Ep 09 | A Child’s Mind Isn’t a Bucket (And Moms Don’t Have Shovels) (Principles #9-10)
The Commonplace
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The Importance of Imagination at Work
We're tempted to think that much teaching is the point of education, when in reality, we want our children to gain much knowledge. The spiritual life requires the food of ideas for its daily bread. While we don't stand by silently in our children's education, they're the ones upon whom the responsibility to learn falls. It matters both what and how a child learns, and there are appropriate times for personal projects and formal lessons. We know God gave our bodies to embody his ideas; all we can give them with education is truth, goodness,. And I'll tell you one thing: If your kids love Winnie the Pooh Tea Party more than learning about shipbuilding or geography, then
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