Mothers at the ready! Guard the city gates!
Actually, I’m not kidding. Your child’s soul is a bit like a city, and, in the pursuit of virtue, Plato, Mason, and St. John Chrysostom have quite a bit to say about guarding the City of Mansoul and the imitation of goodness.
Swords at the ready?
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Ep 11 | Getting to the Curriculum (Principle #13)
Ep 10 | Children Need the Science of Relations (Principles #11-12)
Ep 09 | A Child’s Mind Isn’t a Bucket (And Moms Don’t Have Shovels) (Principles #9-10)
Ep 08 | The Instruments: Life (Principle #8)
Ep 07 | The Instruments: Discipline (Principle #7)
Ep 06 | The Instruments: Atmosphere (Principle #6)
Bonus! | When Mason Feels More Like a Burden
Ep 05 | Atmosphere, Discipline, and Life: A Primer (Principle #5)
Ep 04 | Limited by the Respect Due to the Will (Principle #4)
Ep 03 | Authority and Docility: Natural, Necessary, and Fundamental (Principle #3)
Ep 02 | Children Are Not Born Good or Bad (Principle #2)
Ep 01 | Children Are Born Persons (Principle #1)
Ep 00 | Welcome to Season Two
Ep 10 | Let’s Talk Shop: An Interview with Leslie Bustard
Ep 09 | Twaddle Dee and Twaddle Dum
Ep 08 | For the Five and Younger Crowd
Ep 07 | For King and Country!: The Mythic and Moral Imaginations
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Ep 06 | Moms Are (Born) Persons Too
Ep 05 | Habit: Attention
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