I think the children's classics are what kids should read first, which means adults need to read them to them. I discovered Anne at age 10, but I made sure my daughter knew her before she could read.
I will have to check out that book! It sounds very thoughtful.
One of my favorite Anne scenes is her prayer, which begins, "Gracious, Heavenly Father," and quickly goes off the rails. It's gold!
Also love your quote from Matthew, "after a few moments' profound reflection, 'It's a kind of pretty place.'"
I love your thoughts on classics, Megan! I also love Anne's prayer. Next to Anne, I think Matthew is my favorite character. We all need a Matthew in our lives.
Thanks for all this, Stephanie. Your book recommendation was a sweet gift for a friend of mine. She has a Palestinian background, came here as an 8 year old with her family, as refugees, fleeing persecution. She had only just shared with me recently her desire to teach a class on things similar to this book you shared. She's a high school English teacher, but wants to offer this for adults/other teachers. When I sent the info and link to her, it was such a gift of grace - she realized her idea was "not crazy" after all. So: thank you for being God's sweet gift to her.
Yes to the classics! My two school aged children go to a Christian College in the liberal arts way. My husband also teaches in the high school there. This type of education is very passionate about reading the classics. I’m a late bloomer when it comes to reading so my daughter who is 9 already has surpassed me in what she has read! Ha!
It's never too late to learn! I didn't read any of the classics as a child. I slowly came to them over the years, especially once I started homeschooling my daughters.
Same! I am savoring the delights of childhood classics for the first time now in my 30's. It's a great pleasure to be going through them with my kids. My 8 year old daughter and I just read Anne of Green Gables last month and then watched the first 2 episodes of the Megan Follows miniseries.
I think the children's classics are what kids should read first, which means adults need to read them to them. I discovered Anne at age 10, but I made sure my daughter knew her before she could read.
I will have to check out that book! It sounds very thoughtful.
One of my favorite Anne scenes is her prayer, which begins, "Gracious, Heavenly Father," and quickly goes off the rails. It's gold!
Also love your quote from Matthew, "after a few moments' profound reflection, 'It's a kind of pretty place.'"
I love your thoughts on classics, Megan! I also love Anne's prayer. Next to Anne, I think Matthew is my favorite character. We all need a Matthew in our lives.
Thanks for all this, Stephanie. Your book recommendation was a sweet gift for a friend of mine. She has a Palestinian background, came here as an 8 year old with her family, as refugees, fleeing persecution. She had only just shared with me recently her desire to teach a class on things similar to this book you shared. She's a high school English teacher, but wants to offer this for adults/other teachers. When I sent the info and link to her, it was such a gift of grace - she realized her idea was "not crazy" after all. So: thank you for being God's sweet gift to her.
Yes to the classics! My two school aged children go to a Christian College in the liberal arts way. My husband also teaches in the high school there. This type of education is very passionate about reading the classics. I’m a late bloomer when it comes to reading so my daughter who is 9 already has surpassed me in what she has read! Ha!
It's never too late to learn! I didn't read any of the classics as a child. I slowly came to them over the years, especially once I started homeschooling my daughters.
Same! I am savoring the delights of childhood classics for the first time now in my 30's. It's a great pleasure to be going through them with my kids. My 8 year old daughter and I just read Anne of Green Gables last month and then watched the first 2 episodes of the Megan Follows miniseries.