Large Small Schools

The growing realization of the importance of relationships has led to a movement for smaller schools within large schools in the state school systems. Here’s an intriguing dialogue with a lot of useful ideas for schools with more than a couple hundred students – even if they’re private schools. Recommended reading.

Tables or Desks

Here’s an interesting take on one of the most practical decisions a school ever makes. I’m surprised by how little thought goes into this question and how little input the teacher typically has. Of course, the question is whether we should use desks or tables. If we have to choose, I would take the table [...]

teaching living ideas

At the heart of the Christian classical curriculum and methodology is the presentation of living ideas. The soul feeds on ideas, and its health is determined by the quality of those ideas and the life found in them. When we teach children about butterflies, we do not begin by showing them dead butterflies pinned to a [...]

How to Maintain Peace in a Relationship

The central principle of classroom or home discipline must be seen to be the relationship between teacher/parent and child and the central principle of this relationship must be seen to be respect. We live for honor and we will do nearly anything for a smile. So smile.  Charlotte Mason again: “A child cannot bear estrangement, [...]