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 that it’s all about books. In fact, Miss Mason is 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 aren’t. But… it was when I already had kids of Read more…
Reading. Ahhh… Isn’t this every homeschooling mom or homeschooling-mom-wannabe’s greatest fear: not being able to teach our children to read? In this post, we want to share an overview of reading lessons as outlined by Charlotte Mason. We hope to elaborate on each phase in future posts, but we believe Read more…
In this post, I hope to give you some quick practical “how-to” steps in terms of implementing different aspects of a Charlotte Mason method. For more information on each aspect, I encourage you to check back regularly, where I will continue to flesh them out in more detail, including real-life Read more…
One of the favorite sayings in a Charlotte Mason education is “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.” In this post, let me break them out into simple terms, but please bear in mind that there’s still so much to discover about each of these ideas! Education is an Read more…