S2E27: The Value of Teaching Plutarch with Tom Cox
…the one achievement possible and necessary for every man is character; and character is as finely wrought metal beaten into shape and beauty by the repeated and accustomed action of will. We who teach should make it clear to ourselves…
S2E26: Picturing Charlotte Mason with Lanaya Gore and Twila Farmer
Let me repeat that I venture to suggest, not what is practicable in any household but what seems to me absolutely best for the children; and that, in the faith that mothers work wonders once they are convinced that wonders…
S2E24: Teaching to Special Needs with Charlotte Mason Methods with Karla Areas
The average child studies with delight. We do not say he will remember all he knows, but, to use a phrase of Jane Austen’s, he will have had his “imagination warmed” in many regions of knowledge. Charlotte Mason, School Education,…
S2E23: Transitioning to a Charlotte Mason Homeschool with Dawn Garrett
Show Summary: Today’s guest is Dawn Garrett, homeschooling mother of 3, and Community Manager at PamBarnhill.com How Dawn came to hear about Charlotte Mason after being a neo-Classical home educator What did your transition look like when you started using…
S2E22: Charlotte Mason Through High School with Jami Marstall
We as teachers depreciate ourselves and our office; we do not realize that in the nature of things the teacher has a prophetic power of appeal and inspiration, that his part is not the weariful task of spoon-feeding with pap-meat,…
S2E21: Charlotte Mason and Special Education with Tammy Glaser
Show Summary: Today’s guest is Tammy Glaser, mother of 2 adult children, one with special needs, as well as a founder of a Charlotte Mason private school How Tammy discovered Charlotte Mason and decided it would work well for her…
S2E20: Cross-Cultural Education and Folk Songs with Wendi Capehart
It is by the aid of imagination that a child comes to love people who do not belong to his own country, and as he learns the history of their great deeds and noble efforts, he is eager to learn…
S2E19: “However Imperfectly” with Donna-Jean Breckenridge
But, once more, “This kind cometh forth only by prayer.” Charlotte Mason, Home Education, Vol. 1 Show Summary: Today’s guest is Donna-Jean Breckenridge, veteran homeschool mom, grandmother and member of the AmblesideOnline Advisory How did Donna-Jean first hear about Charlotte…
S1E17: Charlotte Mason Methods in a School Setting with Adrienne Freas
And what a barren and dry land should we dwell in if our spirits were narrowed to the limits of that which we can comprehend! Where we err is in supposing that mystery is confined to our religion, that everything…
S1E10: The Immeasurable Benefits of Nature Study with Naomi Goegan
“How delicious it is to sit down with a twig.” A Student, as quoted by Charlotte Mason Show Summary: Today’s guest is Naomi Goegan, an Auxiliary member of AmblesideOnline How Naomi discovered Charlotte Mason’s philosophy What would you say to…
