Scholé Sisters: Camaraderie for Classical Homeschooling Mamas SS #60: History as a Center Cannot Hold (with Angelina Stanford!)
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Oct 11, 2019 Angelina Stanford, a passionate educator with over twenty-five years in literature, joins the conversation to challenge traditional homeschooling methods. They tackle the complex role of history in education, sharing insights on how to effectively engage children through literature. Angelia discusses the transformative nature of reading, the importance of moral clarity in children's stories, and the need for flexibility in educational frameworks. Their humorous anecdotes about learning Latin add a light touch to this thought-provoking discussion on classical education.
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Read Literature As Living Conversation
- Treat literature as living art to be experienced, not merely as historical artifacts.
- Reading works across periods together creates connections and deeper understanding.
Rebuilding Education Amid Ruins
- Rebuilding classical education feels like working amid ruins; it's noble but difficult and prone to cynicism.
- Angelina invokes medieval repair imagery to explain the work and its challenges.
Husband’s Book Gifts Kept Reading Joyful
- Angelina's husband orders her offbeat modern novels to keep reading fun and broaden her reading.
- She enjoyed Barbara Pym's Excellent Women as a light, post-war Jane Austen-esque novel.