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The Law of the Teaching Process
Episode 23
This, claims Gregory, is the most widely recognized rule among good teachers. Although there may be times to disregard this law — when time is of the essence, when the child is ill or weak, or when t…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
Be a happy homemaker.
Episode 22
Many of us are task-driven. We want to see things done, accomplished, finished. This is what the world tells us is productivity. In this view, homemaking 101 would simply be about menial skills.
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
7 Laws of Teaching: The Law of the Lesson
Episode 21
Gregory begins with a defense of his position that children possess the innate ability to think, which I will simply assume and not summarize. If you aren’t sure if your children are able to think, y…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
Clean House with the End in Mind
Episode 20
If you’re like me, you try – at least occasionally – to become better, more effective, more competent in your roles and responsibilities at home. And then after a period of trying, you peter out beca…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
7 Laws of Teaching: The Law of the Language
Episode 19
Gregory speaks in this chapter of language as a vehicle of instruction, an instrument of learning, and a storehouse of knowledge. Briefly, he means that through common language we communicate experie…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
A reasonably clean house
Episode 18
Have you yet discovered Auntie Leila at Like Mother, Like Daughter? She has a great series called The Reasonably Clean House. I have a weakness for reading articles and blog series that claim it is p…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
7 Laws of Teaching: The Law of the Learner
Episode 17
Summary of Law 2: The learner must attend with interest to the material to be learned.
A learner – which is what our children are supposed to be – cannot be passive. To become a learner, a child must …
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
What novels taught me about cleaning house
Episode 16
Housework seemed like a stupid waste of time.
And I hated wastes of time and stupidity, so I triply hated housework.
I was torn between wanting to be a good, competent homemaker and thinking that the s…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
7 Laws of Teaching: The Law of the Teacher
Episode 15
What is a teacher? What is teaching?
According to Gregory, the art of education — that is, teaching — is two-fold:
Teaching is the art of training. Teaching is leading the students into paths of physic…Published on 9 years, 2 months ago
Why clean the house?
Episode 14
Personally, I always wanted a home to keep. I never wanted a career. I have only ever wanted a home and family to tend. I’ve never questioned that it is worthwhile. Whenever I think of it I am floode…
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago