Reid graduated from Ambleside Fredericksburg in 2007. Listen as he reflects on how an Ambleside education shaped his childhood and continues to impact the way he lives, works, and sees the world today.
We assume the only alternative to being strict is being permissive, and neither option feels quite right. But there’s actually a third way.
Cultivating curiosity is the hallmark of a lifelong learner, and our role is to guide the natural wonder already within each child.
Shame is not the same as embarrassment or humiliation. At its healthiest, shame is a moral signal.
20 years after the iPhone, one thing AI hasn’t changed is the process of character formation and discipleship.
Charlotte Mason became a beacon of light when she brought the truth of personhood to educators, be they parents or teachers.
To disciple is to lead another in one’s way of life, and the only way of life one can impart is that which one lives.
While the rest of the world asks, “What is in it for me?”, the mother asks, “What does this child need?” This is the “mark” of a mother — the willingness to let her own life be broken and shared so that another might grow.
Love for others is the true fruit of a well guided curiosity: All flourishing is mutual.
