Editor’s Note: I have a confession to make. I don’t really know what I’m doing. I have read Miss Mason’s books and studied many Parents’ Review articles, but I don’t have the experience of teaching a child all the way through high school. My oldest child is nine and I have never homeschooled fourth grade. This …
Editor’s Note: When Charlotte Mason was laid to rest in the grounds of her home church of St. Mary’s in Ambleside, the Rev. Francis Lewis assisted at the burial service. Charlotte Mason had named only two individuals to execute her will. The first was her close friend Henrietta Franklin; the second was Rev. Lewis. Lewis had also …
Editor’s Note: Margaret McMillan (1860-1931) devoted her life to the underprivileged children of England. In 1894, she was elected to the Bradford School Board where she obtained a platform to influence social policy. She wrote many books and pamphlets which spoke out against child labor and other harmful practices. In May of 1898, while still serving on …
Editor’s note: Eleanor Frost graduated from Charlotte Mason’s House of Education in 1912. Her senior portfolio was evaluated by Rev. Thorley who wrote, “A very excellent book, with beautiful Drawings. The notes are full of interest.” Less than six months after her graduation, she was invited to speak at the 17th annual PNEU Conference in May, …
Editor’s Note: Many parents nowadays find it difficult to homeschool, keep up with chores, and manage a household, all without professional help. It can be tempting to dismiss the PNEU heritage and say that “those” parents were rich and privileged, with governesses and staff to help them. But the fact is that many pioneers of …
South India By Mrs. Senior The Parents’ Review, 1919, pp. 303-307 Editor’s Note: Many of the teachers-in-training at the House of Education were governesses. Does this mean that Charlotte Mason’s method can only be implemented faithfully by families with governesses? Not at all! Read this wonderful testimony from a mother in 1919 who implemented Mason’s method on her …
By The Ven. Archdeacon Blunt, D.D. Vicar of Scarborough, &c. Editor’s note: This article appeared in the opening pages of the December, 1890 issue of The Parents’ Review, in the first year of the magazine’s existence. Written by Richard Frederick Lefevre Blunt, the article was first read by him as a paper before the Church …
Editor’s Note Essex Cholmondeley describes a special event that took place in 1916: A conference earlier in the year [1916] had been held at Bingley. Here papers were read: ‘Theory’ by Miss Mason and ‘Practice’ by Miss A. C. Drury. These were published and appeared as ‘A Liberal Education for All,’ copies being sent to …