It’s possible that I’m insane, but I’m really excited about a new project cropping up on my horizon. I know, it’s not like I’ve already got a plethora of them right? It’s not like I haven’t been complaining about my lack of steam to get them completed lately either right? I know, I may need to be committed somewhere in a little white jacket. Especially when you find out what this project is in and how excited I am about it!

This week we received a brochure for a new school opening in our area. The concept is “Classical Education” and as I skimmed the reading list for this 6-12 program I found myself rubbing my chin thinking on what a great list it was. I looked at their curriculum overview and found myself wishing I could sign up! As hubby and I talked on our walk last night we discussed how sad it is that neither of us feel really well versed in literature. I recognize names, some works I know I “studied” in school but remember so little if anything, but the vast majority I know nothing of and have never read. How sad given how much I love reading and how much I’ve been reading lately. So my new project is to make my way through this core reading list of over 100 titles and to take up the challenge of some of the curriculum topics. I may not qualify to sign up as a student but that doesn’t mean I can’t learn all this stuff. Besides I’ve always been a trial by fire person and have managed to learn a great deal teaching myself.

It’s kind of sad when you think on how we spend so many years being exposed to a vast array of education topics, but as we “specialize” our field continues to narrow. By the time we’re adults most of us have chosen a field of expertise or study and while we may know a great deal about that we are likely very ignorant of other topics.

It made me really question when the last time was I chose to learn something just because. Obviously, my answer was lacking and it’s time to fix that.

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