITH MY BROTHERS


  1. DANCE WHY DANCE?FOLK DANCE {AUTUMN 2014}STEPS ALONG THE WAYCANDADO


  1. DRAMATHE FLORIST SHOPSHE STOOPS TO CONQUERGETTING OUR ACT TOGETHERA MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM


  1. MUSIC MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE MUSIC FOR RECORDERHAYDN’S CREATION CHILDREN’S SUITE AFTER WALTER DE LA MARE MUSIC IN SOLANO GROVE KING OF COOL PACHELBEL’S GREATEST HITTHE DEBUTMUSIC FOR BRUNELLESCHI’S DOMEBARBARA FURTUNA

  2. CONCERTSRAVEL AND CHOPIN CONCERTMARCH MADNESSGARDEN MUSIC FESTIVALJORDI SAVALL CONCERTLITTLE SPARROW CONCERTHANDEL’S MESSIAH


DOMESTICITY SUMMER DAYS CIRCULAR TEMPERAMENT GOOD CLEAN AIR PRACTICING GOD’S PRESENCE DOMESTIC ARITHMETIC THE SURVIVAL PLAN GOOD DAY PUT IT ON THE LIST SHE MADE HER BED ON A SUMMER DAY

  1. BODYDRY BRUSH THERAPYA NEW BEAUTY ROUTINE


  1. FOOD DEVIL IN THE MILKFOLATE AND FOLIC ACIDGOURMET COUNTRY SUMMERPROTEIN FOR BREAKFAST


  1. HERBS HERBS FOR DIAPER RASH KITCHEN APOTHECARY WORKSHOP ELDERBERRY SYRUP GINGER CAPSULES CHILDREN’S CALCIUM TEAECHINACEA TINCTURENO MYTHICAL BULLETGARLIC LEMONADEBLOOMIN’ BELLY BUTTERECHINACEA ROOT DECOCTIONCHAMOMILE GLYCERITENETTLE TONIC INFUSION


  1. HOSPITALITYNEW YEAR’S LUNCHEONRESURRECTION LUNCHEONRESURRECTION LUNCHEON II


MISCELLANEOUS WELCOMEIT’S NOT ABOUT YOUSUMMER BIRDSDELIGHT OF HABITSOUL’S BLOODTHIS SUMMERFIRE AND WATERONE HUNDRED GOALSA CRAZY THING CALLED LOVEI’M STILL METHE IRONYTWO SPRINGS FORWARDLOVE TO DOEARTH DAY 2014IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONEPINK HAIRNO FORMULAMANICUREDNEW YEARWIT TO WINPLUVIOPHILE PASTIMESLA FIN DE L’ÉTÉA LISTENING SILENCEANYTHINGA CHANCE FOR JOYPOIFUMEIN THE SUMMERTIMEQUARTER CENTURY


  1. EDUCATION {GENERAL}I AM. I OUGHT. I CAN. I WILL.THE GOING GETS TOUGHCLASS IB OBJECTIVESTEACHING A SELECTIVE MUTE TO READCOME WITH MESCHOOL SCHEDULE {GRADES 1-3}EDUCATION IS AN ATMOSPHEREA RIGHT STARTLARK RISE

 
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