Thanks to a reminder from the Headmistress, we have reinstituted the Quiet Time tradition in our house.From 2-4PM, all activity ceases. We find places wherein we can imagine that we are alone (this takes creativity with 9 of us in an open layout with less than 1100 square feet) and we find quiet, solitary [...]

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This week, without any warning whatsoever, without even hinting that he had any sense of balance or an interest in walking upright, The Boy casually rose to a standing position in the middle of the floor.Then, becoming aware of the shocked faces and rumble of applause, he threw his hands in the air like [...]

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