My introduction to Charlotte Mason was similar to many of you who started homeschooling before the current era of blogs and podcasts. Ten years ago a good friend gave me a copy of For the Children’s Sake, and we had many discussions about it in the year leading up to our daughters starting kindergarten. She …
Editor’s Note, by Dawn Tull In 1949 Henrietta Franklin spoke on the history of the PNEU during the Diamond Jubilee celebration. She reflected on the various lectures heard over the years. Moreover, it was not only the great and learned ones of the time who gave lectures, ‘simple mothers’ if one may call them so …
What is scaffolding? Does it mean one thing in some educational circles and something else in Charlotte Mason educational circles? Is there anything wrong with scaffolding “the Charlotte Mason way”? Does the concept affect how we approach lessons in a living education? Join me as I weigh in on the scaffolding debate in a detailed discussion with Ashley Olander. …
Editor’s Note: In 1924, H.W. Household visited several PNEU schools and found that narration was not being conducted the Charlotte Mason way. To correct this, he wrote a memorandum to the staff of each school for them to read and discuss. His memorandum offered several clarifications on how narration lessons should be done. But more than …
In 1865, Uno Cygnaeus launched a revolution in handicraft education with the invention of Slöjd, now known to English speakers as sloyd. Cygnaeus (1810-1888) was a Finnish clergyman with a special interest in education. He is known to have studied educational reformers Johann Pestalozzi and Friedrich Fröbel, who inspired him to develop his own philosophy …
From time to time, people ask, “What happened to the PNEU?” There is usually more than just idle curiosity behind the question. The asker is often wondering, “If the Charlotte Mason method is so great, why didn’t the PNEU just keep growing and growing?” Or some wonder if there is an active PNEU somewhere in the …
Este artigo também se encontra disponível em Português. Editor’s Note: In May of 1913, Daphne Chaplin was among five former students of the House of Education addressing attendees at the annual PNEU Conference. Their subject matter: how certain subjects are taught in the Parents’ Union School, with Miss Chaplin’s focus on the teaching of Literature. Her …
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of original articles by Nicole Handfield on the topic of keeping a nature notebook. In my first article on nature notebooks, I invited you to enter with open heart and eyes into God’s Out-of-Doors. In my next article I explained how to expand your nature notebooking …
Editor’s Note: Charlotte Mason wrote: Well did our Lord say: ‘I, if I be lifted up, will draw all men unto Me.’ The pity of it is that He, the altogether lovely, is so seldom lifted up to our adoring gaze. Perhaps, when our teachers invite us to behold the face of Christ, we shall learn …