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Anyone use CM with the Latin Centered Curriculum?
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I re-read this book after reading volumes 1 and 6 of the Charlotte Mason series this past weekend. I can’t help but think that the LCC is extremely close to what Charlotte did with her students.
I tend to be in book overload all the time and LCC concentrates on just a few great books with careful narration after a small section–generally just one chapter a week for the younger ages. It also uses nature study for science, latin (we already do that), one book for history (like the Famous Men of…), and several lit books that are spread throughout the year.
I am wondering about scrapping my two core SL-with-a-CM-flair agenda and simplifying with this. It would make my SCM organizer pages sooo much simpler too.
Has anyone else researched this?
We are definitely not CM purists, but the one thing I found with LCC from what I’ve learned without actually reading the book, is that LCC focuses on things that don’t necessarily feed the soul. The fine arts aren’t given as much value as CM. Maybe I’m wrong. You can tell me since you’ve read the books.
I am so impressed that you read all 7 volumes of CM in a weekend. Whoa! I have read bits and pieces of 5 of the books but it gives me so much food for thought that I can’t read them that fast.
I popped over to your blog and I saw that you had used Bedell curriculum at one point. I bought several of the books and used them for a while, but had to let it go since we are already doing history together with TQ.
Please let me know what you figure out. What was your impression of LCC and CM from what you read this past weekend?
Looking forward to hearing!
Betty
Oh, I should clarify–I read volumes 1 AND 6 over the weekend–only two! I would be superwoman if I could read the whole set. 🙂
I love Bedell and still plan on coming back to it at some point. My kids really enjoyed it and with daily narration, they also remembered a lot. I wanted to add in more living books and so bought a Sonlight core on American history. It was going so well that I dropped Bedell, but I still have a soft spot for it and I plan on starting it with my 4 year old. I could cram a lot of history in science into our evening devotions. 🙂
I too found myself pondering the pagan aspects of LCC. So many books that are not edifying. I love latin and my kids have learned so much in one year it is absolutely amazing to me. I can see how latin really covers language arts in a very thorough way. Now if only the book recommendations were not so full of pagan themes! I realize where the author is coming from and he has good reasons for his choices, but I would be more inclined to use more SL books instead of the heavier ones chosen for LCC.
The book does recommend CM style picture study–even links to Ambleside online for info. He also covers classical music in a similar style to CM.
He also has nature study for children K- 6th. I forgot that.
Really LCC is very CM. I think with some modifications to the lit books it could be a very nice CM curriculum.
One thing I did like was how he encouraged slooowly simmering on a book instead of gulping it down. I like to gulp when I read for fun, but if I want the kids to narrate I can see how the slow approach would be beneficial.
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