Just read your latest on children of the 1990s as having the last shot at a free childhood. Generally, I would agree with that, but to be more accurate, the shift away from childhood freedom occurred earlier than that in urban areas and has not yet begun to shift in the more rural areas. For a lark, my brother and I wrote a book titled UNSTRUCTURED TIME about childhood freedom in the 1940s/early 1950s. Another book, related to all of this is my book THE HISTORY OF CARL SCHOOL, a one-room school in southern Michigan that three generations of us attended. It may be the only book dedicated to just one school rather than a book on one-room schools. In researching related materials on one-room schools, I found many one-room schools exist in the western states in ranching territory.
Now I am finding that the many home-schooling methods are much like the basics of the one-room school of years ago.
When I was young, I missed out on Tolkien, however my first use of a brand new library card was to check out "The Tales of King Arthur." At that time, the early '50s I had no knowledge about King Arthur, and at the beginning was a young uncommitted reader (lazy). But once I began reading the tales I simply could not stop reading. I was hooked and it made difference in my life. I since have read many hundreds of books including C.S. Lewis, Tolkien and many more. When one understands good and evil and desires in his or her heart to always honor our Lord and our neighbor, life has a meaningful purpose. I am including a link for King Arthur.
Just read your latest on children of the 1990s as having the last shot at a free childhood. Generally, I would agree with that, but to be more accurate, the shift away from childhood freedom occurred earlier than that in urban areas and has not yet begun to shift in the more rural areas. For a lark, my brother and I wrote a book titled UNSTRUCTURED TIME about childhood freedom in the 1940s/early 1950s. Another book, related to all of this is my book THE HISTORY OF CARL SCHOOL, a one-room school in southern Michigan that three generations of us attended. It may be the only book dedicated to just one school rather than a book on one-room schools. In researching related materials on one-room schools, I found many one-room schools exist in the western states in ranching territory.
Now I am finding that the many home-schooling methods are much like the basics of the one-room school of years ago.
Cheers
Robert Tusch.substack.com
It is constant pleasure to read your articles.
When I was young, I missed out on Tolkien, however my first use of a brand new library card was to check out "The Tales of King Arthur." At that time, the early '50s I had no knowledge about King Arthur, and at the beginning was a young uncommitted reader (lazy). But once I began reading the tales I simply could not stop reading. I was hooked and it made difference in my life. I since have read many hundreds of books including C.S. Lewis, Tolkien and many more. When one understands good and evil and desires in his or her heart to always honor our Lord and our neighbor, life has a meaningful purpose. I am including a link for King Arthur.
Tim
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