Nancy Kelly -Guidance for Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool and Life
My friend, Maria Bell, delights in researching the subject of recitation as practiced in a Charlotte Mason education. In the following post she addresses what the teacher should be aware of and understand so that the living subject of recitation will come alive in schooll! Enjoy the delightful letter from Charlotte to the students that begins this post and watch…
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Some mornings I take off jogging over to Island Park where you enter under a gateway that states, “Where Friends Meet”. Alas, no friends are meeting there at 6:00 a.m. The park is bordered by the Des Moines River. A few years ago, a dam was removed and replaced with 2 sets of riffles, rocks that slow the shallow water…
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Truly, except the Lord build the house, they labour but in vain that build it. When the Lord builds, they labour also—but, not in vain. Where is the promise for the edifying of the sober and righteous and godly Christian character, except as we shall labour, laying brick upon brick? We may well believe that, in this manner, the Lord…
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This Guest Post audio is by my friend, Mary Beuving. She has attended the past 4 Living Education Retreats and lives on the west coast, currently Oregon. (But she didn’t receive the longest-pilgrimage-to-the-LER award – that went to someone from China!) Mary is frank, humble, and funny in this talk about trusting the methods of Charlotte Mason in her own…
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I have for you today the audio of my conversazione from the 2018 Living Education Retreat! It concerns courage, a virtue that Charlotte has helped me to understand in a whole new light. Below is the print of St. George and the Dragon which we do a picture study with during the talk. I pray that each of you would…
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Charlotte Mason (1989b) derides “nice little history books for children” that are mere outlines or childish retellings (p. 278). The formidable Plutarch’s Lives definitely does not fit into that category. This staple of Citizenship has been of particular interest to me and hearing others’ personal stories and experiences has been a delight! I want to share with you some of these…
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Prayer is the key to open the day, and the bolt to shut in the night.” – Jeremy Taylor (from the title page) At the 2018 Living Education retreat last weekend, I shared about a new publishing project that met a very enthusiastic response! The story was told during my talk on Parentcraft: Courage Edition and here’s how it went….
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After speaking to a group, I am often asked to address the question of how STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education fits with the Charlotte Mason philosophy. What follows are the main points of my response. Maybe my observations will help you discuss with others how a CM education can be a great approach for those wanting to enter…
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Dear Readers, I have something for your heart, mind and soul today. Angela Reed is a CM mother who I have watched pursue this life with such earnestness, passion, and genuineness – you can’t help but be drawn to her! She is an active collaborator @charlottemasonirl and also posts @athena_amidstthereeds on Instagram. She did the deep work of tracking down…
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