6 Reasons I Love the Charlotte Mason MethodThis year marks my husband’s and my 30th wedding anniversary. If you had asked me 30 years ago why I loved John, I would have given many of the same answers that I would still give today: he is one…Sonya ShaferApril 23, 20146 Comments
Reason 2: The Child Is Respected as a Person (6 Reasons I Love the Charlotte Mason Method)Think back to the most recent time you were in one (or all) of these scenarios and let them replay in your mind: You walked into a store and encountered a salesperson. You got a telephone call from a survey…Sonya ShaferMay 1, 20142 Comments
Reason 3: The Approach Is Balanced and Broad (6 Reasons I Love the Charlotte Mason Method)Not far from my house is a beautiful park called Vine’s Gardens. We went there today to meander around the path and enjoy springtime in the garden: the bright pink azaleas and the dainty white ones vying for our attention;…Sonya ShaferMay 6, 20144 Comments
Reason 4: The Student Makes Connections (6 Reasons I Love the Charlotte Mason Method)When I first heard about the Charlotte Mason Method, we had already been homeschooling for a year. That was my oldest’s kindergarten year, and we had been doing a unit study approach. During that year I had discovered that unit…Sonya ShaferMay 20, 2014
Reason 5: Good Habits Smooth the Way (6 Reasons I Love the Charlotte Mason Method)It’s amazing how much our daily lives are shaped by our habits: getting up, getting ourselves ready, what clothes we put on, getting our children ready, taking care of pets, where we sit at the table, how we talk to…Sonya ShaferMay 28, 2014
Reason 6: It Fosters a Lifelong Love of Learning (6 Reasons I Love the Charlotte Mason Method)Some friends of ours are getting married this summer. As I’ve watched their relationships with their spouses-to-be grow, it struck me how silly it would be if one of them would say, “Okay, I now know my fiancé’s telephone number,…Sonya ShaferJune 3, 2014
