Is Narration Enough?
From Dr. Shannon Whiteside, Alveary Program Director:
Narration is the hallmark of a Mason education. It can seem so simple from the outside looking in. The question I sometimes get from critics is, "How can narration be enough for students to learn and to think for themselves?" I wanted to show in detail how narration allows students to process their thoughts, make their own connections, and display originality.
Read this CMI blog post for more about Shannon’s research on narration and what particularly stuck out to her. Purchase Shannon’s or any of the CMI Centennial Monographs at a 25% discount here. (Sale ends tomorrow!)
Notes
1. Thanksgiving Sale: Use code THANKSGIVING for 25% off digital monographs. Alveary's individual courses and 2023-24 membership are part of this unprecedented sale, so please tell your friends. Sale ends tomorrow! Shop here!
2. Office Hours: Here is the video from last week’s session on narration with Dr. Carroll Smith.
3. Advent for All: CMI’s advent guide is a feast of ideas to help you celebrate the one whom Charlotte Mason called "the Saviour of the World." Download here.
4. Book Sale: Living Books Press is offering 20% off all of their Living Books Press titles, 40% off Charlotte Mason audiobooks, and two free ebooks. Sale ends Nov. 19.
5. Poetry (Grade 8): We have created an answer key for this course and have added it to the lesson plans. You can access it here. `
6. Office Hours: Join us at 3:30 EST on November 29 to hear about some of the Alveary team’s favorite Christmas books.
