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MacBeth's Opinion: Why Nature Study?
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Everything was fine until we hit the elk. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Charlotte Mason's Cure for Tired Text-taught Tots). 8220;Let [children] once get touch (sic) with nature, and a habit is formed which will be a source of delight through his life.” - Home Education, pg. 61. 8220;…It is unnecessary in the family to give an exhaustive examination to every object…” - Parents and Children, pg. 183. In NY, and PEEC. In Pennsylvania, Hemlock Overlook. In Virginia, Eagle Bluff. The Outdoor Life: Getting Started.
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MacBeth's Opinion: Maud Muller: A Portrait of my Great-great-grandmother
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Everything was fine until we hit the elk. Thursday, July 28, 2011. Maud Muller: A Portrait of my Great-great-grandmother. I have this print hanging in my living room. It is the work of my great-great-grandfather, J. Howard Collier (see his Little Bo Peep. And a print of the BVM. One would think Congress too busy that year for matters as trivial as art. Or, perhaps, Congress understood its true limited function. In any case, despite Google searches, this is the only image of this. Maud Muller to us. And a...
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MacBeth's Opinion: Does Jane Err?
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Everything was fine until we hit the elk. Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Our class discussion of Jane Eyre. Has been lively, but not as brutal to the heroine of the story as it was for poor Miss Manette in Tale of Two Cities. Jane, the Usual Suspect points out, does many stupid things (including a faint or two! But he does not dislike her. We are using the excellent Lost Tools of Writing. Should Jane have married Rochester? Should she have left Thornfield? Should she have walked far? Beauty, ugliness, clot...
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MacBeth's Opinion: Winter Hike (from MacBeth's Opinion)
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Everything was fine until we hit the elk. Thursday, December 2, 2010. Winter Hike (from MacBeth's Opinion). The winter nature hike is a glorious thing! Pull on your boots and jackets, and don't forget your hat! Here are a few hiking ideas, and some ideas for your winter back yard:. Hike a beach, lakeshore, or river bank (carefully! Visit the forest right after a snow. Be the first to hike a field after a snow. Look for tracks near water sources. Go bird-watching early in the morning. Take an evening hike.
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MacBeth's Opinion: Yard Birds October 21st
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Everything was fine until we hit the elk. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Yard Birds October 21st. Yesterday morning, my husband called to me from his home office asking if I ordered a " shepherd's hook. From Amazon. Of course I had. It's a tall metal pole for holding a bird feeder. He just got a text that it had been delivered! I thought. We have the misfortune of living on a street with the same first two letters as the street parallel and a block north of us. Packages are frequently misdelivered. I set up ...
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MacBeth's Opinion: Spring (from MacBeth's Opinion)
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Everything was fine until we hit the elk. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Spring (from MacBeth's Opinion). Here are a few suggestions for getting out and enjoying the fresh spring air. The books listed here may or may not have a completely Spring theme, but rest assured that they are living books, written to inspire and help you in the great outdoors! For more suggestions on getting out in any season, see my Nature Study. For Spring copywork, try these books of poetry:. Squirrel, dog and cat tracks are also c...
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MacBeth's Opinion: Maud in the Classroom
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Everything was fine until we hit the elk. Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Maud in the Classroom. We finished and complemented our Jane Eyre. Study with a brief look at the poem "Maud Muller," comparing and contrasting the setting, scene and themes. Those who read this blog from time to time may know that I have a personal connection to Maud. When we completed all that, I asked, "Is it easy or difficult to write in rhymed couplets? Easy," said He-Who-Always-Answers-First. As in any class, talents vary. D...
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MacBeth's Opinion: Classical Graffiti
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Everything was fine until we hit the elk. Saturday, April 5, 2014. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Posts originally from MacBeth's Opinion Website. Earth Science: Grade 9. Books for Unit on India. 12 nature units- Free! Homepage- Website- Bookstore- Articles. Yes If you click and buy an item from Amazon, I get a small cut. Shop Amazon Warehouse Deals - Deep Discounts on Open-box and Used Sports Equipment. L- BM, MM, Juilliard. T- Senior or something at JPGU. Loving California, studying media.
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MacBeth's Opinion: Can't Stop the Dickensian Discussion!
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Everything was fine until we hit the elk. Thursday, October 9, 2014. Can't Stop the Dickensian Discussion! How things have changed. Students were asked to bring in a favorite passage from our reading, or a passage they wished to look at in more depth. We read about young Jerry's imagined flight from an animated coffin. We read about the "hospital procession" and later discovered that the very excellent Stanford site. I have created monsters who can't stop talking about A Tale of Two Cities. Remove Miss M...
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MacBeth's Opinion: From Ugliness to True Beauty at CiRCE
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Everything was fine until we hit the elk. Thursday, October 16, 2014. From Ugliness to True Beauty at CiRCE. No, not my Circe. I spent half of last weekend in the company of the CiRCE Institute. S president Andrew Kern, his lovely wife, and one of their great speakers, Vigen Guroian. Discussing three fairy tales (Annika, you would have loved this- a taste of the course they no longer offer at Sewanee). Those who know me know that I place a good deal of emphasis on the story. See what I did there? It woul...
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