I just finished reading Stephen Lawhead’s Byzantium aloud to my teenagers and it was excellent. We often end up at the question of how to habit train ourselves, and this book gives some super helpful insights into what works. East and West have far more in common than our current classical philosophy has with secular modernism! Moderately Easy Book:Ĭharles Duhigg’s The Power of Habit is a fairly easy read but it can pack a powerful punch for those of us who think of our own character as a collection of habits that we ought to continually improve. The history of education in ancient China was absolutely fascinating and I marveled again and again at how familiar the Eastern tradition seemed. Romans Roads Press was kind enough to send me a review copy of Brent Pinkall’s book Redeeming the Six Arts before we interviewed him for Scholé Sisters and wow is all I can say! I am in love with this book. It’s that simple! Need book ideas? Here is a recommendation for each category to get you started: Stiff Book: When it’s time to read, pick up the book you feel fit for. Maintain a stack of books (at least one of each) in three categories: stiff, moderately easy, and novel. We define Mother Culture here according to the original article in The Parents’ Review: 30 minutes per day of reading. I like to remind you each time: What exactly are we tracking with these Mother Culture Habit Trackers? Since we can’t track nebulous things like “personal growth” or “feeding the soul with ideas,” we choose instead to track habits that lead to these sorts of ends. Here’s a sampling: Get Your Mother Culture Habit Tracker Now! What are we tracking? March has arrived and we are armed and ready with brand new spring Mother Culture Habit Tracker and a whole collection of coordinating reading trackers for your students, plus blank habit trackers so you can track a lot more than your reading.

Spring is the perfect time to turn over a new leaf.

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