You're listening to Skalais Sisters, episode number 47.

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.

Scalae 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

lesson.

You can hear more from me on my other podcast, Aftercast.

My co-host today is Misty Winkler.

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.

Misty and I are thrilled to have Karen Glass back on the show to help us kick off season 8 today.

Karen is the author of Consider This, Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition, and Know and Tell, the Art of Narration.

Karen is part of the advisory of Ambleside Online. She has four children, mostly grown and married, who were homeschooled using

Charlotte Mason's methods from beginning to end. She has been studying and writing about Charlotte

Mason and classical education for over 20 years. This episode is sponsored by the book in

Memorium, a tribute to Charlotte Mason. After Charlotte Mason died in 1923,

a memorial service resembling an educational conference was held in her honor. Those who had spent

years observing her life and work warmly described her impact on their own lives and careers.

These sentiments, some philosophical, some personal, were recorded in the book

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