sagira Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Thank you for mentioning those videos! I hadn't been to that site in forever and had completely forgotten about them. I'm trying to schedule a little "retreat" for myself - just an hour or so once a week with videos to watch. Mostly so that I can pretend I'm at a HS conference or workshop - as I can't find any near me soon to go to ! :) Haha I do the same thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) My daughter is 10, so we are past the first volume, but I might comment from time to time. I read the first volume twice when my daughter was younger. It helped shape her early childhood--not just her schooling. My methods are not always in-line with Charlotte's. This used to bother me, but I've realized that I am not trying to give my daughter the perfect Charlotte Mason education. I am hoping to give her a good childhood with a solid education. CM is not the sum total, but she is certainly a large part of the equation. I'm reading Vol 3 School Education now. I have a thread going for it on the logic board. We have so many fond memories of the early years. Many of those memories are thanks to CM. Enjoy reading through Volume 1. It was time well spent for me. I hope it will be for you too. :) Edited August 4, 2012 by Hilltop Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Great post, Hilltop. Ds is going to be 9, but I feel that I still need to focus on the first volume. I also have a dd5 coming in to homeschool with us next fall, and it helps to refresh. I've been reading parts of School Education too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zillymom Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I'm in!! Thanks for setting this up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodland Mist Academy Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Great post, Hilltop. Ds is going to be 9, but I feel that I still need to focus on the first volume. I also have a dd5 coming in to homeschool with us next fall, and it helps to refresh. I've been reading parts of School Education too. Oh, absolutely! My second reading was when dd was 8 or 9. I don't regret reading it again at all! In fact, I bought a new copy so I could look at it with fresh eyes and not see the notes I made in the first copy. I took notes in the second copy too. It's interesting to see how my thoughts had sometimes changed in the intervening years. If I had younger ones and would be going through the early years again, I would read it a third time. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLittleWindow Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 Oh, absolutely! My second reading was when dd was 8 or 9. I don't regret reading it again at all! In fact, I bought a new copy so I could look at it with fresh eyes and not see the notes I made in the first copy. I took notes in the second copy too. It's interesting to see how my thoughts had sometimes changed in the intervening years. If I had younger ones and would be going through the early years again, I would read it a third time. :001_smile: Haha! Just yesterday I was thinking to myself that I needed a new copy also without my old notes! haha! I'm hoping we'll all move onto volume 2, then 3, then 4, etc... so come back to join us when we do? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I'm hoping we'll all move onto volume 2, then 3, then 4, etc... so come back to join us when we do? :) Awesome, I would appreciate that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLittleWindow Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 I posted a new thread in the "Following Charlotte" group for us to use. We can continue to chat, ask questions, that kind of thing. It's HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Hello Eveyone, I will not be able to participate in the group due to the schedule of our academic year. Warm Regards, Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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