When we last talked about sloyd, we explored the principles to be employed while teaching it. This article assumes that the reader understands the principles. There are many ways that sloyd philosophy and Miss Mason’s philosophy agree and complement each other; however, the way Mason used sloyd in her programmes is what specifically concerns us, not …
Ever since I first spoke about Charlotte Mason’s The Saviour of the World at the 2013 CMI national conference, I have been trying to better understand Mason’s program for New Testament studies. In Towards A Philosophy of Education, she provides a brief overview: The higher forms in the P.U.S. read The Saviour of the World …
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 …
Reading through Charlotte Mason’s six volumes, you will rarely come across the word “sloyd,” but if you look through the archives you will find statements like this: “Miss Mason always says she believes Sloyd to be the most valuable and most educative of all the handicrafts” (Pennethorne, 1906, p. 3). So what exactly is sloyd and …
By R. A. Pennethorne L’Umile Pianta, April, 1906 Editor’s Note: Since first learning about it three years ago, the principles of sloyd have resonated with me. This particular article took my understanding to a new level and sent me on a quest to learn more about cardboard sloyd and its importance in a Charlotte Mason …
Like many of you, I feel that this time of teaching my children is my own second opportunity for a real education. As my knowledge of Miss Mason and the work of the P.N.E.U. has grown, I have become fascinated by the efforts and struggles of the mothers and governesses employing the method. I regularly …
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 …
© Lisa Osika 2017 I’ve noticed the term purist surfacing frequently in the Charlotte Mason educational world. And it has me wondering – Am I a Charlotte Mason purist? What does the home-learning life of a Charlotte Mason purist look like? My mind wanders back over ten years of homeschooling my four children. I, who …