Contemplation in Mother Academia (Or, You Need to Be Bored) | Classical Charlotte Mason Home Ed
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Ps. I don't know what happened but apparently, halfway through editing this rather chatty Mother Academia video, I cared no longer to add text for the tips. The heart can be fickle, folks.
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Definitely not on TikTok! Love this! I’ve also been conscious that if I fill all of the quiet moments I miss the communing prayers I pray throughout the day because my mind is busy and distracted. Love the resurrection thought. So lovely!
Yes! Communing prayers! This is such a great reminder.
I totally paused at your intro to see what books were on your shelves! 😂
SAME! I have never heard of that C.S. Lewis book on English literature!
@@Yesica1993That one looks so good!
@@Ashgutierr I know, right? I'm fighting the urge to look it up. The LAST thing I need is another book. I'm drowning in ones I haven't read yet. I need to get to them!
@@Yesica1993 Always my story too. 😆
You're not alone. ;)
Soooooo… not sure if anyone else has this problem, but I always cry at some point when I watch your videos or listen to your podcasts. Today I think I cried at three different times. 😅 I love your resources because they are so encouraging, and keep my goals and ideals for educating my children in the front of my mind. So anyway. THANK YOU for taking the time and energy to provide all of the things you provide for mother-teachers like me! ❤
Hahaha, so happy to hear they're encouraging (and a little tear-provoking!). Happy to have you here!
"The medievals loved to order and organize things. They did not have highlighters, but I think if they had, they would have loved them."
🤣 Autumn, this series is easily one of my favorites and I love your passion and excitement to lead us through Mother Academia!
Haha, they WOULD love them.
This video reminded me of why I cancelled my twitter account a decade ago. I remember thinking to myself, "you know what? I dont need to know everything right away!" lol!
Haha, YES.
Although I am not going to home school my children, your videos have enriched my life and opened my eyes to the habits and behaviors I have formed and want to change. You are so inspiring and helpful. Thank you for sharing your insight on these subjects!
So happy to have you here! These are ideas for all persons, and I'm always happy to have non-homeschoolers listening in.
Baylor's Honor College does 100 Days of Dante and it is *phenomenal*. Definitely recommend as an academic resource, but also as a spiritual reflection with the Divine Comedy. (Need to build in that contemplation anyways. Ha!)
Oh, lovely! I'm so grateful for the colleges/universities that keep public-facing programs too!
Josh Gibbs published a dialogue with CiRCE called "We Can Not Redeem TikTok For Jesus," in which he goes up against the claim that tools are morally neutral.
I remember this one. Certain magazines as doorstops and human nature.
For those interested: circeinstitute.org/blog/blog-we-can-not-redeem-tiktok-jesus/
I used to be on TikTok, but I deleted the app and I’m not going back 😂 it was easy to get pulled in, and I’m not sure there’s really a point for it in my life.
But I love this video! I need to put more of these things into practice.
I feel like I just missed the age cut-off for TikTok...like I was already too old to be interested? My brother-in-law gave me a peek at his TikTok a few years ago, and all I could think was I'd have a seizure having the video change very few seconds.
@@thecommonplacehomeschool it moves so fast. Too fast for me
There’s so much to discover in boredom. Thanks for the reminder to choose the harder thing.
Huzzah! Boredom for kids and moms!
So many great ideas in this video, but “Practice resurrection” is such an inspiring one that I am bringing with me. I had to look up the poem. Thank you!
Wendell Berry is a true gem.
@@thecommonplacehomeschool I have only read Hannah Coulter of his so far and it is one of my favorite books of all time. Excited to read more!
There candles bless me 🥰
Love a good candle!
Constantly changing the contours of ur mind so that you are having a clear picture of what the good life is , that you are pursuing it through the right practices and that you are delighting it with real love and sharing it with others in a life giving way ❤...
So you need not to be existing reality...
Such a great video!
Thank you kindly!
I immediately thought of “The Medieval Mind of C.S. Lewis” by Jason M. Baxter when you mentioned the medievals loving order and seeing the cosmos as a symphony. I’ve definitely felt the weight of the temptation of book gluttony lately. Enjoying this series and timely reminder so much, thank you for sharing!
One of the best books I read last year! It's 100% why I started reading Calcidius, The Discarded Image, and many others which culminated in an intentional course of study this year!
Does driving down country roads in the car alone without the radio count 😄. It’s my favorite ❤️.
How I spent so many afternoons in high school...so, yes.
Also, I wanted to add The Divine Comedy is on my list for my big read this year. Although, I’m worried I need more Latin under my belt. I’ve only been teaching my boys Latin for two years and still feel like I am just starting but if I went with a guided study that might work!
Hillsdale has a free Dante course! And I'm sure Jason Baxter's book is going to be great. I just pulled it off my shelf myself!
