Want to learn one simple thing you can do to lower stress and guard the atmosphere of your home? In this episode, Janice talks about the one thing that was most helpful for her family as they tried to cultivate a comfortable, positive atmosphere for learning. Perhaps you'll find it helpful, too!

Host biography

Janice Campbell, a lifelong reader and writer, loves to introduce students to great books and beautiful writing. She holds an English degree from Mary Baldwin College, and is the graduated homeschool mom of four sons. You'll find more about reading, writing, planning, and education from a Charlotte Mason/Classical perspective at her websites, EverydayEducation.com, Excellence-in-Literature.com, and DoingWhatMatters.com.

Resources

Have you Heard? Noise Can Affect Learning from Education World

Keep it Down (and Rediscover Silence) excerpted from Choosing Civility by P. M. Forni

Path to Quiet from Hearing Health Quarterly

Noise, Acoustics, Student Learning, and Teacher Health from The National Academies Press

Daily Noise Pollution: Its Effects and What You Need to Know from Zen Soundproof

Does Noise Affect Learning? from Frontiers in Psychology

Noise Pollution Clearinghouse

Education by Design, Not Default by Janet Newberry

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