The Commonplace

Oct 03 2024 65 ep. 219

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The Commonplace is a podcast for new homeschooling moms to get their bearings in the classical Charlotte Mason world.

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Ep 13 | Bonus(!): A Well Lived Life Legacy with Sally Clarkson

The second of my bonus episodes is here! It was my sincere pleasure to speak with Sally Clarkson about her newest book, Well Lived: Shaping a Legacy of Gratitude and Grace. Consider it the perfect bridge between seasons four and five: how our lives are stories that give shape to our souls.Footnotes for this episode:Well Lived: Shaping a Legacy of Gratitude and Gracewww.sallyclarkso

Ep 12 | Bonus(!): A Habit Training Case Study

It's about that time of year when you're starting school and possibly attending co-op. Even if you're not in a co-op, you've probably noted some needed habit training in your crew. This is a case study about my real-life habit training for co-op last year.I'm grateful to report co-op is a smashing good time for all this year. __________You can find the full episode notes here (incl

Ep 11 | The End of Storied Souls

It’s time to end season four but let’s talk about what’s next.Season five, Feminine Soulcraft, begins in the Spring of 2025.__________You can find the full episode notes here (including my footnotes for this episode). You can leave the podcast a rating and review here. (I thank you!)---------Join the 850+ mother-teachers in Common House (It’s like a Patreon, but better.) wh

Ep 10 | Do I Really Need Latin for the Old Stories?: An Interview with Angela Reed

I can’t leave this Latin question alone, can I? Our children are inheriting the richness of the Western tradition and the debt we owe to our Latin past is great. From history to theology, poetry to philosophy, we’re standing upon the shoulders of Latin writers. If all you’ve ever known of Latin instruction is terrified, bored students with a strict teacher, I think you’ll e

Ep 09 | The Magic of Re-Reading: An Interview with Laura E. Wolfe and Lisa Rose

One thing I rarely hear mentioned in the classical world is the need for re-reading great stories. Maybe it’s a fear of ruining our habit of attention or a symptom of our modern need to consume and move on, but we’ve missed something important when it comes to revisiting stories. So, let’s ask: How does re-reading change us as readers?I’m joined by Laura E. Wolfe and Lisa R

Ep 08 | The Medieval Mind of My Favourite Storyteller: An Interview with Dr. Jason Baxter

Could we have a season about story without touching on my favourite storyteller, the great Jack Lewis? We could not.Many of us know Lewis as the great author of The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, or Til We Have Faces. Some of us know him as the everyman theologian who gave us the wartime addresses and Mere Christianity. But there’s a lesser-known third part to Lewis

Ep 07 | Reads of Requirement: An Interview with Rachel Woodham

It’s generally accepted that children need good stories. It’s not generally accepted that good stories are the most important thing read to children. We moderns think of fiction as a treat, a bonus, or an escape; it’s nice but certainly not something we have to require for school. This is why many new classical moms find themselves confused while looking over a book list of T

Ep 06 | How Our Practices Shape the Story We Tell Ourselves: An Interview with Tsh Oxenreider

We know it’s important to consider the ideas we take in because they form us deeply, but have you ever considered how what you act out forms you just as deeply? The practices we choose to make habits (or the ones we unintentionally form as habits) shape the story we tell ourselves about God, ourselves, and our lives. So, we should all be asking: What practices help me tell a true

Ep 05 | The Tradition of Fairy Tales: An Interview with Dcn. Nicholas Kotar

Once upon a time. The words are an invitation into a world where virtue sparkles and vice is grotesque, and children love to inhabit such a place. But for the mom reading her first set of Grimm’s fairy tales, it’s a different story. They’re dark. There’s magic. Things get a little wild. If you’ve ever found yourself rewriting an old fairy tale on the fly because you weren

Ep 04 | How Children Understand Story: An Interview with Amanda Faus and Brooke Johnson of The Wonder Years Podcast

Who hasn’t looked out over a sea of young children staring blankly out of the window and wondered if they’re paying attention? Who hasn’t considered explaining the story or the vocabulary to ensure the children really get it? Perhaps we need to reconsider how young children move and understand in God’s world so we can answer today’s question: Do my little kids even unders