Geometry lessons have begun. When I told my 13-year-old daughter that there was a mathematics for artists, and that philosopher Bertrand Russell declared Euclid to be one of the greatest loves of his life, she agreed to an introductory lesson. . We went to a cafe with a full text of Euclid’s Elements, the same edition I used in my own studies, found on a shelf in @pegasusbooksnz last month. She read through the Definitions, the Postulates, and the Common Notions, while I journaled patiently and answered her questions as they arose. We had many short discussions on the nature of space, and its specific divisions. . Her most common reaction was: “That makes SO MUCH SENSE!” Defining the line and the plane, a figure and its angles, in clear and elegant language worked well with her writer’s brain. . Then, we worked through Proposition 1, where Euclid proves he can make an equilateral triangle on any given straight line. She read through all the steps. And then repeated them, proving to herself that all of this makes SO MUCH SENSE! . I have been waiting for this for years. For my children to grow old enough to journey through the classical studies that formed the foundation of my own thinking. To accompany them on their own journey of knowledge discovery, so I can point out the familiar signposts I remember along the way. . I’m excited to reveal the mechanics of our language hidden in Ancient Greek, and the history of our common legends in Thucydides and Herodotus. #homeschooling has always been fun, but now that my kids are old enough for the scholarly studies that were my specialty for many years, I am overjoyed that I can share the discovery of these classics with my descendants. . #euclid #geometry #euclidselements #huntresskids #studying #classicalstudies https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_yUVpBIOe/?igshid=1llbp7ef9vojn
