Method not system, living not dead, spirit not letter, thought not recipes – all these things should be kept in…
Read More
The Habits Pendulum
a gift of fragrant, wild plum blossoms! Habits are important in a Charlotte Mason relational education. They are mentioned as…
Read More
Conversations With Maps
Geography. Now here is a subject that Mason has completely brought to life for our family. Mason states that within…
Read More
Our Schedule, Our Atmosphere
Mason on atmosphere: “It is thrown off, as it were, from persons and things, stirred by events, sweetened by love,…
Read More
Love Affairs in Education or The Thing is the Thing
midnight at the LER – see the big dipper? (Matthew Baerbock – photo) Are you busy planning your school year?…
Read More
Silva Rerum – Commonplacing as a Habit
Some commonplace books from our household Silva rerum is Latin for “forest of things”, a synonym from the 17th century…
Read More
My Calendar of Firsts
It is a capital plan for the children to keep a calendar––the first oak-leaf, the first tadpole, the first cowslip,…
Read More
