Wednesday, October 21, 2015
the work of a private schoolmaster (or mistress)
"Now the theory of private schools is (or was) constant supervision out of school; therein differing fundamentally from that of public schools.
It may be right or wrong; but if right, this supervision surely ought to be the especial work of the head-master, the responsible person. The object of all schools is not to ram Latin and Greek into boys, but to make them good English boys, good future citizens; and by far the most important part of that work must be done, or not done, out of school hours. To leave it therefore in the hands of inferior men is just giving up the highest and hardest part of the work of education. Were I a private schoolmaster, I should say, let who will hear the boys their lessons, but let me live with them when they are at play and rest."
~ Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays
Labels:
books,
books read in 2015,
writing and literature
Monday, October 05, 2015
July/August/September Book List
I know I usually write a little blurb about each book but since this post contains three months of book reading, I'm obviously behind in parts of my life. And some of the books are no longer very fresh in my mind to say anything very stimulating or profound. I also started some Very Thick Books this summer and fall which I did not finish before the library callously expected them back in circulation. Life is harsh. Books have lots of pages. Reading in bed is dangerous.
Favorite Picture Books
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jennifer Fisher Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Emily Sutton
Calvin Can't Fly by Jennifer Berne, illustrated by Keith Bendis
Honorable Mentions
Odd One Out by Britta Teckentrup and Where's the Pair? by Britta Teckentrup
The H.A. Rey Treasury of Stories by H.A. Rey and Margaret Rey
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis, illustrated by Gilbert Ford
Chapter Books
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
The Girl of Limberlost by Gene Straton Porter
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Nonfiction Books
The Story of Buildings by Patrick Dillon, illustrated by Stephen Biesty
The Stick Book by Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks
Classics and Other Such Books
The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera
Favorite Picture Books
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus by Jennifer Fisher Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Tiny Creatures: The World of Microbes by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Emily Sutton
Calvin Can't Fly by Jennifer Berne, illustrated by Keith Bendis
Honorable Mentions
Odd One Out by Britta Teckentrup and Where's the Pair? by Britta Teckentrup
The H.A. Rey Treasury of Stories by H.A. Rey and Margaret Rey
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel by Kathryn Gibbs Davis, illustrated by Gilbert Ford
Chapter Books
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken
The Girl of Limberlost by Gene Straton Porter
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
Nonfiction Books
The Story of Buildings by Patrick Dillon, illustrated by Stephen Biesty
The Stick Book by Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks
Classics and Other Such Books
The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera
Labels:
books,
books read in 2015
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