Personal Enrichment Archives - Classical Education Books https://classic.powertactics.com/product-category/books/age-19/personal-enrichment/ Conveniently Canadian Tue, 04 Oct 2022 19:56:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://classic.powertactics.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/favicon-32x32.png Personal Enrichment Archives - Classical Education Books https://classic.powertactics.com/product-category/books/age-19/personal-enrichment/ 32 32 Self-Direction https://classic.powertactics.com/product/self-direction/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/self-direction/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:24:54 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=49726 This attractive Youth Edition of Ourselves, Book 2, features short readings, narration and discussion prompts, side notes, exam questions, and more.

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The choices your student makes today will set the direction for his life.

Charlotte Mason wrote two books directly to young adults: Self-Knowledge and Self-Direction. (Both are combined within the volume Ourselves for parents.) She had a strong desire to help teens understand all of the beautiful and noble possibilities that exist within them, as well as the dangers that assault their souls and try to hinder them from making the most of themselves.

In Self-Direction (the sequel to Self-Knowledge) your student will get to know the ruling powers of Mansoul—the kingdom within him. He will discover how to make good decisions that will profit his kingdom and bring honour to his King. He will also become familiar with the lead counselor in his kingdom (Conscience) and learn whether he can trust that counselor’s advice. Self-Direction is all about helping your student learn how to govern the kingdom of Mansoul well and become the best version of himself that he can possibly be.

This Youth Edition of Ourselves, Book 2, provides

  • short readings to give your student great ideas in small, powerful doses;
  • narration and discussion prompts that encourage heart-to-heart conversations and life application;
  • a friendly introduction to Charlotte Mason and her writing style in the book;
    side notes that define unknown terms and clarify unfamiliar references to help your student feel confident with the text;
  • exam questions that cover key concepts and encourage accountability and retention;
  • two reading schedules to choose from: a two-year recommended plan or a one-year condensed plan. We recommend parents read and discuss Self-Direction with their students in grades 9 and 10.

Designed as a complete package, Self-Direction makes Ourselves, Book 2, friendly and convenient for students and parents alike.

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Songs:

  1. Marvelous
  2. Kid in a Castle
  3. Watch Me Now
  4. Renew My Mind
  5. Thousand Nice Things
  6. You’re the One
  7. Hear O Israel
  8. We’re So Sure
  9. Upside Down
  10. All You Shining Stars

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The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry 
The World-Ending Fire
What Are People For? 
Home Economics
Remembering
Jayber Crow
Andy Catlett 
A World Lost 
A Place on Earth 
Nathan Coulter
Hannah Coulter
That Distant Land

 

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]]> Shakespeare is easy to respect, but difficult to love. Many revere his works but sometimes struggle to enjoy him in their own personal reading. What explains this disconnect? Author and educator Josh Mayo believes the problem lies in our fundamental assumptions about what it means to read Shakespeare well.

In this short collection of incisive yet playful essays, Mayo invites readers into a long-neglected tradition of literary meditation: the art of “thinking with Shakespeare.” He returns to classics like Hamlet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Henry V and mines Shakespeare for joy. He models an accessible approach to reading the plays not only as academic subjects or scholarly artifacts, but as quarries of wisdom. Along the way, readers will discover insights into subjects close to the heart of classical education—poetic knowledge, imagination, and the cultivation of virtue.

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]]> At last! Stephanie Walmsley’s popular Successful Homeschooling Made Easy course is available in book form. This simple-to-follow, easy-to-understand book will guide you through the details of exactly what you need to do to start successfully homeschooling today.

Written by a homeschooling mother and qualified teacher, who has walked the talk and understands how to work with children at home, you will learn about the practicalities of homeschooling. Things like creating timetables, lesson plans, organisation, and scheduling are easy once you know-how. You’ll even learn how to run a sane and tidy household while homeschooling, how to choose the best curriculum for your children, how to make extracurricular activities work with your family, and so much more.

By working through this book you will be homeschooling successfully in no time, while also saving time and money as you learn how to avoid all the overwhelming information, unsuitable homeschooling curriculum, and events.

What people are saying about Successful Homeschooling Made Easy:

  • I now feel confident in my own ability to homeschool my children and to not get too stressed about doing it all right. – M S
  • I really liked the way you gently walked me through the process of establishing what suits our family and how we want to work. Planning and homeschooling are so enjoyable now. Thank you. – B S
  • I can’t explain how invaluable this has been and still is. In the everyday bustle of life it is easy to forget why you set out on this particular journey so now, every time I look at our Homeschool Goals, which is on our fridge, I am reminded why we are homeschooling and exactly what we want to achieve. It provides that hope and inspiration and excitement that we felt when we first decided to homeschool. It keeps us going when things get tough. I also love the variety of templates for lesson planning and scheduling. – A G
  • This has been a wonderful experience for me. I loved reading the stories and getting organization ideas. You have really got me thinking about my values and helped me to work out why I want to homeschool. Thanks. – H E

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]]> https://classic.powertactics.com/product/successful-homeschooling-made-easy/feed/ 0 My Divine Comedy: A Mother’s Homeschooling Journey https://classic.powertactics.com/product/my-divine-comedy-a-mothers-homeschooling-journey/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/my-divine-comedy-a-mothers-homeschooling-journey/#respond Mon, 30 Aug 2021 20:48:50 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=36845 In her memoir, Missy Andrews reflects on over 25 years in the trenches of homeschooling.

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In her memoir, Missy Andrews reflects on over 25 years in the trenches of homeschooling. She recalls her idealistic pursuit of an education for her children, the devastation she experienced upon confusing success with identity, and the transformative grace she found in the midst of failure. Weaving a literary education into the fabric of her experience, she relies on the Great Books as a great cloud of witnesses, demonstrating the universal nature of a homeschooling mother’s suffering and the scandalous Gospel available to us all.

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For Richer or Poorer
First Wives Club
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First Wives Club
Old Wives’ Club 

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