Do What You’re Doing!
Do What You’re Doing! “Age Quod Agis” (i.e. be present, keep your focus) Here is a quote from Thomas à Kempis…three words of Latin to lift your hearts! I created this tiny Latin word study to post on our homeschool … Continued
“Let It Be”
What do you do when all your plans for education—your own as well as your child’s—are swept aside by unexpected circumstance? This “mother culture encouragement” letter was sent out to our Sursum Corda homeschool community.
“Garden Chat” about Erasmus
Our Form III (middle school) history class was covering Desiderius Erasmus as we learned about the Renaissance, so I interviewed my father, Nathan Feldmeth, a professor at Fuller Seminary with a specialty in Erasmus. Several mothers mentioned that they enjoyed … Continued
Reading Old Books
How do you get started, reading old books? It might not be as easy as it sounds, even for those who believe in its importance… Here are some ideas and tips for Charlotte Mason homeschoolers who are practicing “mother culture”—the … Continued
Super-Hopers
I created this tiny Latin word study to post on our homeschool community’s dedicated social media platform. I like this word I found in the Latin translation of the Psalms! (“super” as a prefix means pretty much the same as … Continued
“I Feel Like a Kid Again!” Learning Languages with Your Child
It is not easy to work on a foreign language with a child. When I work on literature or history, I have a sense of easiness. Even if I have never read the particular book or studied the subject at … Continued
Grammar and Wonder
This article about the “wonder” in learning Latin first appeared on the website of the Sursum Corda homeschool community. What do you think of, when you hear the word “grammar”? As a child, I picked up the attitude from adults … Continued
Colorful Close Reading of Poetry (with a printable reference card)
How do you help a kid find something to write about a poem? How do you dig into a poem yourself, especially one you don’t “get”? And how do you find the beauty in densely poetic scripture texts? I use … Continued