I’ve been planning for Year 12 and thinking about the year ahead generally: choosing books, praying for wisdom; trying to discern what is best and committing it all to the Lord.
I find it very refreshing to read Charlotte Mason’s words in A Philosophy of Education:
Earlier on Miss Mason mentions ‘Litterae Humaniores’ and goes in to say that Letters are the proper vehicle of ALL knowledge.
A knowledge of ‘Letters’ is the instilling of:
These things…are the gathered harvests of many seasons’ sowing of poetry, literature, history.’
We’ve had many seasons of sowing and have gathered some harvests but education is an act of faith in many respects and harvests don’t all come at once or overnight. Sometimes we have to wait and the train is a long time coming!
I’ve prayed for wisdom at different times but then doubted that I had any! I was reading through the Book of James alongside Tom Wright’s ‘Early Christian Letters for Everyone,’ and commenting on Chapter 1: 5-8 he says, ‘The challenge of faith is the challenge not to be a wave.’
‘Waves are what happens when wind and tide take hold of the waters that are there all the time and make them dance to their tune…
A fine sight; the waves seem to have character and energy of their own. But they don’t. They are the random products of other forces.
Learning who God really is and what he’s truly like – and reminding ourselves of it regularly – is the key to it all. Without that, you’ll be double-minded, swept this way one minute and that way the next. You’ll just be another wave.’
And what has all this to do with a Year 12 Planning post, you may well ask? Well, the challenge is not to be a wave, controlled by random forces. 🙂
Ask for wisdom
Don’t be lazy; keep your own brain active; do your homework
Know why you are doing what you are doing
Don’t be swayed by the latest new curriculum if you are making progress with what you already have
That’s probably enough for one post. I’ll be following this up with the books we’ll be using this year with our modified AmblesideOnline Year 12.
journey & destination 
Timely reading for me, thanks Carol! I look forward to the next post.
Lucila
On Sun, 9 Jan 2022, 4:52 pm journey & destination, wrote:
> journey & destination posted: ” I’ve been planning for Year 12 and > thinking about the year ahead generally: choosing books, praying for > wisdom; trying to discern what is best and committing it all to the Lord.I > find it very refreshing to read Charlotte Mason’s words in A Philosophy” >
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Hi Lucila, good to hear from you & thanks for taking the time to comment. 🙂
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So true! I often feel like a wave and it’s work to stay focussed and grounded.
Ah, the last year (sniff!)! But you’ve been there before and it’s good to see them head out to start their lives. Hope the year is a great one! Can’t wait to see the reading list!
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It’s a bit strange to think this is my last year of Home Schooling my kids. I’ve been doing it so long – 30 years by the end of this year.
Hope you have a great reading year and with whatever else you are planning to do.
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Even though I only had one child to homeschool, I know the feeling. Sometimes I want to pull out the books and start teaching myself, lol!
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Yes! I have enjoyed that aspect of homeschooling; a chance to learn all the things I didn’t learn when I went through school.
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30 years! my word! congratulations on your undoubtedly successful efforts… i don’t know much about home schooling, but it’s got to be a lot better than the official type…
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Thanks, Mudpuddle. I must say that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed those thirty years, challenging as they were at times.
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Some wise words in your post– looking forward to the rest of you Year 12 thoughts.
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Thanks, Melanie. Appreciate you saying so. 🙂
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