del.icio.us links for 2008-01-20

January 20, 2008 @ 11:18 am | Filed under: Links

Ezra Klein: Save–or Buy?–Scrabulous

Hasbro has discovered Scrabulous. Will their lawyers swoop in and shut it down?

(tags: games)
Bona Vita Rusticanda Est: CM’s Letter to the Editor regarding Montessori

Charlotte Mason’s take on the Montessori method. Fascinating. (CM’s original letter has been paraphrased here into contemporary English.)

(tags: charlottemason)

Comments

patience says:

Thank you! I loved the CM letter and it was great to discover the site of Bona Vita Rusticanda Est.

On January 20, 2008 at 11:53 am
Theresa says:

Wow. I just lost a lot of respect for dear old CM. She totally misrepresents Montessori education in that letter. I wonder if it is due to an astounding lack of understanding of Montessori or if there is some sort of ulterior motive?

On January 20, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Melissa Wiley says:

Theresa, I would love to hear more. If you post about it, please share the link here!

On January 20, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Theresa says:

I will consider posting about it. The problem is that there are so very many errors in what CM claims about Montessori that I am not sure I have time or energy to counter them all. And please don’t get me wrong. I have always held CM and her educational philosophies in high regard, which is why I was so astounded by her lack of understanding of what Montessori education is all about. Her letter just has a feeling of vitriol akin to prejudice–of criticism based on erroneous assumptions, which is why I (albeit hesitatingly) question her motives to some degree.
It would be interesting to know more about the history leading up to this letter. Perhaps that would explain a bit of the rancor?

On January 20, 2008 at 3:58 pm