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Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Charlotte Mason Boot Camp Has Left Facebook (and Registration Is Now Open)

Are You Ready for BOOT CAMP?? Woot woot! Registration is now open for the Spring 2021 session of Charlotte Mason Boot Camp! If you’re already ready to register, click here to purchase your spot! If you want more details, keep reading! Perhaps the most important change compared to previous sessions is that we have left Facebook. Many of you have been requesting this for a long time; I was just trying to figure out how to do it in a Continue Reading…
February 18, 2021
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
Reading Charlotte Mason’s Ourselves with Many Teens

He didn’t have integrity in how he used his time,” my son added. Like all Charlotte Mason mothers worth their salt, I’d been listening to an oral narration … while simultaneously making dinner and, ahem, only sort of paying attention. But I was struck by his phrasing and his mature assessment of the historical figure in question. “What do you mean, he didn’t have integrity in how he used his time?” “Well, like the book said, he was cribbing time Continue Reading…
February 15, 2021
Educational Philosophy
Spontaneity: What Did Charlotte Mason Mean?

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. — Inigo Montoya Did you ever ditch class in high school? A good friend and I were teacher’s aids during one of the afternoon periods. We were good girls, but when our teacher gave us permission to leave campus — to go “study” at a nearby park — we jumped on the opportunity! It took no time to decide; we grabbed our bags and Continue Reading…
February 3, 2021
Educational Philosophy, Home Education
A Divine Curricular Appointment

Unless the Lord builds the house,those who build it labor in vain.— Psalm 127:1 I don’t know about you, but I am not a grand composer orchestrating my homeschool curriculum. I use AmblesideOnline, which means I mainly schedule a week using assignments planned by Other People. Occasionally I tinker with it. Sometimes this is because a child has already read a book. Other times, I’m combining students. But whatever I do to alter it, it’s not really my creation. I Continue Reading…
August 24, 2020