Atmosphere of Home Education
Jessica White
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Helping homeschool moms to understand Charlotte Mason on a deeper level.
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S2 Episode 13: Divine Help
We have reached the end of Charlotte Mason's 20 Principles. What a beautiful journey this has been. In this special episode, we have a special musical number as well as a discussion about how we ask…
S2E12 S2 Episode 12: The Way of the Reason
Charlotte Mason's 18th and 19th principles state "18: The way of reason: We teach children, too, not to 'lean (too confidently) to their own understanding'; because the function of reason is to give…
S2 Episode 11: The Way of the Will
Can all of Charlotte Mason's principles be the most life-changing? Must I pick one? Then I pick this one. Learning how to strengthen our own will and then teaching our children how to strengthen…
S2E10 S2 Episode 10: Narration and Repetition
Charlotte Mason's 14th and 15th principles talk about why narration is important and how often we should repeat reading in lessons. (hint: it's never) In this episode, I talk about how narration…
S2 Episode 9: The Curriculum of a Charlotte Mason Education
Charlotte Mason's 13th principle begins to explain what the curriculum should be for children. She starts with three points: The children should have much knowledge, a variety of knowledge, and the…
S2 Episode 8: The Science of Relations
Charlotte Mason’s 12th principle is, “Education is the Science of Relations”; that is, that a child has natural relations with a vast number of things and thoughts: so we train him upon physical…
S2 Episode 7: Education is a Life
Charlotte Mason's principles 8 through 11 all talk about Education being a Life for our children. In this episode, we explain what this means and give some examples of how it looks to have a true…
S2E6 S2 Episode 6: Habit Training
Last episode, we learned about how we might misuse our authority over our children. In this episode, we get to start talking about the respectful and effective tools we can use to teach our children.…
S2 Episode 5: Respecting Our Children
Charlotte Mason's fourth principle adds onto the third. Yes, we have been given authority over our children, but we are not to misuse this authority. We are to act in kindness and respect the…
S2E4 S2 Episode 4: Authority and Obedience
Obedience can be an uncomfortable word for some people. I know it used to be a hard one for me. I wasn't sure if I should expect obedience from my children because I was unsure of my role as a…
S2E3 S2 Episode 3: Charlotte Mason's Second Principle
Charlotte Mason's second principle is: Children are not born either good or bad, but with possibilities for good and evil. God has given our children the gift of choice and sometimes, they choose the…
S2E2 S2 Episode 2: Children Are Born Persons
Charlotte Mason's first principle is: children are born persons. They are entrusted to us to protect and teach and lead in a manner that pleases their Heavenly Father. They deserve respect and…
S2E1 S2 Episode 1: What is a Charlotte Mason Education?
With so much information available on the internet, it can be confusing to know what we're actually getting into with a Charlotte Mason education. I have read her volumes and hope to clarify in this…
S1E13 Episode 13: The power of an idea
Charlotte Mason compared ideas to the mind as food is to the body. Our minds feed on ideas. She said, "Give your child a single valuable idea and you have done more for his education than if you had…
S1E12 Episode 12: Is perfectionism required?
There is a certain aesthetic in Charlotte Mason homeschools these days. You've probably seen it. The girls only wear linen dresses, the children only have beautiful wooden toys, and everyone is…
S1E11 Episode 11 - In pursuit of goodness
In this episode, I tell some stories of people (fact and fiction) who have inspired me. Charlotte Mason said, "Mothers work wonders once they are convinced that wonders are demanded of them." Our…
S1E10 Episode 10 - Variety
One of the main aspects of a Charlotte Mason education is the wide variety of subjects that the students learn. From art and hymn study all the way to citizenship and handicrafts, Miss Mason has a…
S1E9 Episode 9 - The atmosphere of reading lessons
Learning to read is hard work and takes years to master. Charlotte Mason describes the specific way to do reading lessons in her book Home Education on pages 199-222. In this episode, I explain the…
S1E8 Episode 8 - ADHD and the habit of attention
ADHD wasn't diagnosed very much until the mid 1900s. Charlotte Mason was at the end of her life around that time, so it is very likely she never heard of ADHD. But we all know that the habit of…
S1E7 Episode 7 - What is the atmosphere of home education?
Charlotte Mason said that education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life. In this episode, I explain what she meant by the atmosphere of education and what that can look like in a home.
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