by Brandy Vencel | Aug 23, 2018 | Books & Reading, Charlotte Mason, Education, Educational Philosophy, Home Education, Homeschooling, Parenting
It all started about fourteen years ago. I already had a habit of reading aloud to my toddler, but for some reason I felt like I’d had a life-altering experience the day I was reading Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn’s Teaching the Trivium and arrived at the...
by Brandy Vencel | Jul 25, 2018 | AG Sertillanges, Books & Reading, Charlotte Mason, Mother Culture, Mother's Education
I adore the idea of Mother Culture, as you know. That 30-minute habit of daily reading can bring so much growth into our busy lives as moms. But like anything, Mother Culture can become the idol around which we arrange our lives. In his book The Intellectual Life,...
by Brandy Vencel | Jun 11, 2018 | Books & Reading, Charlotte Mason, Educational Philosophy, Mother's Education, Scholé Sisters
We all feel it as homeschool moms, right? There is this tension between needing to plan and schedule and teach and direct your homeschool (major time draw number one) and needing to be well-educated ourselves in order to do a good job (time draw number two). If you...
by Brandy Vencel | May 21, 2018 | Book Lists, Books & Reading, Charlotte Mason, Mother's Education
Last week, I posted the Mother Culture list. In many ways, Mother Culture is an easier approach. With that said, this does not mean the Mother Culture way is the slacker way. It’s just that the Mothers’ Education Course way is … I don’t know....
by Brandy Vencel | May 18, 2018 | Books & Reading, Charlotte Mason, Education, Educational Philosophy, Other Thoughts
:: 1 :: Did you hear about the 3-audios-for-the-price-of-2 sale? It’s also called buy-2-get-1-free! Either way you look at it, this sale ends Monday, so if you want to take advantage of it, you need to do so ASAP. Here are the available audios right now: No...
by Brandy Vencel | May 16, 2018 | Book Lists, Books & Reading, Charlotte Mason, Education, Educational Philosophy, Home Education, Homeschooling, Mother's Education, Parenting
It’s that time again! At the end of each spring, I publish two reading lists: The Mother Culture Reading List and the Mothers’ Education Course Reading List. As the title says, this first one is the Mother Culture list. Mother Culture is your life blood as...
