YMB #13 Plutarch 101: A Conversation with Anne White

Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill

Pam Barnhill

Kids & Family, Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 1 March 2016

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Anne White is a mother of three, a long-time member of the Ambleside Online Advisory Board, and the author of numerous resources on the Greek-born Roman historian Plutarch. She joins us on this episode of the podcast to help us figure out how we might approach reading Plutarch with our kids during Morning Time.

Who was Plutarch? What did he write about? Why did Charlotte Mason consider him worthy of inclusion in her course of study? What can modern-day students hope to glean from learning about people and events from so long ago?

Anne answers these questions and so many more. She explains that the purpose of reading Plutarch is not to get bogged down in names and dates from ancient history, but rather to share stories with our children and, in doing so, to help them grow in virtue and character. Anne shares how she herself did not understand Plutarch on her first reading, but began to enjoy him after additional reading and study. In sharing her story, Anne reminded me that I can be a fellow learner alongside my children as we approach subjects like these during Morning Time. Listen along as Anne brings Plutarch to life!

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0:00.0	This is your morning basket, where we help you bring truth, goodness, and beauty to your
0:11.4	homeschool day.
0:18.0	Hi, everyone, and welcome to episode 13 of the podcast. I'm Pam Barnhill, your host, and I'm so happy you're joining me here today.
0:26.2	Well, I don't know about you guys, but I have often heard the name Plutarch thrown about in Charlotte Mason circles, especially as I've researched things on the Amblecide online website, and also on
0:40.0	Cindy Rollins' blog, as I read more and more about morning time over there. But I'm going to be
0:45.9	perfectly honest, I had no idea who this Plutarch guy was, except he was somebody that Charlotte
0:52.3	Mason people were supposed to read. Well, I have found us an
0:56.6	expert today who can talk to us a little bit about not only who Plutarch was, what he wrote about,
1:03.2	how Charlotte Mason used him in her schools, but also how we might use him in our homeschools.
1:10.3	Anne White is here to give us some great tips and talk to us a little bit about how Plutarch
1:16.2	might help our students. So with no further ado, let's hear what Ann has to say.
1:35.1	Anne White is a mom of three, a writer and a longtime member of the Ambleside Online Advisory Board.
1:40.6	She blogs both at Dewey's Treehouse and at Anne writes.ca.
1:47.7	And she also writes for the Ambleside Advisory blog, Archipelago. She has a deep understanding of the ideas behind Charlotte Mason's approach to education and she recently published a book about those
1:53.3	ideas called Minds More Awake. Anne has written numerous resources on Plutarch, including
1:59.6	the Plutarch Primer, the Plutarch
2:02.0	Project, and many Plutarch study guides for AmbleSide Online. We're thrilled to have her join
2:08.2	us today to talk about how we can incorporate Plutarch into our morning time. And welcome to the
2:13.9	show. Thank you. It's great to be here. We are so glad to have you.
2:18.2	Could you start by telling me a little bit about Plutarch?
2:22.2	Who was he?
2:23.1	And when did he live?
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