by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 24, 2015 | Children's Books, Classical Education, Reading Aloud, Reviews
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. You know when you sometimes look at a homeschooling mom and want to be a fly on the wall and take a peek at ‘how she does it’? Seriously, what laundry system does she use?...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 24, 2015 | Classical Education, History, Literature
Aulus Gellius (c. 125 – after 180 AD) — A Roman whose only book, Attic Nights, is a compilation of notes on grammar, geometry, philosophy, history and many other subjects. Attic Nights Book 7, Chapter 3 An account, taken from the works of Tubero, of a serpent of...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 24, 2015 | Classical Education, History, Literature
Aulus Gellius (c. 125 – after 180 AD) Attic Nights Book 10, Chapter 8 That among the ignominious punishments which were inflicted upon soldiers was the letting of blood; and what seems to be the reason for such a penalty. 1 This also was a military punishment in old...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 9, 2015 | Devotional
When we worry……. 1. We communicate to the Sovereign Maker of the universe that we don’t think He cares for us or that He is capable of taking care of us; and 2. We communicate to all the little munchkins around us (who are watching every move we make and...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 7, 2015 | Classical Education, Literature
Aulus Gellius (ancient Roman author and grammarian) (c. 125 – after 180 AD) Attic Nights Book 5, Chapter 16 On the function of the eye and the process of vision. 1 I have observed that the philosophers have varying opinions about the method of seeing and the nature...
