loved the blog series – CM myths!

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  • February 11, 2010 at 4:50 pm
    Gem
    Participant

    I read in the email I got today that this is the last installment in the series about CM myths. Wishing for more!  I have really enjoyed it and learned alot!  My favorite was the entry on Charlotte and textbooks – food for thought.

     

    Thanks, Sonya.

    February 11, 2010 at 8:25 pm
    Richele Baburina
    Participant

    I agree.  My favorite was “Charlotte Mason Was Out of Touch with Reality.”  It was encouraging to hear of Charlotte’s faith and how she dealt so well with the same struggles we face in our daily life.

    I admit that I started looking at a CM based on the myth that it is merely literature-based.  Many and pleasant have been the surprises as I began — and continue — to touch the atmosphere, discipline and life that make up a CM-education. 

    Thank you for the series.  Well done SCM!

     

     

    February 11, 2010 at 9:21 pm
    cherylramirez
    Participant

    That was an excellent series!  Good reading for anyone insterested in CM style teaching.  I am convicted by her plain living attitude.  I could do a lot of purging, donating and the like to reduce distractions around here.  My house is not cluttered but my mind is due to all the “fun stuff I’ll do one day” I keep around the house!

    February 12, 2010 at 2:44 pm
    Doug Smith
    Keymaster

    We knew the CM Myths would be fun but I’ve been pleasantly surprised with the great feedback and how the posts have resonated with so many of you.

    @Gem, re. wishing for more: We may do more myths in the future but we need to take a break and cover some other things for a while. I know Sonya had a few others on her list that we didn’t use. Ideas for future posts are always welcome from everyone.

    @Richele, CM being only literature-based would be a great future myth topic. We’ve been editing the video from Sonya’s recent Books & Things seminar, which touches on that subject so well. Sonya does a great job explaining how books were just a part of Charlotte’s educational philosophy and the importance of our connections with the things around us.

    @cherylramirez, Thanks for that good reminder. I know I can certainly relate to all the “fun stuff I’ll do one day”.

    February 12, 2010 at 4:54 pm
    RobinP
    Participant

    I’d like to see something about the fact that many feel CM is somehow “light.”  The typical response from those who do not use a CM approach is that we’re somehow not doing real learning, or that it’s fine for  young children but then they have to buckle down and start doing real school.  They envision simply sitting on the couch and reading a warm fuzzy book and not getting into anything too meaty.  But CM is anything but.  Yes, it’s gentle and relationship-building but it’s anything but light.  Our children are learning about SO many things that many people don’t touch on because it takes too much time from filling out workbook pages…

    February 13, 2010 at 2:28 am
    Doug Smith
    Keymaster

    @RobinP, That’s an excellent idea for a myth topic. One of the frequent things we hear from those just starting with CM is that they don’t feel like they are doing enough.

    Sometimes it just seems too simple. Sonya uses a quote in the Books and Things seminar from one of Charlotte’s young students who was asked how she learned. This may not be the exact quote, but she replied with something like “We read, then we tell, and then we know.”

    After you do it for a while you realize just how much your children retain because it’s so effective.

     

     

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