I've been noticing that I've been craving those moments of peace. I'm a audio book glutton, but also use it to keep up with my almost high schooler pre-reads so it feels like its constant. But those moments of quiet I've craved, and making that time has been beautiful. Also in the grammar shame...I'm going through that book with my middle schooler because I know my grammar knowledge is horrendous.
My last video was on humility in Mother Academia...may we English grammar students accept our gift.
I love this video. I struggle so much to allow blank space for my mind to wander. This was a great reminder to prioritize this in my life.
Where did you find that dress? The neckline is beautiful!
Thank you and thank you! The dress is old Madewell.
Autumn, Shakespeare in the Park will be performing King Lear in Cleveland this summer!!
Oh, well perfect! I'll just swing by.
Thank you for this. So helpful! I really want more people to see your videos! Such great content for moms!
Just a suggestion if I may. Your videos might get even more views if thumbnails are a picture of what is happening in the video With a quote from the video “You need to be bored” written over it.
Your content is practical and needed for moms!! I really liked the part when you talked about doing the difficult thing over the easy thing and not succumbing to society’s lies that we are doing mundane tasks as mothers. Thanks for sharing!
Also please do a video about some of the books you recommend and why
God bless you!
So happy to have you here! I have a Mother Culture series wherein I talk about books I think you should read! Enjoy!
And yes, thumbnails (particularly the clickbait kind) would increase traffic. But you’ll find, if you hang around here, I think form matters as much as content, so I don’t adhere to many of the machine algorithm rules in an effort to honour the person on the other side. Person > performance around here!
😂 Yes! We are not on TickTock!! ❤
I really had to think about that one...are we on it? Gasp. No!
🎉 Another One! First
Atta girl.
Where did you get your hard cover Chronicles of Narnia?
A long online hunt. Mine are the earliest editions in the US so they have specific names/references that were changed in later US editions. (Ex. My Maugrim is Fenris Ulf.) I believe they're called the Book Club editions?
"The best time for planning a book is when you're doing the dishes."`~Agatha Christi
Who was it that said you can stir soup and think about...Shakespeare (was it?)? Something along those lines...
@@thecommonplacehomeschoolI feel like that’s something that Cindy Rollins would say.
Sounds like a callback to the PR article we read for the Mothercraft retreat. :-)
It does indeed! Or Sarah Clarkson! @@jcav7
Tasha Tudor said it!
I just have to say…. In swallowdale… did the author change the littlest sisters name from Vickie to Bridget?! I
Okay. This was a thing. The kids and I were like, “Where is Fat Vicky?!” We had to dig to figure out Fat Vicky was what they called her because she looked like a young Queen Victoria! Her name, apparently, was always Bridget.
@@thecommonplacehomeschool oh my goodness thank you! We were so confused. That makes so much sense!
I was interested to see Good Inside on your list. Curious to know your thoughts about it. I haven't read her book but I have followed her on instagram enough to know that I appreciate a lot of her advice for managing the big feelings of our kids, but I fundamentally disagree with the premise that we are good inside. It seems quite antithetical to the Christian understanding of the human capacity for sin that exists even in very young children. Seems to me she wouldn't agree that there is an objective standard outside of the Self.
Oh, good eye! I read widely (including beyond my theological tradition) and look for truth, goodness, and beauty wherever I find it. Taking what's good, leaving what's not. (Classicist, ya know?)
Technically, she defines "good inside" as we all, at our core, are compassionate, loving, and generous. Using that, she's curious about the behaviours that emerge from "internally good" people.
While everyone could add a tome to "core", if you can take the broader reality that your children are compassionate, loving, and generous (even while struggling with sin), there's a lot of great stuff in it. I think I could re-categorise the whole book into atmosphere, discipline, and life with ease!
I believe we must meet kids where they are and teach them how to move toward the path of Life. She believes similarly that children "are born with all of the feelings and none of the skills" and we must meet them and teach them in those difficult places. While the problem extends beyond * only * skills, understanding how to meet and teach a child in developmentally appropriate ways will always pique my interest.
It could be really invaluable read for any mother struggling to find an underlying core issue to a behaviour! (Ie. "My kid is a sinner so they hit their sibling. What can I do about that sinful nature?" vs. "My child lacks the words to express frustration, so they lash out physically. How can I teach them a God-honouring way to handle this emotion?")
Oh, as for objective standards. Rather than laying out an objective standard for everyone, her focus is more on her foundational psychological guardrails for kids: Am I safe? Am I real?
Regulation occurs when those are being answered well. She focuses on how to answer those while HOLDING the boundary you set. She doesn't focus on what boundaries ought to hold/particulars in that way but she does show you how to be the authority while honouring your child's personhood.
Thank you! I'll see if my library has it!