Interviews
S4E49: A Charlotte Mason Journey with Anna, Addison, and Ella Hornstra
Though system is highly useful as an instrument of education, a ‘system of education’ is mischievous, as producing only mechanical action instead of the vital growth and movement of a living being. Charlotte Mason, Home Education, Vol. 1 Show Summary:…
S4E48: Math in the Charlotte Mason Model with Richele Baburina
Miss Mason taught us that ‘Education is the science of relations’ and that a child should feel from the very beginning that his relations with number are opening up to him yet another realm of beautiful and wonderful things for…
S3E47: Christmas Memories with Lynn Bruce and Donna-Jean Breckenridge
Our flesh the Word became, and dwelt with us,And we beheld His glory, as, of God,The only-begotten Son: we who believedKnew glory when we saw it, by the signs—Not of the pomp and majesty of Kings—But Grace, the touch of…
S3E45: Teaching Math the Charlotte Mason Way with Julie Rylie and Tabitha Wirges
Never are the operations of Reason more delightful and more perfect than in mathematics. Here men do not begin to reason with a notion which causes them to lean to this side or to that. By degrees, absolute truth unfolds…
S3E43: Homeschooling Only Children with Kay Pelham and Christy Hissong
The teacher who allows his scholars the freedom of the city of books is at liberty to be their guide, philosopher and friend; and is no longer the mere instrument of forcible intellectual feeding. Charlotte Mason, Philosophy of Education Show…
S3E42: Simply Charlotte Mason with Sonya Shafer
Children learn to grow. Charlotte Mason, Home Education Show Summary: Today’s guest is Sonya Shafer is a veteran homeschool mom of 4 daughters as well as a popular author and speaker and co-founder of Simply Charlotte Mason How Sonya first…
S3E41: Homeschooling in Community with Yolanda Mason
If mothers could learn to do for themselves what they do for their children when these are overdone, should have happier households. Let the mother go out to play! If she would only have courage to let everything go when…
S3E40: Donna-Jean Breckenridge on Updating “This Country of Ours”
Next in order to religious knowledge, history is the pivot on which our curriculum turns. Charlotte Mason, Philosophy of Education, Vol. 6, p. 273 Show Summary: Today’s guest is Donna-Jean Breckenridge, veteran homeschool mom, grandmother and member of the AmblesideOnline…
S3E39: Swedish Drill with Dawn Duran
I will only add, that to give the child pleasure in light and easy motion–the sort of delight in the management of his own body that a good rider finds in managing his horse–dancing, drill, calisthenics, some sort of judicious…
S2E37: Overcoming Fear in Homeschooling with Jennifer Pepito
It is only in so far as Knowledge is dear to us and delights us for herself that she yields us lifelong joy and contentment. He who delights in her, not for the sake of showing off, and not for…
