by Maggie Dail
After teaching in private, Christian schools for years nearly 20 years, I entered the homeschool world in 1994. Early on I learned about the Charlotte Mason approach to learning. Charlotte Mason (1842 – 1923) was an educator in England. Many of the years I have worked with homeschooling families, I have offered elementary classes using Charlotte Mason methods. Here are the reasons why I have used this approach: Continue reading
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Charlotte Mason was a big thinker who had a very high view of children. So let me start out by saying that I don’t believe anyone could ever fit Charlotte Mason’s ideas, methods and philosophies into an actual nutshell (I just thought it made a good title for this article).
Miss Mason’s ideas were so broad and far reaching, it took six large volumes to contain her writings on just the topic of education. With that said, here’s a very brief overview of a handful of Charlotte Mason’s most familiar ideas. Continue reading
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Just for fun, I’ve been re-reading Charlotte Mason’s book, Home Education, this weekend.
One of the things that’s really stood out to me this time through is how clear Charlotte Mason was about true education not being found in a method/system of education, or a particular curriculum, but that it was actually more of a collection of general educational principles to use in a child’s everyday life. Especially for younger children. Continue reading
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From Philosophy of Education, Volume 6 of the Home Education Series
1. Children are born persons.
2. They are not both either good or bad, but with possibilities for good and for evil.
3. The principles of authority on the one hand and of obedience on the other, are natural, necessary, and fundamental; but— Continue reading
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Charlotte Mason was a British educator from the early part of the last century. Her methods and philosophies have recently experienced a resurgence, especially among American homeschooling families.
Her emphasis on developing a lifetime love of learning was in stark contrast to the anti-child climate of her time.
NOTE: Michelle at The Holistic Homeschooler has a personal interview with me about homeschooling. You can access it here: Interview with Debi
