we're pushing people beyond what they even need to or what they're developmentally ready to do

and setting up those patterns of this is what mom makes me do.

And also, was it in, was it quintillion?

I know this is in the great tradition, but where he says we have to be careful before

children are old enough to learn

to love learning, that we don't teach them to hate learning.

Welcome to Skalae Sisters, the podcast for the classical homeschooling mama who seeks to learn and grow while she's helping her children learn and grow.

Scalay Sisters is a casual conversation about topics that matter to those of us and the trenches of classical homeschooling,

who yearn for something more than just checking boxes and getting it all done.

I'm your host, Brandy Venzel.

You can find me over at Afterthoughts blog.net, spreading my Charlotte Mason Joy through blog posts,

study guides, audios, and more.

My co-hosts today are Pam Barnhill, Misty Winkler, and Abby Wall.

Pam is a speaker, podcaster, blogger at pambarnhill.com, and author of two fabulous books, Better Together, and Plan Your Year.

Misty is a second-generation homeschooler with five kids and too many projects. With her blog,

podcast, and membership,

she helps you organize your attitude so you can organize your life.

Find her over at simplyconvial.com.

Abby is basically the queen of the Scholar sister ship.

Abby is a country-living farmer, rancher,

a loving wife and mom of five who homeschools and reads whatever she can.

Registration is now open for our annual spring training.

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