Nancy Kelly -Guidance for Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool and Life
Another school year is beginning! This is always such an invigorating time of dreaming, planning, and purchasing. As I mentor moms from every different stage of a Charlotte Mason education – from the newbie to the veteran – there is one lesson that it seems I always need to share with them. In a living education, we seek to put…
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I can’t think of a better way to start off the new school year than by taking a class with other like-minded moms walking this Charlotte Mason journey. Are you a leader of any sort in the Charlotte Mason world of education? (The answer is “yes” – parents are leaders!) If so, you might be interested in my upcoming class,…
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At the 2022 Living Education Retreat, my friend Dawn Duran presented her talk, The Thoughtful Citizen: Mason’s Wisdom For Today, and has graciously agreed to share it with you! Below you will find a pdf of all the quotes she shares and you will find that helpful as you listen. I hope you enjoy this slice of the LER, particularly…
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I think you could say that my face is exuding joy in this picture! This was perhaps my favorite talk yet as I spent the last year steeping myself in joy literature. So much thought and prayer went into this plenary – Joy: Mainstay of a Living Education. Listen for the joy testimonies from dear friends that I share. Pause…
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Introduction to Criticism Lessons As you put together your plans for the upcoming school year, I want to share with you a tremendously helpful article! What we have here are notes that Charlotte Mason made while evaluating teachers teaching students in her school. And some of those notes may surprise you! There are lots of teaching tips from Charlotte Mason…
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Moral Development Having looked briefly at what Charlotte Mason included in her curriculum for Citizenship in Part I, followed by magnanimous citizens as the outcome of education in Part II, let us now talk about the moral development of students and how Citizenship as well as the rest of her curriculum contributes to this. As with each of the subjects…
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Magnanimity Let’s continue to look at how Charlotte Mason viewed the subject of Citizenship! In Part I, we examined the overall concept and focused on some of the literature used in this topic. In Part II, we will go deeper with the concept of magnanimity. Magnanimity is a word that is seldom used today. It often accompanies references to citizens…
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I do not remember any teaching that related to Citizenship during my school days in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. In fact, back when I was in the ninth grade, I found myself sitting in the oak-laden, century-old auditorium at the end-of-the-year awards assembly. For the final presentation, the principal approached the podium. He then went on to announce…
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Do you appreciate your routines? I love the habits our family has established that help our days flow smoothly. However, I also feel the need for new ways of doing things or fresh ways of looking at the world around me. At one point, after homeschooling for over a decade, I decided to start our Truth, Beauty, Goodness Community. That…
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