Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff This article by Elsie Kitching first appeared in the December 1921 issue of The Parents’ Review. By E.K. The Parents’ Review, 1921, pp. 876-888 “To see a child in itself implies benediction.” —Wordsworth. “What is the P.N.E.U.? Oh, it’s a society for parents and teachers. Yes, but what does it …
Keeping Faith with Natural Law in Changing Times “Like religion, education is nothing or it is everything—a consuming fire in the bones.” — Charlotte Mason, Formation of Character, p. 145 There are moments when a teaching parent senses that something essential has slipped away—learning hasn’t failed; the inner fire has dimmed. The only antidote is …
Walking from Worry to Wonder Sometimes, our earnest efforts to educate our children according to Charlotte Mason’s philosophy seem to lead only to detours or dead ends—whether because we struggle to grasp her approach fully or because life disrupts our carefully laid plans. Instead of following a sure path, we feel like we are meandering …
Breadth and Balance in a Charlotte Mason Education The main marks of a living education are breadth and balance — Charlotte Mason’s ideal. She wanted to give each person a chance of expanding in all directions. Did Miss Mason emphasize knowledge over character? How much emphasis should we place on narration? Is my school out …
Education and the Child Who Is a Person My son Palmer was wrapping up his sophomore year in college. He was near the end of his last pure math class, Calculus 4, and I was there with him to the end, learning with him, supporting him, tutoring him. The very last topic was Laplace transforms. …
So many of us either have already learned or are in the process of discovering that Charlotte Mason provided an incredible system for a living K–12 education. Her thoughts and ideas have been further developed and spread through various publications, retreats, and websites such as this one. But if you have any children who went …
The year is 1921. You’ve just heard about a revolutionary new method of education where children actually love to learn. It’s been developed by a woman named Charlotte M. Mason, who is still living. You find out that the method is especially suited to teaching one’s own children at home, which is exactly what you …
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The November 2, 1915 edition of the Times Educational Supplement included an article by Maria Montessori. Charlotte Mason was swift to reply, and her letter was published in the December 7 issue of the same periodical. Three months later it was reprinted in the March 1916 Parents’ Review. It is …
A carefully selected living book. A comfy couch. Blankets and snuggles. Excellent and attentive narration. Core memories made. Hearts touched. Loving education as the atmosphere on which we build our lives. This was what I thought homeschooling would be like. No one bouncing on a yoga ball. No one interrupting my perfectly curated artist study, …