I sometimes have well-meaning people ask me why I am such a champion of high literature and why Ambleside has such a “difficult and challenging curriculum”. I happened to grow up in a family that loved Literature.  It was not unusual for one of us to stop the entire family in their tracks and read […]

Surely national history is sufficient! Why learn the history of ancient Rome, Europe, and Asia? In this modern era shouldn’t we solely focus on advancement of the future and disregard the unchangeable past? Surprisingly, what we discover amazes us. Time, location, dress, technology, ideology, and culture may alter, but character- the basic core of humanity, […]

Probhita Shew, AHS Humanities Tutor 2021/2022 “The getting of knowledge and the getting of delight in knowledge are the chief ends of a child’s education.” ~ Charlotte Mason. A kindergartner comes to school knowing very little, but capable and thirsty for a great deal. He starts with learning his letters and numbers and then is […]