Dear Fellow Scholars,
Happy New Year!! Here is a summary of what is coming this month and next:
January discussion: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 7:30 to 9:30 pm, Curtis home, 3629 S. 2140 E. SLC UT 84109
January Reading: A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century, by Oliver DeMille, Pp. 69-195 (Chapter 6 -- appendix F)
January "Show-And-Tell" Monthly Focus: Favorite family read-alouds -- Bring the book(s) that have strengthened your family culture as you have read them aloud. If you do not yet read aloud with your family, what are the core books that have informed your life that you plan to share with them? I am so excited to see your favorites and treasures because I have a serious book disease and there's nothing I love more than a pile of good reads!!!!
Next book (for February/March?): Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning by Oliver and Rachel DeMille. This book is meatier than the first, and may take longer to tackle, but we can discuss that at our January meeting. I'd love to take a pulse Jan. 22 on what we'd like the next book to be, so bring any proposals you have and we'll make that the first order of business so we can get our next book ordered during February and March. John Holt has been proposed, any others?
I receive the DeMille's newsletter each month, and last month there was an incredible article that I wanted to share. It gives, incidentally, a taste of February's book, as well as a free family e-book. I have linked it here.
I'll work on the blog soon. I'm grateful that "soon" is such a subjective word. My priorities there are to transfer the info above, include the items from our November share on math, and add possible writing prompts for this month's reading. If anyone gets to any of that before I do, all the better. (Hint, hint.)
Finally, I know I passed on to all of you the information for the family forum. Discounted registration ends January 15th. I have heard back from some of you that you are planning to attend. If you do register, would you let me know? There's nothing better than filling a Suburban full of friends and their youth and heading to the forum! If nothing else we can meet up for lunch to compare notes. I will be there Friday for the Family Builder seminar and Saturday for the adult forum classes. Alec (my 12 year old) will be there Friday for the Taste of Freedom event put on by Youth for Freedom, and Saturday for the remainder of the youth forum. We are also considering attending the Friday night showing of "The Family is the Cure" as a family.
See you in a few weeks!
Warmly,
Jenny
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