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This small book is a pretty quick read, but it does a great job at introducing you to the educational beliefs and system proposed by early 20th century educator Charlott Mason.  Examples from the author’s own homeschooling experience and implementation advice are scattered throughout.  I would suggest reading this book a number of times, and [...]

* If you are familiar with current homeschooling theories such as Unschooling and Charlotte Mason, you will recognize much of those theories in here!
Basic principles

Follow nature
Uniformity in all things
Continuity sequence and serial order
Practice expression and sense impression
Popular and complete education. Pansophy. Encyclopedic training.

General method

Learn to do by doing
Present to as many senses as possible
Things before [...]

The Education Outlook
We are glad to see a new edition of Miss Mason’s excellent homoly lectures on Home Education.  They are so full of common sense and so well adapted for young women who stand with “reluctant feet where womanhood and girlhood meet,” that they may be safely and strongly recommended. Miss Mason’s ideal [...]

This engaging, teacher-friendly guide provides the latest research on strategies, ideas, and resources for teaching Greek and Latin roots-prefixes, suffixes, and bases. It introduces the vocabulary learning strategies that will improve comprehension and content vocabulary knowledge. Change the way you teach vocabulary with this book and start students on the path to a lifelong enjoyment [...]

Moral Instruction and Training in Schools Report of an International Inquiry …
By Michael Sadler, Executive committee of the inquiry of the
United Kingdom on moral instruction and training in schools
Question:  The comparative ethical value of different school studies - Is it desirable that more practical work and manual training should be introduced into the curriculum?
Reply from Miss [...]

For this week’s Work’s for Me Wednesday (Hosted by Rocks in my Dryer) , I did a tutorial of Google books.
Being an avid reader (and lifelong book lover), I LOVE google books and use it all the time. I get quite giddy even thinking of all the books at my instant disposal. Many people haven’t yet [...]

So you want to learn more about homeschooling?
Here is a general overview of what you need to study up on.
Educational Beliefs / Philosophy of Education
Why do you want to homeschool?  What reasons do you have in mind?  Are you looking for a quickfix for an attitude problem or do you firmly believe in home learning?  [...]

If you educate using Charlotte Mason’s methods of living books, nature studies, and short days, you will very well likely be familiar with her series of lecture volumes called Home Education. Here is an interesting write up I found in the Journal of Education that offers a CM contemporary review of volume 3 of her [...]

Pre-1850s - Many children are educated in private schools or in the home; grammar schools are available in many larger towns, but attendence is not forced.  Parents had the right to choose and it wasn’t questioned!
1842 - Charlotte Mason is born in England
1852 - Massachusettes declares a compulsary education law for all
Mid-1800s - McGuffey Readers [...]

The best thing about homeschooling is the freedom that families have to tailor their education to their children’s individual needs.  Because of this, many people do not devote themselves to just one method - but instead incorporate a wide variety of methods based on their child’s learning abilities in each subject.  For instance, many families [...]

 
Key Mottos:
“Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life”
“Education is the science of relations.”
Student’s Motto:
“I am, I can, I ought, I will.”
Charlotte Mason, a British educator who lived in the late 1800s, was one of the formost leaders in developing the view that all children - regardless of social status or gender - should [...]