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Charlotte Mason Philosophy

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Charlotte Mason Philosophy

Charlotte Mason Principle: Education is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life

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

By Yen, 4 yearsOctober 4, 2022 ago
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Charlotte Mason on the Power of Story

Charlotte Mason believes that, no matter what social class a child is, the curriculum we offer him needs to meet three requirements: He requires much knowledge, for the mind needs sufficient food as much as does the body. The knowledge should be various, for sameness in mental diet does not Read more

By Yen, 4 yearsAugust 26, 2022 ago
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Charlotte Mason Principle #1

Do you know that the Charlotte Mason method is not really a how-to-do-this or you-must-do-this-and-this kind of thing? Instead, Miss Mason herself invites us to “consider this,” and then she lays out her findings about children and learning. So over the next few weeks, we hope to share posts that Read more

By Yen, 4 yearsAugust 23, 2022 ago
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Troubleshooting Charlotte Mason Narration Part 2

“Help, my child abhors narration! What do I do?” Some parents I’ve coached have expressed the struggle of getting their child to narrate. Now, usually, when a child starts off school using the CM method from a young age, narration becomes almost second nature to them. (Correction: narration is actually Read more

By Yen, 4 yearsJuly 1, 2022 ago
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Charlotte Mason on Single Readings

When someone new to Charlotte Mason takes a look at any CM booklist for one school year, the almost guaranteed response is an eyebrow raise or a scrunched up nose, and the question, “Can they read all that in one year?” In fact, that’s exactly what a casual acquaintance said Read more

By Yen, 4 yearsJune 17, 2022 ago

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