In this episode, we look at a prayer from the 1928 Book of Common Prayer suitable for your Thanksgiving meal this Thursday. I’ve created a Thanksgiving themed notecard featuring this prayer that you can download for free from Teachers Pay Teachers. Print it and share it so that everyone around your table can pray along.

Show Notes:

Free PDF download of the Thanksgiving Prayer on Teachers Pay Teachers

Amazon Affiliate Links to Books Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Every Moment Holy

1928 Book of Common Prayer

Resources Mentioned:

Mrs. Gerth Teaches Substack

Mrs. Gerth Teaches Teachers Pay Teachers

Repairing the Ruins

Thales College Certificate for Classical Education Philosophy

Pilgrims Going to Church - The New York Historical

https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/pilgrims-going-to-church-thanksgiving-and-the-pilgrim-in-public-memory

Amazon Affiliate Links to Books Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower, or John Howland's Good Fortune by P. J. Lynch

https://amzn.to/482SRrY

The Thanksgiving Story by Alice Dalgliesh

https://amzn.to/43keTDW

The Pilgrim Fathers by William Henry Bartlett

https://amzn.to/4oRKaHa

Resources Mentioned:

Amanda J. Glesmann’s Scholarly Article

http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/27300

Mrs. Gerth Teaches Substack

https://substack.com/@mrsgerthteaches

Mrs Gerth Teaches Teachers Pay Teachers

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/mrs-gerth-teaches-classically

Repairing the Ruins

https://classicalchristian.org/repairing-the-ruins/

Thales College Certificate for Classical Education Philosophy

https://www.thalescollege.org/academics/philosophy

In this episode, we look at a hymn written by Henry Alford in 1844 that would be excellent to sing with your students during the month of November as you discuss the first Thanksgiving feast observed by the Pilgrims, or as you learn about how Thanksgiving became a national holiday in America.

Show Notes:

https://anglicancompass.com/behind-the-hymn-come-ye-thankful-people-come/

https://www.whatsaiththescripture.com/Poetry/Come-Ye-Thankful-People.html

“How to see the world truthfully and what to do about that truth does not come to students via assessments or book lists. Instead, it is embodied by adults in authority.”

I wrote Thoroughness & Charm because I have a heart for the regular, normal teacher in the average classical school. I want that teacher to feel ennobled and enriched, inspired and encouraged to do this job every day even when it’s hard—even when you can’t read a chapter of “The Horse and His Boy” aloud to your class without crying. Some of that inspiration and encouragement comes from understanding more of the tradition you represent--its noble ideas and Biblical values. What I call getting off the tightrope and finding a wider path to walk on.

I hope Cultural Artifacts helps widen the path for you. Here you’ll find a little bit of information for classical educators (including homeschoolers) about lots of good, true, and beautiful things—cultural artifacts from the Western Tradition. Things that could find their way into your classroom liturgies or into your homeschool’s “morning time.” But I also want you to enjoy these moments of glory with me—where we get to explore the intersection of time and timelessness together.

Welcome. I’m so glad you’re here.

Last week I spoke at the CiRCE National Conference on Building Classroom Culture. As I was writing Thoroughness & Charm, Charles Taylor’s work on social imaginaries helped me better understand why the routine practices and liturgies of the classroom are so formative. In this clip from my conference talk, I share a quote from his work Modern Social Imaginaries and connect it to James KA Smith’s work You Are What You Love. The full conference audio should be available soon for purchase from CiRCE.

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Most students struggle to keep their entire essay tethered to their thesis.

Most parents have little idea how to help.

Both student and parent experience frustration. Both know the writing could be better, but aren’t sure how to make it better.

When I sit down to help a student one-on-one, I first make sure we have a solid thesis.

Then, we work through each evidence paragraph. I look for ways in which the student isn’t completing their thoughts, or isn’t stating their opinion clearly enough. Both of which create ambiguity, which often looks to a teacher like a lack of understanding on behalf of the student.

Finally, we work through the introduction and conclusion. Those two parts of the essay require the most eloquence and creativity, which is why they are the hardest for students to write well.

Rather than experiencing frustration, please ask for help. Send an email requesting a writer’s workshop anytime. I am able to accommodate most requests with 24 hours notice. The relief students feel when they start to “get it” and the pride they feel when the paper is done bring me great joy.