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The Charlotte Mason Method Has Only Three Non-Negotiables
You are not behind. You are not doing it wrong. You are probably just doing too much.
May 28
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The Most Dangerous Children's Book in the Ancient World
Æsop wrote for tyrants' courts, not for bedtime.
May 26
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The 90-Second Test That Separates Living Books from Dead Ones
It can be difficult to name exactly what constitutes a living book. Here is how to spot it in a single passage.
May 21
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Fifty Books Every Child Should Read Before Twelve
The books that build moral imagination, year by year
May 19
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Perhaps It Is Time for Government Oversight of Public Schools
If the government must regulate education, perhaps it should begin with the schools it already runs.
May 14
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The Professor Who Taught His Students to Look at the Stars
John Senior believed education began not with textbooks but with wonder, and he proved it at the University of Kansas.
May 12
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Greek Myths Without the Sanitizing
Why your children deserve the real stories, consequences and all
May 7
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Chapter House Is Now Open for Pre-Orders
Four box sets of the classic books every child should know. From Æsop to Shakespeare. Pre-orders are open now.
May 5
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April 2026
The American Story Begins in Britain
And what we lose when we stop telling it
Apr 30
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When Your Mother Was Wrong About Reading
All that well-meaning advice about raising readers that turned out to be wrong
Apr 28
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Celebrate The Bard's Birthday with "The Tempest"
On Shakespeare's birthday, a story about a father, a daughter, and the books that set you free.
Apr 23
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The Strange Crime of Restoring a Children’s Book
Daniel Lefferts wrote a fine essay about the Hardy Boys. He just buried it under 3,000 words of politics.
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