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The Charlotte Mason method is based on Charlotte’s firm belief that the child is a person and we must educate that whole person, not just his mind. So a Charlotte Mason education is three-pronged: in her words, “Education is an…
Several years ago I heard about an intriguing living science book that Charlotte Mason had used in her schools. The book was called Jack’s Insects, and I looked everywhere for it. I couldn’t find it anywhere — online or off.…
Final exams. What memories does that phrase bring to your mind? Too often final exams are approached like evil dragons that students must occasionally slay. And too often a student prepares for the fight much like a foolish knight who…
Last week we started a new series discussing the Charlotte Mason methods we can use to evaluate, or assess, what our children are learning. If you missed that introduction, you can read it on our SCM Blog. Today let’s talk…
As we wrap up a school year and plan for the next one, the question lurks in the back of our minds: How much does my child remember? Some assessments are built right in to the subject, like math and…
Richele Baburina believes that moms are born persons and writes about the “sweet spot” where the practical (and sometimes humorous) intersects with the profound in a Charlotte Mason education. Out of her life as a student of Charlotte’s philosophy of…
We had a great time in Iowa the past two weeks. It was so good to meet all of you Iowa CMers! And while we were there, I was able to finish the next book of daily lesson plans: Joshua…
The Links and Tips below are related to our book Joshua through Malachi & Ancient Greece. This study combines all your students, grades 1–12, for a full year of Bible, history, and geography. Be sure to check back here from…
We hope you have enjoyed the past few weeks as we focused on Masterly Inactivity. The articles we shared with you are taken from our new 2008 personal calendar journal, A Year of Masterly Inactivity with Charlotte Mason. Several more…
Charlotte Mason described her approach to education in three words; she said, “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.” We’ve already looked at the first two words. Today let’s talk about Education is a Life.
To most of us, the idea of self-discipline comes with a mental picture of a ball and chain. We think of discipline as a taskmaster, forcing us to do what we don’t really want to do. Today let’s change that…
Last week we began discussing the three words that lay the foundation to the Charlotte Mason way of homeschooling. These three words can help guide your decisions about curriculum choices, schedules, goals, and more. Charlotte Mason said, “Education is an…
Many of you are making plans, doing research, and trying to get a handle on upcoming subjects even as you finish current ones. Some of you are preparing to enter those huge (often intimidating) vendor halls at homeschooling conventions near…
Over the past few weeks, we’ve enjoyed a little jaunt through Charlotte Mason’s five categories of habits: decency and propriety, mental habits, moral habits, and physical habits. Today we’ll round out the five categories by looking at religious habits.
Mental habits are different from Decency & Propriety Habits in that they require direct training, not just a good example. Here’s the list of Mental Habits, one of which is in Charlotte’s Top Three (the three habits she wrote about…
Charlotte spent a great deal of thought and ink outlining some wonderful “Habits of the Religious Life” in Volume 3. How have you gone about cultivating these habits in your child’s life? Regularity in Devotions (including Prayer, Reading the Bible,…
Mental habits need to be cultivated “by direct training rather than by example” (Vol. 1, p. 137). How have you tried to make these habits part of your child’s education in your home? Attention Imagining (forming a mental picture of…
The Bonus Features below are related to our book Laying Down the Rails: A Charlotte Mason Habits Handbook. Compiled into this volume are all the habits Charlotte mentioned in her writings with her thoughts and suggestions for cultivating each one.…
Sonya loves to encourage and equip women’s groups and homeschool groups as her family and home responsibilities allow. Here are descriptions of the sessions she presents. You can also check her speaking schedule to see if she will be coming…
As I’ve been studying Charlotte’s writings these past few months (especially her thoughts on habits — but more about that later), I was delighted to find some specific advice she gave about the Christmas holidays.
