Small, Constant TouchesMy youngest daughter is earning money toward a trip. Ever since she learned about the Oregon Trail, she has wanted to go visit some of its destinations in person. She is saving coins in a bright purple piggy bank. She…Sonya ShaferJanuary 27, 20156 Comments
Finding the Best Fit: One CM Graduate’s Next StepLast week we talked a little about how a Charlotte Mason education works well with boys, sharing points from Doug and Karen Smith, who have graduated three boys from their CM home school. We thought some of you might also…Sonya ShaferJanuary 20, 2015
Charlotte Mason: It’s for Boys Too!When I tell people that I have four girls, they often jump to an incorrect conclusion: So the Charlotte Mason Method doesn’t work for boys? That’s when I smile and tell them that the “other half” of Simply Charlotte Mason…Sonya ShaferJanuary 13, 20155 Comments
Music Study with the MastersLike many of you, I grew up taking piano lessons. I remember playing Beethoven’s Fur Elise and exercises from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier. But no one ever told me the stories behind those pieces or introduced the composers to me as…Sonya ShaferJanuary 6, 20153 Comments
