Last year I implemented a class catechism in my high school level British Literature class at our homeschool co-op. Like a traditional catechism used to teach the doctrines of Christianity in question and answer form, the class catechism is a series of questions and answers taken from the books we read throughout the year. This…
Despite the huge growth in homeschooling over the last few decades, something about opting out of school still feels a little bit odd or contrarian. Four years ago, when we were first considering homeschooling,* we were mostly motivated by a practical difficulty with transportation at our current school and a sense of curiosity: would the…
This is my second post on an inspiring passage about identity called “The White Stone” in C.S. Lewis’s anthology of George MacDonald readings. As I write this post, tens of thousands of protesters are gathered in cities throughout the country to call for justice and reform after the brutal death of George Floyd at the…
For my very first post ever, I want to offer some encouraging thoughts about identity from George MacDonald, the nineteenth-century Scottish novelist and theologian who is best known for inspiring C.S. Lewis. Have you ever wondered what it means to “be a unicorn in a field of horses”? This is a slogan that I’ve seen…