S8E109: Speech and Debate from a Charlotte Mason Perspective with Hailey and Vivien White
April 17, 2025
Who can take the measure of a child? The Genie of the Arabian tale is nothing to him. He, too, may be let out of his bottle and fill the world. But woe to us if we keep him corked up.
Charlotte Mason, from Philosophy of Education, p. 42
Show Summary:
Today on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn have a veteran homeschool mom, Hailey White, and her daughter Vivien on the show to talk about speech and debate from a Charlotte Mason perspective.
How Hailey first learned about Charlotte Mason and her ideas
What were Vivien’s impressions of her education?
How did the Whites become involved with Christian homeschooling speech and debate?
How did participating in speech and debate influence Vivien’s homeschool experience?
What is the value of joining a Stoa club, and how does it work?
What about concerns about the competitive nature of tournaments?
Is there a benefit for students who don’t initially seem interested in public speaking?
The question is not,––how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education––but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds his feet set? and, therefore, how full is the life he has before him?
