From H W Household’s Reminiscences about Charlotte Mason, courtesy of Charlotte Mason Poetry: What sort of knowledge? Well, they want to hear of Odysseus and Nausicaa, to read the immortal stories of Herodotus, and Plutarch’s Lives; they want to listen to the tale of Thermopylae and Salamis and to learn how democracy raised Athens to her …
Monthly Archives: February 2020
Montaigne on Education
Jacques Barzun’s wonderful book, From Dawn to Decadence, has been a companion for more than a decade. Dog-eared, covered in indecipherable marks and notes, its front cover long since torn away, I dip in whenever I can and always emerge refreshed. I’ve just re-read this great passage on Montaigne’s views on education and thought I …
Scoop – Spring 2020
I write a newsletter each term, and thought it would be a good idea to include them on my blog too. Here is my latest, Swanky new online tutoring video With online tutoring becoming ever more popular (and a lifeline to many of our families who are trapped by the coronavirus) we thought it was …
Will Orr-Ewing 