additional resources

Equipping parents with powerful and useful resources is a high goal of the leadership at Perimeter School. The tools below aim to aid parents as they guide their children with confidence, helping them grow into the men and women that God has designed them to become.

School + Education

• “For the Children’s Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School” by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay (1984)

• “When Children Love to Learn: A Practical Application of Charlotte Mason’s Philosophy for Today” by Elaine Cooper (2004)

• “The Case Against Grades” by Alfie Kohn (2011)

• “Should We Read Print Books or E-books" by Kenneth Samples (Reflections Blog, 2016)

• “Discovering Kindred Spirits of the Mason Philosophy in Contemporary Educationalists” by Lisa Cadora (Charlotte Mason Institute, 2015)

Technology + Culture

• “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” by Jean M. Twenge (The Atlantic, 2017)

• “Can Students Have Too Much Tech?" by Susan Pinker (The New York Times, 2015)

• “Computers ‘Do Not Improve’ Pupil Results, says OECD" by Sean Coughlan (BBC, 2015)

• “Biological and Psychological Benefits of Learning Cursive” by William R. Klemm (Psychology Today, 2013)

• “Schools that Ban Mobile Phones See Better Academic Results” by Jamie Doward (The Guardian, 2015)

• “Why Smart Kids Shouldn’t Use Laptops in Class” by Jeff Guo (Washington Post, 2016)

The benefits of play

• “The Decline of Play in Preschoolers – and The Rise in Sensory Issues” by Valerie Strauss (Washington Post, 2015)

• “All Work & No Play Makes Kindergarten a Grind, No Matter When Kids Turn 5” by Maurine Downey (AJC, 2015)

• “Play-Based Learning Energizes Teachers” by Deb Nicklay (Austin Daily Herald, 2017)

• “Can Green Spaces at Schools Make Children Smarter?” by Ariana Eunjung Cha (Washington Post, 2015)

• “Why So Many Kids Can’t Sit in School Today” by Valerie Strauss (Washington Post, 2014)