tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post3815882042676092743..comments2023-05-12T10:57:10.158-04:00Comments on Rambling Follower: Encouraging Summer Reading That Speaks to Teens' SoulsAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-9442920224065898932011-07-08T10:57:20.447-04:002011-07-08T10:57:20.447-04:00Sarah: I am not too familiar with it. If I were ho...Sarah: I am not too familiar with it. If I were homeschooling I would pursue that. That said, I think all parents are homeschoolers in the sense that we all are our children's first and most enduring teachers. <br /><br />I can not even begin to count the number of field trips, art openings, museum visits etc. we have shared and continue to share with our boys. And we also have cultivated a sense of hospitality in our home and our visitors from far and near have enriched our lives. Just like my parents' visitors did when I was growing up.<br /><br />(We also watch plenty of TV, play video games and spend too much time online...!)<br /><br />When I reflect on my own childhood, what I know about the world, about culture, literature etc. came from my mom primarily - not from the public schools, which were outstanding by the way. <br /> I was blessed in that she is a classicist, speaks many foreign languages etc. etc. She now has taken to writing novels and she is 80!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-10039484245116414142011-07-08T09:42:06.947-04:002011-07-08T09:42:06.947-04:00Have you ever heard of the classical model for edu...Have you ever heard of the classical model for education? It's gaining loads of popularity among homeschoolers and private schools, largely in part to Sue Wise's: The Well Trained Mind. <br /><br />Your decision to skip the ill written modern literature designed for teens is just what the Classical style promotes. <br /><br />I'm glad to see your son was so willing to read this rich literature!Sarah Harkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064673794877417232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418067986039614257.post-53074425615042867892011-07-07T09:02:59.933-04:002011-07-07T09:02:59.933-04:00anonymous wrote: Rudolph Steiner in his educationa...anonymous wrote: Rudolph Steiner in his educational works wrote that expecting a child to move abruptly from early childhood fairy stories to stark reality even in childrens literature is a sure way to destroy the reading habit.<br />With this in mind my daughter moved to the lighter fantasy novels and, as her friends dropped away from the library and bought comics, she eagerly awaited the next visit to C.S. Lewis etc.<br />She has retained her love of books (and ended up at Cambridge!)<br />Thank you for your experience.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16021781602272064901noreply@blogger.com