CMP Review 2025-10-02

October 2, 2025

Browsing through a bound volume of the 1920 Parents’ Review, I was surprised and delighted to come across a loose leaf of paper. It was a letter from Henrietta Franklin to the members of the PNEU urging them to spread the word about the organization.

Although the PNEU no longer exists, the five suggestions given by Mrs. Franklin are surprisingly relevant. They include arranging meetings where people can hear about the principles and getting local teachers interested in the method. My favorite, however, is number 4:

Arranging Reading Circles and Discussion Meetings when the books of the Founder of the P.N.E.U., Miss C. M. Mason, and the pamphlets published by the P.N.E.U. can be read and discussed.

This last suggestion can be applied as written even though a century has passed. Charlotte Mason’s books and many of the pamphlets are available on the Charlotte Mason Poetry website for free. We also have a reading schedule to get through the volumes in 2 years. All that is needed is what Mrs. Franklin asked for: people to organize meetings and invite newcomers to attend. Will you heed the call?

@artmiddlekauff