Yes absolutely you sure can. That’s what we did when I first started. There are also reprints out there of the 1881 version. However we used it one time and then I shelved it. I had no desire to go through that book again with another child. We had tears in our family using the old 1881 version. It nagged at me though. How could … Continue reading Why Not Read Charlotte’s 1881 Elementary Geography online for free?
A LIBERAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS MIGHTY is the power of persistent advertisement. ‘Pelmanism’ [memory training system] is bringing an indictment against secondary education. Half a million souls, Judges and Generals, Admirals and Barristers, are protesting that they have not been educated. “Pay the schoolmaster well and you will get education” is the panacea of the moment, and so we get in one neighbourhood a … Continue reading Condensed Volume 6 Book 2 Chapter 2
A LIBERAL EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS MIGHTY is the power of persistent advertisement. The author of The Pagan may or may not be bringing an indictment against Pelmanism*, but without any doubt ‘Pelmanism’ is bringing an indictment against secondary education. Half a million souls, Judges and Generals, Admirals and Barristers, are protesting that they have not been educated. No doubt the spirit that informs advertisements … Continue reading A Philosophy of Education Volume 6 Book 2 Chapter 2
This is what my 13 year old is doing right now. There are Together Time subjects are done with the entire family which take about 2 additional hours. And the ‘real life’ part of this, typically we get one hour of Together Time done, the second part, is hit and miss- often more miss. He is not completely turned loose with this. He does a … Continue reading My 13 Year old’s Daily Schedule
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