brief note to say I'm alive
I've been out of town and also unpacking recently--not really updating my blog. I apologize for my totally irresponsible sabbatical. :0) This isn't really a proper update, but just a short summary. I will write a real update this week. Hold me to it! I spent 10 days with my dear friends in North Carolina. It is such a blessing to me to visit with them. And I got to see the ocean! That is very important to me. While I was there I was asked for specific differences between the basic Christian school education and the classical Christian education. I am ashamed to admit that I fumbled it. Hmmm. Time to go back to the books, eh? I have the books to refresh my brain cells on that, it's just a matter of balancing that with the basketball coaching book I'm in the middle of and my next week's goal of roughing out my lesson plans and book list for the home school co-ops. (Before people start calling and asking me about it.) But it is an important comparison. I realized that just like I can point-by-point (for the most part) run down the basic attributes of a classical education, I need to have a point-by-point comparison in my head to answer the questions of friends and strangers. Ah, a new project. At any rate, when I finish that, I will put it on here. And at some point I'd like to squeeze in a few movie reviews as well. War of the Worlds and Charlie... among others. So what I really need to do is buckle down and motivate myself. Yipee. (some slight sarcasm to be inserted there.)