Quotes

“Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life.” – Charlotte Mason

"To educate man is the art of arts, for he is the most complex and mysterious of all creatures." - Gregory the Theologian

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Lines from The Princess Bride that Double as Comments on Freshman Composition Papers


“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”
“At a time like this that’s all you can think to say?”
“Nonsense. You’re only saying that because no one ever has.”
“I don’t think I’m quite familiar with that phrase.”
“I would not say such things if I were you!”
“I do not suppose you could speed things up?”
“Skip to the end!”
“That is the sound of ultimate suffering.”
“Inconceivable!”

Friday, February 3, 2012

The Word of a Gentleman and the Way of a Lady

Several years ago Evan Wilson put together some talks to college men to teach them how to be gentlemen.  They were so popular that the ladies demanded their own talks and these were added.  With both style and humor, Wilson has given us 15 "rules" for gentlemen and 15 "rules" for the ladies.  I ordered my book from him a couple of years ago and have enjoyed it immensely.  I plan to discuss these at the dinner table as my children get older.  Now I see that it is available on Amazon, so I thought I'd pass on a link to this helpful resource.