Teaching our children to read doesn’t have to be complicated or daunting. Many children learn to read on their own, while others may require a little bit of hand-holding. Perhaps the pressure to teach children to read at younger ages Read more…
As an educational philosophy, the Charlotte Mason method places a strong emphasis on excellence, using the best quality sources for living ideas, ranging from literature, to artwork, to music, and even handicraft. We start off by exposing, then immersing ourselves, Read more…
One of the most common misconceptions of the Charlotte Mason method is that it’s all about reading books, plenty of books! While it’s true that we do devour a huge number of pages in a CM homeschool, it’s a myth Read more…
When I was growing up, I’ve always known I was smart—even if I didn’t always embrace it. (That’s probably a topic for another day, being bullied for being smart!) I used to think that some people are smart while others Read more…
(In the Charlotte Mason method, we recommend the use of living books. Even in their free time, we encourage our children to read living books, although sometimes we may deviate to “light reading” material. Shiloh is one series that our Read more…