July 7, 2013

What Should Children Narrate? by Carroll Smith

In the last several blogs we have discussed some key points about narration. 1) It has been used since time began. For centuries people have narrated […]
June 30, 2013

Narration – The Act of Knowing by Carroll Smith

In this blog I want to define narration and some of its effects on the minds of those who narrate. Before I define narration, let’s consider […]
June 9, 2013

Some History On Narration – Part I by Carroll Smith

The earlier blog posts on narration reviewed the work of teachers who were involved in PNEU schools. These I hope have “warmed your imagination” a bit […]
May 26, 2013

Eleanor M. Frost and the Narration of a “Picture Talk” – Part II by Carroll Smith

It might be helpful to you to reread last week’s blog post before reading this post. It will bring back to mind what Eleanor Frost says […]
May 19, 2013

Eleanor M. Frost and the Narration of a “Picture Talk” – Part I by Carroll Smith

This week for the blog post I would like for everyone to read a short portion of an article from the 1915 Parents’ Review, “Impressions of […]
January 27, 2013

A Reflection from the Hive by Nancy Kelly

“You cannot learn to love art, unless you first love what art mirrors.” – John Ruskin The paintings of local artist David Strom are a familiar […]
December 29, 2012

Fumbling Toward Composer Study by Dr. Jennifer Spencer

Photo from Wikipedia I have always loved music. Some of my earliest memories involve listening to my mother play the piano. I started taking piano lessons […]
November 5, 2012

The Due Use of Books by Dr. Jennifer Spencer

The importance of reading is widely acknowledged. It increases vocabulary and oral language skills. It builds background knowledge that can help give context to new information. […]
July 22, 2012

Savage or Manly? by Art Middlekauff

A few years ago when I was preparing a presentation for a Charlotte Mason conference, I surveyed the covers of books about Charlotte Mason. Most of […]