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...
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...
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...
by Brandy Vencel | Dec 11, 2018 | christmas, Home Education, Other Thoughts, Parenting
Many years ago, I found myself embarrassed by my children when, upon opening a generous Christmas gift, they innocently declared to their great grandparents, “We already have this!” Kids say the darndest things and all that, but seriously? Not even a thank...
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...
by Dawn Duran | Nov 27, 2018 | Charlotte Mason, Education, Educational Philosophy, G.K. Chesterton, Home Education, Homeschooling, Shakespeare, Wendell Berry
I often write about learning in community but have limited my scope to the Charlotte Mason homeschool framework. The greater community is much larger than this yet is often neglected by homeschooling moms as they seek opportunities for learning for their students....
