You're listening to Skalais Sisters, episode number 38.

Welcome to Skalais Sisters, the podcast for the classical homeschooling mama,

who seeks to learn and grow while she's helping her children learn and grow.

Scalais Sisters is a casual conversation about topics that matter to those of us in the trenches

of classical homeschooling, who yearn for something more than just checking boxes and getting it

all done. I'm your host, Brandy Vensel. You can find me at Afterthoughts, that's my main blog, and also teaching

reading with Bob Books, which is where I keep my line of printable phonics lessons. You can hear more

from me on my other podcast, Aftercast. My co-hosts today are Pam Barnhill and Misty Winkler.

Pam is a speaker, podcaster, blogger at Pam Barnhill.com,

an author of the newly released book, Better Together,

strengthen your family, simplify your homeschool,

and savor the subjects that matter most.

Misty is a second-generation homeschooler with five kids and too many projects.

She writes about practical classical homeschooling

and organizing attitudes at Simply Convivial. This episode is sponsored by In Memorium. After Charlotte

Mason died in 1923, the PNAU held a memorial service in her honor, though quite appropriately

it more resembled an educational

conference. Those who had spent years observing her life and work warmly described her impact

on their own lives and careers. And then these sentiments, some philosophical, some personal,

were recorded and compiled into the book in Memorium. In Memorium is biography, memoir, philosophical

commentary all rolled up into one. It offers the most intimate look at Charlotte Mason from

those who knew and loved her best. If you want to study Charlotte Mason but don't feel like

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