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On Tuesday we shared Agnes Drury’s wonderful 1927 On Tuesday we shared Agnes Drury’s wonderful 1927 article on handicrafts. I have always been a fan of Miss Drury, and I appreciate Essex Cholmondeley’s assessment that Drury “was whole-heartedly faithful to the teaching of Charlotte Mason.” In 1916 when Charlotte Mason first uttered the words “I can only point to the unusual results we obtain through adhering not ‘more or less,’ but strictly to the principles and practices I have indicated,” she had a co-presenter with her. Charlotte Mason spoke on the principles. And Agnes Drury spoke on the practices. Agnes Drury is a name I can trust. That’s why I was so struck by a letter Drury wrote to the editor of the Parents’ Review (also in 1927), four years after Mason’s death. It’s a letter that challenged me and I quoted from it in my 2025 presentation entitled “Trusting the Method.” What does it mean to faithful to the teaching of Charlotte Mason in 1927? How about 2027? We’ve transcribed her whole letter so you can read it now at the profile link. @artmiddlekauff . . . . . . . . . #parentsreview #charlottemasonphilosophy #trustingthemethod #charlottemason #charlottemasonpoetry
Wild privet is considered an invasive shrub in Nor Wild privet is considered an invasive shrub in North America, but it’s also one of the most beautiful plants year-round. It has white trumpet-shaped flowers, leathery green leaves, and dark purple berries. If you want to catch sight of birds in late winter and early spring, you might find them eating privet berries. They’re considered bird “junk food” due to their low nutrient & high carb content, but are a good fallback when native berries have all been eaten. They’re toxic to humans and pets, though. @rbaburina . . . . . . . . . #wildprivet #naturewalk #naturejournal #naturejournalingwithkids #charlottemasonnaturestudy
What reason is there to teach handicrafts in an ag What reason is there to teach handicrafts in an age of technology? At one time, the work of one’s hands supplied the needs of one’s life. But for the child of today, “his needs are chiefly supplied from shops and he is hardly aware that everything he uses has been made for him by someone who fed a machine.” This observation was made by Agnes Drury in 1927. But she also observed that handicrafts have a value that transcends the utilitarian. She observed that the ability to create with our hands is part of our “inheritance as human beings” and that no child should “be deprived of it.” Drury was the Senior Handicraft Teacher at the House of Education. Her article skillfully lays out the why, when, and how of handicrafts. Covering everything from paper sloyd to wood-carving, it is a must-read for understanding this essential element of a Charlotte Mason education. Find it at the profile link. @artmiddlekauff
“It is only as we rise higher we breathe more free “It is only as we rise higher we breathe more freely; it is only as years advance we find out that a mother’s power depends not on cleverness, ability, or gifts, but on love and faith. It matters much more to your children what you are than what you do. You fear to find your head under water, at the pace of higher education! The young ones learn so much you never learnt! It matters not. If you are in sympathy with them, if they know it, and see you to be single-minded, honest, painstaking, religious, you cannot lose your hold over them, you have all that is needed for success in your work. Only you must believe it. Believe in the power of your eye, your smile, your voice, your hand, and, above all, your heart. Let your children find in you a large haven of peace—the gates of the harbour always open—the waters within always at rest.” (“Child Nature”, PR3) @tessakeath
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