On The Literary Life podcast today, we bring you a replay of a chat that Angelina, Cindy, and Thomas had with twin sisters Addison and Ella Hornstra. Together they have been given a literary home education. Angelina introduces the Hornstra ladies and she and Thomas tell a little bit about having them as students. Cindy also shares how she met the Hornstra family. Then they dig into the girls' reading journeys from the beginning of their learning to read all the way to their current reading lives. Some of the topics that come up in this conversation are: reading content beyond your understanding, owning your reading life, the problem with using the wrong approach to literature, the dangers of modern education for uniquely gifted students, the power of just reading well, and so much more. Join us back here next week when Addison and Ella will return with an update on their literary lives and the ways that their educational path changed after this original episode was recorded. If you want to get the replays of the 2023 Back to School Conference mentioned in this episode, please visit MorningTimeforMoms.com. To view the full show notes for this episode, you can see them at https://theliterary.life/345.

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