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Love + Attachment (part 1)

Podcast

Love + Attachment (part 1)

Episode #9 | Love + Attachment (part 1) Why is it so difficult to teach my own children? It feels like my child is emotionally distant. How can I repair ...
by jessr90 • February 3, 2023February 4, 2023
Dr. Jack Beckman on Freedom Within Boundaries

Podcast

Dr. Jack Beckman on Freedom Within Boundaries

Episode #8 | Freedom Within Boundaries Although I’ve been studying Mason’s philosophy of education for a few years now I still had some unanswered questions about her first principle. I ...
by jessr90 • January 24, 2023February 3, 2023
Children are Born Persons

Podcast

Children are Born Persons

Episode #7 | Children Are Born Persons It’s important to understand principles, to have a framework, before we move on to applying Mason’s methods.  So for the rest of the ...
by jessr90 • January 6, 2023January 24, 2023
Teaching Children of All Abilities w/ Julie Christensen

Podcast

Teaching Children of All Abilities w/ Julie Christensen

Episode #6 | Teaching Children of All Abilities w/ Julie Christensen My child has a learning disability. Can I still apply Charlotte Mason’s methods?  I’m feeling like my child needs ...
by jessr90 • December 16, 2022December 16, 2022
The Connection Between Reading and Thinking w/ Natalie Wexler

Podcast

The Connection Between Reading and Thinking w/ Natalie Wexler

Episode #5 | The Connection Between Reading and Thinking We all want our children to receive a high-quality education – one that builds knowledge and teaches them how to think. ...
by jessr90 • December 9, 2022January 6, 2023

Foundations

Narration + Discussion

“Children Narrate by Nature.––Narrating is an art, like poetry-making or painting, because it is there, in every child’s mind, waiting to be discovered, and is not the result of any ...
by jessr90 • December 2, 2022December 9, 2022
Questions

Tools

Questions

The mind can know nothing save what it can produce in the form of an answer to a question put to the mind by itself.”  Charlotte Mason. Philosophy of Education,  ...
by jessr90 • December 2, 2022December 2, 2022
How to Encourage Inquiry

Foundations, Tools

How to Encourage Inquiry

How to Use Questions in Daily Lessons Before reading how to use questions in daily lessons, you need to understand the why — read my previous post “Questions” before continuing. ...
by jessr90 • December 2, 2022December 13, 2022
Real “Things”

Tools

Real “Things”

Children Should Learn From Real Things “We older people, partly because of our mature intellect, partly because of our defective education, get most of our knowledge through the medium of ...
by jessr90 • November 30, 2022December 2, 2022
The “Best” Books

Foundations, Tools

The “Best” Books

A Charlotte Mason Education is heavily based on books. She boldly declared that “…no education seems to be worth the name which has not made children at home in the ...
by jessr90 • November 29, 2022November 29, 2022
Self-Education

Foundations

Self-Education

Episode #4 | Self-Education What makes Charlotte Mason’s philosophy and methods different from others? How do we nurture a love of learning in our children? What should parents look for ...
by jessr90 • November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Uncategorized

Holiday Gift Guides

Christmas time can be a complicated time for mommas, especially if you’re trying to live a minimalist, intentional lifestyle. So what can we give a generation of children who has ...
by jessr90 • November 18, 2022December 10, 2022
Mothers Work Wonders w/ Cassie Shepherd

Foundations

Mothers Work Wonders w/ Cassie Shepherd

Episode #3 | Mothers Work Wonders Families, especially mothers, are devalued in our society. We’re told mothers are replaceable, that we need to modernize motherhood; but all the science says ...
by jessr90 • November 11, 2022November 11, 2022
Mothers Work Wonders

Foundations

Mothers Work Wonders

The relationship between mother and child is the most fascinating and beautiful of all human relationships. It’s inspired poets, artists, and authors since the beginning of time. For nine months ...
by jessr90 • November 11, 2022November 11, 2022
Gather Together

Foundations, Gather

Gather Together

“Verily, verily, I say unto you, as I said unto my disciples, where two or three are gathered together in my name, as touching one thing, behold, there will I ...
by jessr90 • November 2, 2022November 2, 2022
ARTIST STUDY

Artist Study

ARTIST STUDY

“We cannot measure the influence that one or another artist has upon the child’s sense of beauty, upon his power of seeing, as in a picture, the common sights of ...
by jessr90 • October 28, 2022November 5, 2022
Singing

Singing, Subject, The Feast

Singing

Songs can be some of the best tools for helping your homeschool day go more smoothly. Do your children struggle with transitions? Let a song be your cue to switch ...
by jessr90 • October 28, 2022November 5, 2022
Recitation

Recitation, Subject, The Feast

Recitation

Learning by Heart Learning by heart is also known as “recitation” in Charlotte Mason’s method. Recitation is more than memorizing: memorizing is committing information to memory, but not necessarily comprehending ...
by jessr90 • October 28, 2022November 5, 2022
Scripture Study

Scripture Study, Subject, The Feast

Scripture Study

“The knowledge of God is the principal knowledge, and therefore their Bible lessons are their chief lessons.” Charlotte Mason How Firm a Foundation There is a difference between ...
by jessr90 • October 27, 2022November 5, 2022
Home-Centered Learning

Foundations, Podcast

Home-Centered Learning

Episode #2 | Home-Centered Learning What makes the home an ideal learning environment? What does a home-centered education look like? Why was public education started and why were orphanages shut ...
by jessr90 • October 24, 2022November 9, 2022
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