The beginning of Uncle Andrew’s troubles
Read chapter six this morning 
It almost happened spontaneously, I hadn’t really planned to ‘do’ Narnia today, so it was really nice when the kids asked for it - they had hama beads out at the same time - them having something to do while I read really helps, as it means they don’t fiddle and fidget around!
Anyway, we ran through the vocabulary words from the study guide before we read the chapter - I quite like this exercise, it makes the kids listen harder during the chapter as well, as they’re listening out for the words in use. Today’s words included sham, treachery, dabble, pax, um, and I can’t remember all the others. Anna particularly liked the word sham and has included it in a couple of sentences this afternoon!
We skimmed over the Bible activity as well - but it was about the evils of magic, today, and very much coming from the fundamental ‘all magic is bad’ stance (you know, those people who would preach about the evils of Harry Potter), so I didn’t want to focus on it too much. Personally, I would agree with the fundamental viewpoint, but not the way in which it is communicated/expressed. Anyway, didn’t want to confuse Josiah any more, he already thinks God is Magic, and does things by Magic 
An understandable conclusion, I suppose!
We did the ‘critical thinking’ questions too, which were about (a) putting yourself in Digory & Polly’s shoes - how would you have reacted to the Witch when she went all weak at the Wood between the Worlds, and (b) what the ‘Mark’ of a magician might have been.
- The Magician's Nephew | Time: 4:25 pm
its not a viewpoint i think on much, as i can’t really see any harm in HP and so discount it. We’ve got a nice little reader here called “Slow Magic” about a grandad showing his grand-daughter about the magic of nature.
Comment by Merry — September 2, 2005 @ 9:47 pm
No, I don’t think about it that much - Sue F recently wrote something which is akin to my feelings on the whole thing. While as a Christian I would hold to certain viewpoints on power and where it comes from, reading stories about Magic doesn’t have much to do with that, necessarily.
Comment by Sarah — September 3, 2005 @ 6:52 am