Monthly Archives: March 2018

We Went To Malaybalay

By Headmistress | Published: March 24, 2018

This is long.  You have been warned. Malaybalay: ‘ay’ is always pronounced like ‘eye’.  The accent is more often than not on the second to last syllable or not on any syllable, hardly ever on the first in a 3 or more syllable word. Bukidnon- Boo-kid-known, accent on the second syllable, and the known sound […]

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Spring Break

By Headmistress | Published: March 23, 2018

Last week we were gone for a week. We took a 5-7 hour bus ride up into the mountains and stayed for several gloriously peaceful days in a dorm we essentially had entirely to ourselves at a friend of a friend’s small private seminary/college. I planned a few posts in advance, but I haven’t been […]

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Charlotte Mason Reading

By Headmistress | Published: March 23, 2018

CM’s methods are knit together.  The work done in spelling, picture study, and copywork contributes toward building the skills of attention and retention needed for reading longer and longer passages in a single sitting while grasping the essentials and being able to narrate them immediately, then days later, and then weeks later.  HEre’s a great […]

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Don’t Dumb Down Shakespeare

By Headmistress | Published: March 19, 2018

I’m sharing a link to and excerpt from an article I found interesting, amusing, thought-provoking, and intelligent. I was going to preface this excerpt by acknowledging that it’s a bit old, but still relevant. Then I caught myself with some horror- ‘old.’ Old? It’s 11 years old. If we were putting this on a timeline […]

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The Flaws in Wrinkle in Time Movie Are Deliberate

By Headmistress | Published: March 19, 2018

REad here. “In an interview with Screen Rant, writer Jennifer Lee explained why she took out the Christian themes and Bible references from the book. “It wasn’t removed, it was just opened up in language that wasn’t exclusive, guardian angels versus stars, are they the same thing? Maybe,” Lee said. She emphasized “inclusivity,” saying, “Since we’re […]

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