Some Practices are Principles—Part 3
We’re looking at the practices that Charlotte Mason considered important enough to make into principles. Basically, these are the practices that define what is and what is not “a Charlotte Mason...
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Yesterday, we looked at principle #13, which gave us some insight into how to choose or build a curriculum consistent with Charlotte Mason’s principles. Today, we’re going to look at the next practice...
View ArticleSome Practices are Principles—Part 5
The final practice which was added to the original 18 principles has several elements within it, and it is here that we find a few prohibitions—Don’t do these things! 15. A single reading is insisted...
View ArticleA celebration of the science of relations…
It is, of course, not just one of Charlotte Mason’s educational principles that education is the “science of relations,” but it is also true that those relationships are part of our everyday lives,...
View ArticleClassical or not?
So, is Charlotte Mason classical, or isn’t she? I wouldn’t have thought the question was as hot as it appears to be, so I decided to explore some of the ideas that lie at the root of the confusion....
View ArticleCharlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition
In a recent post, I addressed the question “Is Charlotte Mason classical?”—but only from the perspective of showing the reasons that people have different opinions about that question. I hope you...
View ArticleIn Memoriam #1–Thinking and Acting Rightly
I read In Memoriam once, long ago, but so long ago that I didn’t remember much of it. I decided to reread it earlier this year, and I’m so glad I did. It was just full of wonderful things—bits and...
View ArticleThere’s news!
I rarely send out these updates, because I rarely have news, but suddenly, I have a lot of news! First, the Spanish translation of Mind to Mind–De mente a mente–will be available very, very...
View ArticleIn Memoriam #2–Fellowship and Common Ground
One of the many interesting things included in In Memoriam is material from the “Draft Proof” that was drawn up when the PNEU was founded. The principles hadn’t been fully articulated at that time,...
View ArticleIn Memoriam #3–Let’s do things Charlotte Mason’s way
In Memoriam includes many testimonials from people who knew Charlotte Mason personally, but also from people who were associated with her professionally—whose contact with her touched upon the subject...
View ArticleIn Memoriam #4–“Education is not creative.”
I just want to look at one quote today. Of course, it’s from In Memoriam, but it is also part of the “Draft Proof”—the material drawn up at the founding of the PNEU. Charlotte Mason and her colleagues...
View ArticleIn Memoriam #5–Education is the Science of Relations
I’ve written about this before. It’s quite likely I’ll have more to say about it in the future. I think that Education is the Science of Relations is one of the key principles among the twenty, around...
View ArticleCharlotte Mason, en español!
Dear friends, I know some of you have been waiting for this news. Mind to Mind, my abridgement-with-extras of An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education is available in Spanish! De mente a mente has...
View ArticleIn Memoriam #6–Idealism and Scholé
One thing I wouldn’t really have expected to find in In Memoriam, but did, is an appreciation for classical thinkers. In Parents and Children, Mason presents an interesting argument, contrasting...
View ArticleNew school year, new narrator?
I started to write this out as a response to a comment on Facebook, to yet another mom of a new narrator who is discouraged that her child isn’t narrating with fluency and ease after a few weeks. Then...
View ArticleThe perfect Charlotte Mason curriculum
Yeah, I thought that title would grab your attention. Everyone wants the perfect Charlotte Mason curriculum, don’t they? Because if you had that, you’d have exactly what you need to give your children...
View ArticleCharlotte Mason and Poetic Knowledge
James Taylor’s book Poetic Knowledge isn’t the easiest book to read, but it is such a powerful presentation of some vital truths that it is worth the effort. His first task, of course, is to help us...
View ArticleAnnouncing…a new book! Know and Tell: The Art of Narration
I have some very exciting news that I’m so happy to share! I’m delighted to be able to announce at last the big project I have been working on for a while. I have hinted at this a few times, always...
View ArticleExciting News
I have exciting news—at least, it’s exciting to me, and I hope it will be to others. I’ve been working on a big project—another book!—for over two years. This one isn’t directly linked to Consider This...
View ArticleKnow and Tell—The Scope and Sequence
What would you expect to find in a book about narration? I want to share a little of my rationale for writing such a book in the first place. I put my eggs in the narration basket (so to speak) very...
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