What I desire to set before the reader is a method of education based upon natural law.(Mason, 1955, p. 3)…
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Weed It And Reap
Our house and carriage house when it was first built 125 years ago. As recently as fourteen years ago when…
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The Way of the Will Chart
“He…measures Esau with a considering eye, finds him more attractive than Jacob who yet wins higher approval; perceives that Esau…
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The Single Eye
What are some of the purposes of education? I can think of many, but fortifying the will doesn’t immediately spring…
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When Adults Love to Learn: Flowing Streams or Stagnant Pools
Do you love what you do? If you are a teacher, do you model a genuine love of learning to…
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High Schoolers as Persons
My friend Sandy and I have been having a discussion about high school students. Her oldest is just entering this…
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Classical? Constructivist? Core Knowledge? or Confused?
About three years ago, my family was talking about the classical education model and the three stages of the trivium…
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The Godward Movement of the Large Room
One of the things that is so refreshing about Charlotte Mason’s writings is her biblical literacy. If she could write…
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Boys Run to Seed
I hate to admit it, but being a city girl who never met a farmer until she went to college,…
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The Stress of Education
Once a month we meet for our Charlotte Mason Book Discussion Group. I’d call it a support group, but that…
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Great Books and Great Ideas – Why Bother?
A few years ago, when Tree and Little Jack were still in high school, a popular speaker and author was…
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Plants of Renown
This photo was snapped by Marit last summer. The blue dazzles me every time I look at it. You can…
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