Today is the day.
I’ve toyed with the idea for years, but I’ve also resisted it. For a couple years running, I decided we needed to give up TV for Lent. Those were good Lents. That was the beginning of the end of TV in our home.
We’ve had certain addictions, to be sure. Lost is foremost. Then [...]
Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Getting Rid of Television
Posted in Common Sense, Education, Family, Funny on June 5, 2007 | 9 Comments »
Theology and 50-Cent Words
Posted in Catholic, Common Sense, Education on May 23, 2007 | 20 Comments »
Have you ever noticed how difficult it can be to pound through more recent Church documents? I enjoy reading older encyclicals, for example, because the language is fairly clear and the purpose is understandable. There are times, of course, when it can be a tough slog, but on the whole they seem accessible to the [...]
The Essential Books
Posted in Catholic Restorationists, Culture, Education, Restoration on May 18, 2007 | 5 Comments »
In our internal discussion group, the idea arose to create a bibliography of essential texts, fiction and non fiction (and essays) that each of us thinks every Catholic Restorationist should read and own.
When the final list is compiled, I plan on putting it together in a special resource section of a new group site that [...]
From Hilary
Posted in Education, From Hilary, Restoration on May 11, 2007 | 7 Comments »
From the darkness of exile, I receive the words of a familiar voice. Hilary offers this on the discussion about education:
Someone asked, “Why read the classics?”
Well, because if you want to do Restoration, it might be a good idea to find out where our cultural institutions and philosophies came from. So we all know what [...]
Homeschool Bleg
Posted in Education, Family on May 9, 2007 | 13 Comments »
When we decided to take another stab at homeschooling, we concluded that there would be no more winging it – a curriculum was necessary. The decision has paid off, and where homeschooling was sort of a disorganized and ineffective mess before (2nd grade) our renewed efforts this year are producing clear improvement (4th grade).
Jamie selected [...]
Speaking of Universities…
Posted in Education, News on May 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
…More trouble at Ave Maria.
Like the Harrison Ford character on a mission in “Mosquito Coast,” Tom Monaghan is building a new world in the subtropics. But Monaghan needs to first pack up and move the Ann Arbor law school he’s poured $50 million into.
Now he’s learning that it’s much easier to deliver pizzas in 30 [...]
The University Question
Posted in Education, Restoration on May 8, 2007 | 17 Comments »
The question of whether it benefits a Catholic to attend university has come up in the past amongst traditional bloggers, with varied responses.
Some believe that a Catholic should avoid university altogether. In Hilary’s steps toward restoration, cited here by Jeff Culbreath, we see that it’s high on the list:
…Step three: Quit University immediately if you [...]
Tipping the Scales Toward Home School
Posted in Catholic, Culture of Death, Education on November 27, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Those of you who were involved in the conversation I had about homeschooling at the old site know that I’ve struggled with the issue of what’s best for the kids and what’s best for my wife.
Now, with baby #2 coming in just under two months and Kiana halfway through fourth grade in public school [...]
