Today I had the privilege of sharing my thoughts with Classical Homeschool community leaders over at the Schole Group blog about how to help families who are new to Classical Education. Here is an excerpt.
“Whenever we get people together around Classical Education, one thing we can always count on is that we are all at different places on that journey, and we represent a plethora of diverse experiences. This dynamic adds interest, new perspectives, and beauty to a community, but it also presents challenges.
One of the questions that comes up frequently from leaders of classical education communities is, “If someone is brand new to Classical Education and joins our community, how will that go and how do we help them begin to ‘get’ classical education?” This is a great question, and I would like to speak directly to homeschool community leaders about it.
Let’s be honest—leading a classical homeschool community is challenging regardless of how rewarding it is. Not only is there a lot of work involved, but there are a lot of ideals involved as well. We have this beautiful and high goal of cultivating wisdom and….” …. Keep Reading
http://www.scholegroups.com/growing-gracefully/
Amber Vanderpol says
June 27, 2016 at 6:07 pmI loved this, Jennifer, and I really loved exploring the lovely website for your amazing community! Your community has put together so much that is on my heart and in my ideals and dreams for my children… but why oh why do you have to be all the way in North Carolina??
I may have spent some time this weekend trying to convince my husband that we need to move across the country… In the 9 years we’ve lived here I haven’t found a single person in my county who shares any of these educational ideals that your community so eloquently describes. I’ve found a few families with young children who are interested in Nature Study, but they live over an hour away. I’ve found a few other families with a little bit older kids who are interested in Shakespeare, but again, they live over an hour away. I’m trying to stay positive and figure out solutions using online tools and opportunities, but still it isn’t the same and it doesn’t translate into friends for my kids.
I keep coming back to that Bonhoeffer quote you mentioned and I wonder if that’s where I’m going wrong. Perhaps I have too much vision and not enough love.