educating ourselves

Literature for life: and interview with Joseph Pearce.  As always, Joseph Pearce has great insight and wisdom on literature and how we, as busy parents, can pursue educating ourselves alongside our children. 

6:31 - The desire to fill the gaps in our own education
16:04 - Creating habits of reading
24:55 - Increasing our knowledge of language and vocabulary
27:33 - Poems and authors that are accessible 
36:27 - Ignatius Critical Editions : Great works of civilization
42:47 - Should you always read the book before watching the movie?

Joseph Pearce - Member site : The Inner Sanctum
Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know by Joseph Pearce
Poems Every Catholic Should Know Compiled by Joseph Pearce
Poems Every Child Should Know Compiled by Joseph Pearce
Ignatius Critical Editions
poems every child should know: an interview with Joseph Pearce (podcast)
Introducing Shakespeare, and that's not all: an interview with Joseph Pearce (podcast)
the experience of reading (blog post) 

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