Editor’s Note, by Amber Johnston In January 1919, a writer identified only as M. A. W. wrote an article for the Parents’ Review addressing how and why poetry should be taught. What struck me while reading the author’s thoughts was how timely the 100-year-old observations are for parents and educators today. An argument is made …
Editor’s Note: This week we continue our journey through The Changing Year. For more information on how to use this inspiring resource by Florence Haines, please see the episode entitled “A Walk in February.” We hope this week’s episode will give you interesting ideas for special studies, as well as a nudge to go outside …
Editor’s Note: The August 1906 issue of The Parents’ Review announced that the next month’s issue would “be devoted to the subject of Religious Education in the Home”[1] and would include, among other articles, a paper on “Teaching Children to Pray.” Charlotte Mason was the chief editor of The Parents’ Review, and she often solicited …
Editor’s Note: Helen Emma Wix was a “torch-bearing”[1] graduate of Charlotte Mason’s House of Education. She was born in 1882 in Sydney, Australia and left this world one hundred years later in 1982.[2] She graduated from the House of Education in 1903[3] and by 1910 was serving as a governess.[4] She then served for a …
Editor’s Note: This week we continue our journey through The Changing Year. For more information on how to use this inspiring resource by Florence Haines, please see the episode entitled “A Walk in February.” We hope this week’s episode will give you interesting ideas for special studies, as well as a nudge to go outside …
Editor’s Note: In 1921, H.W. Household was the Education Secretary for Gloucestershire, in which at least sixty-one schools[1] were following the Charlotte Mason method. Household was enamored with the method, but he was not content only to “preach to the choir”; therefore he wrote articles for two British journals: The Teacher’s World and The Journal of …
Editor’s Note: The August 1928 issue of The Parents’ Review was devoted to the 37th annual report of the Parents’ National Educational Union. It contained updates about every element of the PNEU, including the annual conference, the House of Education, the PNEU Reading Course, and the Gramophone Club. One section gave an update on the …
Editor’s Note: This week we continue our journey through The Changing Year. For more information on how to use this inspiring resource by Florence Haines, please see the episode entitled “A Walk in February.” We hope this week’s episode will give you interesting ideas for special studies, as well as a nudge to go outside …
Editor’s Note: J. D. Rose worked in industry[1] until at some point in his life when he opted for a career change. He entered the Matlock College of Education and began an in-depth study of Charlotte Mason’s writings. While a student at Matlock, he had the opportunity to teach young people himself.[2] His unique background …