When we first started using the Charlotte Mason method, I relied a lot on booklists prepared by other, more “seasoned” CM homeschoolers. Most of these lists typically included primarily time-tested classics, so that also became my “safety ground” when trying to find living books to add to our library. Once Read more…
Living books are a mainstay of a Charlotte Mason education. But what do we know about living books, exactly? What are living books? First, we define living books as something written by an author that is passionate about a subject of which he is also an expert. But there is Read more…
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 may have resulted to many of the frustrations that parents 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, with the greatest minds. One way that Miss Mason encourages 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 that it’s all about books. In fact, Miss Mason is Read more…