When we were first starting off with the Charlotte Mason method, I encountered the term mother culture and felt that it was a timely reminder for self-care: after all, homeschooling takes so much from us, it’s only understandable that we would need ways to refresh and re-energize ourselves. But the Read more
In the Charlotte Mason method, we introduce our children to the Bible at an early age. And by the Bible, we mean, reading to them and letting them read from an actual Bible, and not Bible stories! (Isn’t that amazing, considering even we adults these days don’t always feel undaunted Read more
Narration is one of the foundational elements of a Charlotte Mason education. Look at what Miss Mason herself says about narration: Let him read to a child of any age from six to ten an account of an incident, graphically and tersely told, and the child will relate what he Read more
In the Charlotte Mason method, when our children are not yet strong readers, we as parents read aloud to them. This is because we use excellent living books from a young age. Sometimes it may be because the child isn’t reading yet, or if he already is reading, because his Read more
Masterly inactivity is having the wisdom not to do anything even when you’re perfectly capable of getting involved, and doing it for the greater good. But how do you not get involved when you know perfectly well that you have the power to do something?