tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post115074349642036537..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: Great Books for HomeschoolersDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1150926803469389082006-06-21T17:53:00.000-04:002006-06-21T17:53:00.000-04:00I am inclined to agree with you - I think reading ...I am inclined to agree with you - I think reading the novels you mentioned would probably be time better spent at that age. I think that the philosophers would be a more worthwhile read with a greater amount of background and context. I read them in college with some of that sort of information and it was largely a rewarding experience. Not that you couldn't give that sort of info in a HS homeschooling setting, but there are limits to the amount of time (and energy!) available...Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689104216675201913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1150766534231978332006-06-19T21:22:00.000-04:002006-06-19T21:22:00.000-04:00Interesting observation about later literature and...Interesting observation about later literature and classical hs'ing curriculums. Our local classical group had a discussion ages back about modern literature for kids--not children's books--and we came up with some interesting choices. My own dear Offspring #1 had an early taste for Kafka, which she found outrageously funny (I gather Kafka had the same reaction to his own work), and read The Metamorphosis a dozen times when she was six. I'll have to dig through the archives and see what else people recommended.The Opinionated Homeschoolerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998448933609444830noreply@blogger.com