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Until recently I've been a bit bewildered about where to start in the schooling of our children. There are so many curriculum and approaches, which is the one that I would choose for our family? I recently read a book called "In the Vineyard of the Text" by Ivan Illich. The book is a commentary on the a text about reading by Hugh of St. Victor written around the 12th century. While the books was focused on how this particular group of monastics read the Scriptures, it also pays careful attention to memory and its importance. In many of the early monastic learning atmospheres, you had to prove the use of your memory in order to qualify to train. This makes some real common sense. If you can't remember something, why would I spend the time to invest in you and teach you. Sounds simple doesn't it. That's what I thought. That's why I believe the first order of instruction with my children will be to teach them to use their memory. Think of how many hours you spent learning things you will never recollect (painful isn't it).

Here are some of the web sites that I am collecting in relationship to using and improving memory: http://del.icio.us/cwpollock/memory