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Plutarch, Citizenship, and Charlotte Mason

by Dawn Duran | Jan 29, 2019 | Charlotte Mason, Education, Educational Philosophy, Home Education, Homeschooling, Plutarch

Plutarch is a commonly referenced subject among Charlotte Mason homeschoolers. We know that Charlotte Mason primarily incorporated Plutarch for lessons in citizenship. This was not, however, the whole of citizenship education in the P.N.E.U., and Charlotte Mason’s...

AfterCast EP 29: The Mother’s Compass (with Brittney McGann)

by Brandy Vencel | Jan 24, 2019 | Charlotte Mason, Crafts, Education, Educational Philosophy, Home Education, Homeschooling, Parenting, Podcast

Today, I’m interrupting our Charlotte Mason series to bring you this season’s special conversation. Brittany McGann is back with me today; I hope you recognize her from last season. Brittney has been studying Charlotte Mason for over seven years. Mason’s philosophy...

Mothering a Book Glutton (Charlotte Mason and Gifted Kids)

by Brandy Vencel | Jan 8, 2019 | Charlotte Mason, Education, Educational Philosophy, Gifted, Home Education, Homeschooling, Other Thoughts, Parenting, Preschool, Virtue

The law is liberal, taking in whatsoever things are true, honest, and of good report, and offering no limitation or hindrance save where excess should injure. – Charlotte Mason Not all gifted children are early readers; it’s true. However, comma, from my...

The Read Aloud Stack as Advanced Weaponry

by Brandy Vencel | Dec 17, 2018 | Charlotte Mason, Education, Educational Philosophy, Home Education, Homeschooling

[L]et an hour’s reading aloud be a part of the winter evening at home — on one or two evenings a week, at any rate — and everybody will look forward to it as a hungry boy looks for his dinner.— Charlotte Mason, Formation of Character...

EP 23: Learning How to Live (transcript)

by Brandy Vencel | Dec 14, 2018 | Charlotte Mason, Education, Educational Philosophy, Essex Cholmondeley, Home Education, Homeschooling, Mother's Education

Most AfterCast episodes are read blog posts, but in this case, I used a conglomeration of bits of different posts, so today I’ve provided a transcript of the episode. Enjoy!    Listen to this post as a podcast episode: Are you subscribed in your favorite podcast...

How to Choose a Novel, How to Read a Novel

by Brandy Vencel | Nov 28, 2018 | Book Lists, Charlotte Mason, Education, Educational Philosophy, Home Education, Mother Culture, Mother's Education

(Plus: Get Your FREE Mother Culture Habit Tracker!) Even though I know winter here is laughable compared to a lot of places, winter reading still holds a special place in my heart. It’s definitely cold enough to cozy up under a blanket with hot herbal tea by my...
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