All Through the Ages

I haven’t looked at the archives, but wanted to post about All Through the Ages: History through Literature Guide, by Christine Miller. It has been one of my favorite resources over the years. Most of the books listed in it are “real” or “living” books and fit the CM goals for a literary education.

One quote I enjoyed from “On the Use of Real Books in the Secondary Curriculum” section should be an encouragement to those of us with highschoolers who fret over whether just using books instead of curriculum will be “enough,” or not.

“Real books require you to do your own thinking, which is why they provide a superior education.”

Miller goes on to explain how just using books can be organized into a serious study that will be well worth the extra work it will take compared to a textbook curriculum. I like her simple suggestions and the lists in the book are great and compliment what’s already available in the SCM curriculum guide.

If you have the opportunity to check it out from your library, or inter library loan it, I think you’ll find it to be an invaluable book that could be used throughout your homeschooling years. It’s one if thd beat purchases I’ve ever made and helps me refocus if I get distracted by others who are using a standard textbook approach and appear to have it easier in the planning/implementing department. ;0)

Hth,

Becca<><