Idyll Schedule

2016
August	Background	Fact Check: Did Charlotte Mason Reject Original Sin?
		The Theological Significance of Charlotte Mason’s Second Principle
	Philosophy of Education	Author’s Preface (pp. xxv-xxxi)
		Book I Introduction (pp. 1-21), Chapter 1 to 4 (pp. 23-79)
September	Philosophy of Education	Book I Chapter 5 to Chapter 10 Section I (pp. 80-168)
October	Philosophy of Education	Book I Chapter 10 Section II to Book II Chapter 1 (pp. 169-249)
November	Philosophy of Education	Book II Chapter 2 to (pp. 250-342)
December	Philosophy of Education	Supplementary (pp. 343-348)
	Parents and Children	Chapter 1 to 8 (pp. 1-82)
2017
January	Parents and Children	Chapter 9 to 15 (pp. 83-167)
February	Parents and Children	Chapter 16 to 23 (pp. 168-256)
March	Parents and Children	Chapter 24 to 26 (pp. 257-290)
	School Education	Chapter 1 to 5 (pp. 1-55)
April	School Education	Chapter 6 to 12 (pp. 56-136)
May	School Education	Chapter 13 to 20 (pp 137-227)
June	School Education	Chapter 21 to 22 (pp. 228-247)
	Home Education	Part I to Part II Section V (pp. 1-62)
July	Home Education	Part II Section VI to Part IV Section I (pp. 62-149)
August	Home Education	Part IV Section I to Part V Section X (pp. 149-238)
September	Home Education	Part V Section XI to Part VI Section I (pp. 238-329)
October	Home Education	Part VI Section II to III (pp. 329-352)
	Formation of Character	Part I Section I to Section IV Chapter 4 (pp. 1-63)
November	Formation of Character	Part I Section IV Chapter 5 to Part II Section III (pp. 64-143)
December	Formation of Character	Part II Section IV to Part III Section I (pp. 144-235)
2018
January	Formation of Character	Part III Section II to Part IV Section II Unit IV (pp. 236-318)
February	Formation of Character	Part IV Section II Unit V to Part IV Section IV (pp. 318-400)
March	Formation of Character	Part IV Section V to VI (pp. 401-428)
	Ourselves, Book I	Preface, Introduction, Introductory, Part I, Part II Chapter 1 to 6 (to p. 65)
April	Ourselves, Book I	Part II Chapter 7 to Part II Chapter 13 (pp. 66-149)
May	Ourselves, Book I	Part III Chapter 14- Part IV (pp. 150-210)
	Ourselves, Book II	Introductory – Part I Chapter 1 to 4 (pp. 1-28)
June	Ourselves, Book II	Part I Chapter 5 to 17 (pp. 29-114)
July	Ourselves, Book II	Part I Chapter 18 to Part III Chapter 7 (pp. 115-202)

 

Introducing the books

We will read the books in the following order:

Volume	Title	Original Publication Year	About the Book
6	Philosophy of Education	1923	This book was published in the last year of Mason’s life. It is the definitive single-volume work on her theory and method of education. We are starting here because it gives us the end-to-end overview of our journey. What it provides in breadth it lacks in depth. Each subsequent volume is a deep dive into one or more specific topics.
2	Parents and Children	1896	Deep dive on parents and parent educators.
3	School Education	1904	Deep dive on the elements and methods of education.
1	Home Education	1886	Deep dive on the education of young children. This was the first book Mason published about here theory of education. She said it “contains the whole in the germ.”
5	Formation of Character	1906	Deep dive on character formation. Some of the chapters were included in the original 1886 edition of Home Education. This volume may be thought of as “Home Education Part 2.”
4	Ourselves	1905	A volume for students. Book I is for younger students and Book II is for older students. The message is timeless and valuable. Reading this volume helps us to be more effective teachers and more faithful children of God.