Volume 5


 

As we gathered for our Volume 5 study we decided to add in the reading of Atomic Habits. We also discovered the blog series by Karen Glass! It was perfect timing for our group study. Below you'll find how we broke up our readings, and links to the Karen Glass blog series!


Month 1 - Atomic Habits chapter 1/Vol 5 to page 48
Month 2 - Atomic Habits chapters 2+3/Vol 5 pg 48-97
Month 3 - Atomic Habits chapters 4+5/Vol 5 pg 98-144
Month 4 - Atomic Habits chapters 6+7/Vol 5 pg 145-175
Month 5 - Atomic Habits chapters 8+9+10/Vol 5 pg 176-236
  • James Clear bonus materials for the 2nd Law
  • Karen Glass intro to Part 3
  • Karen Glass (pages 205-207)
  • In our discussions we talked about "positive peer pressure" and our experiences with it. I can't find any Charlotte Mason bloggers talking about it, but this whole section does have applicable wisdom in both home situations and among peers. I'm very thankful for the friendships my children have that encourage them to develop character. It's something I continue to pray for and monitor!
  • The sections on books, reading, and read alouds is so close to my heart! For more modern resources on book lists and read alouds check out Sarah McKenzie's website: https://readaloudrevival.com/
Month 6 - Atomic Habits chapters 11+12/Vol 5 pg 237-298
Month 7 - Atomic Habits chapters 13+14/Vol 5 pg 299-364
Month 8 - Atomic Habits chapters 15+16+17/Vol 5 pg 365-388
Month 9 - Atomic Habits chapters 18+19+20/Vol 5 pg 389-429
  • James Clear the Goldilocks rule
  • Ann White on pages 427-428
  • Final chat with Karen and Ann
  • This final reading had so many wonderful sections. Especially when discussing the kinds of books we SHOULD be using in education! I also wonder how many times Charlotte Mason families fail because they think one family's "should" is standard and ought to be used in their family as well. Reading pages 392-393 should clear that up! And one of my favorite quotes: "As it is, the best children pay attention probably for about one-third of a given lesson; for the rest of the time they are at the mercy of volatile thoughts, and at the end they are fagged, not so much by the lesson as by the throng of vagrant fancies which has played upon their inattentive minds. How, if we tried the same quantity of work in one-third of the time with the interest which induces fixed attention? This would enable us to reduce working-hours by one-third, and at the same time to get in a good many more subjects, having regard to a child's real need for knowledge of many kinds: the children would not be bored, they would discover the delightfulness of knowledge, and we should all benefit, for we might hope that, instead of shutting up our books when we leave school or college, each of us, under ninety say, would have his days varied and the springs of life renewed by periods of definite study: we should all be students, the working-man as well as the man of leisure....Continuation and progression must mark every study, so that each day we go on from where we left off, and know that we are covering fresh ground. Perhaps some day we shall come to perceive that moral and spiritual progression are also for us, not by way of distinction, but for us in common with all men, and because we are human beings."
I hope this study guide was helpful as you read through Volume 5! I look forward to returning to it again as I continue my own education in raising my children!

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