For the Love of Literature by Maureen Wittmann

Wittmann, Maureen. For the Love of Literature: Teaching Core Subjects with Literature. La Grange, KY: Ecce Homo Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-9797609-9-7. (Available from Ecce Homo Press and Amazon.)
I know Maureen through cyberspace. I put her on my blogroll early in the process of researching and writing Helping Homeschoolers in the Library. I interviewed her here, [...]

Creative Communications by Sandra Garant

“Most of us should be able to find enough reasonable motivation to write or use other communication skills every day. We all have responsibilities we need to remember, relationships we want to keep, problems we ought to resolve, interests we would like to explore, and celebrations in which we enjoy participating. These are meaningful and [...]

Interview with Maureen Wittmann, Part 7

Adrienne: One last question for you. How did you get into writing about homeschooling?
Maureen: It just kind of happened.
As a kid, I wanted to be an investigative reporter. However, I was told by more than one school counselor to get my head out of the clouds and get real. They never read anything I’d [...]

Interview with Maureen Wittmann, Part 6

Adrienne: To bounce to another topic, it seems to me that homeschoolers who are Catholic have been the biggest growing segment of the homeschooling population over the last five years or so and have become a more visible/vocal group. Is that your perception as well?
Maureen: It’s interesting to look at the origins of contemporary [...]

Interview with Maureen Wittmann, Part 5

Adrienne: It’s interesting, too, to be at the point where you have kids right through the range of ages. Is your oldest starting to think about things like college and career ideas? Will this be his last year of official homeschooling? (Of course, we all know that one can never *really* stop learning at home….)
Maureen: [...]

Interview with Maureen Wittmann, Part 4

Adrienne: Now for nitty-gritty questions. What does a typical day for your family look like? Do you follow a schedule? Do you have planned “school” time? Do the kids follow different schedules?
Maureen: Again, this is something that changes and evolves over time. Our schedule today is so different from our schedule eleven years ago. Then [...]

Interview with Maureen Wittmann, Part 3

Adrienne: How would you describe your homeschooling philosophy? I know, for instance, that faith is an important part of your family’s life, but I know, too, that you have strong feelings about academics and the use of literature.
Maureen: Oh gosh, where to start. You know, it’s something that evolves over time and I’m not sure [...]

Interview with Maureen Wittmann, Part 2

Adrienne: When did you start homeschooling with your kids?
Maureen: From the moment I whispered into my firstborn’s ear, “Hi, I’m your mommy and I love you.”
Adrienne: I get variations on that answer over and over, and I love it. :)
Maureen: I believe all parents are homeschoolers, no matter where their children receive their academics. The [...]

Interview with Maureen Wittmann, Part 1

Thanks to the Internet, a couple months ago, I was lucky enough to meet Maureen Wittmann, who, among other things, is an author and homeschooling mother of seven. She has generously shared all manner of information with me over the last few months and agreed to an interview for this site and my book. Maureen [...]

Catholic Homeschooling Mom’s Blog

I’ve started jumping in and exploring some homeschooling blogs, and I’ve really been enjoying Castle of the Immaculate. She has interesting things to say about homeschooling, literature, and being Catholic. She’s also participated in a homeschooling book meme that’s going around and is, I think, most interesting for librarians seeking to serve homeschoolers.
Some other homeschooling [...]