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The articles on the website encourage one starting out to slowly transition into CM methods from what we were doing previously. I greatly appreciate this advice. It gives me freedom to learn and grow as we go.
I’d love to hear some of your experiences of this transition time with your family. Would you share what you chose to change first in your home? What areas were your focus? What worked well and what didn’t? What did the seasons of learning look like for you and your children? How did you keep going instead of giving up when it felt messy and like it wasn’t quite working? Any other advice or input?
I look forward to gleaning from all you’ve learned. 🙂 Thank you.
Hi Tracy! 🙂 When I started learning about CM methods, the two easiest methods to start, were using real books and narration. I started that right away. We used living books for science and history began narration instead of work books. As time went on, I slowly added in more and more of Charlotte’s methods. In fact, 12 years later, I am still learning about CM methods and still slowly adding in more of her recommendations. We just started studying Plutarch a few weeks ago, for instance.
I highly recommend you read Charlotte’s original books. I think volume 6 has been the most helpful for me.
Welcome and congrats on beginning to use CM methods in your homeschool! 🙂
I think the key to keep using CM methods from feeling haphazard or like they are not enough, is to work to apply as many elements as possible from her principles. As the children get older, you will find a CM education to be quite rigorous and those doubts will fall away. You will also begin to see the wonderful results of using Charlotte’s methods and that will greatly reaffirm your homeschooling methods. It takes a bit of patience but the outcome is so worth it!
For example, nothing has helped my daughter’s spelling as much as consistent dictation. Both of my children’s love for and knowledge for history grew dramatically as a result of using living books. In fact, I have received a better science and history education through using CM methods than I ever received in my educational experience. I have grown to love history and nature study as well. In fact, I’ve grown to love classical music, great art, science, Shakespeare and even Plutarch right along with my children.
I began to struggle a bit when my daughter started her middle school years. I knew that what we had been doing just wasn’t challenging her enough. I even tried a few textbooks but we just couldn’t find our groove. It wasn’t until we started reading harder books and implementing more of Charlotte’s methods that things began to feel right again. Consistency is also really important. I’ve used a combination of SCM resources and Ambleside Online to find the right balance for my daughter and both have been such a blessing to us!
I guess what I’m saying is the transition never really ends! The more we read and learn, the more we are able to apply CM methods more accurately in our homeschools, and as a result, our homeschools are constantly transitioning and growing to be all God wants them to be.
Wise words and perspective from you both, thank you. You’ve given me courage to be patient with myself in this.
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