“Our God is described as ‘the God of Hope’; and we might get through many a dark day if we realize this, and that hope is a real if not tangible possession, which, like all the best things, we can ask for and have.” Charlotte Mason, Children as ‘Persons’ It’s not surprising that Mason,...
“The power to distinguish what must be done at once, from what may be done, comes pretty much by habit. At first it requires attention and thought. But mind and body get into the way of doing most things; and the person, whose mind has the habit of singling out the important things and doing...
There will come a time in the life of faith for every child when they will have to decide for themselves, “Do I really believe this?” In chapter V of “Parents and Children”, Charlotte Mason speaks to us on the role of “parents as inspirers” in “the things of the Spirit.” Her words of encouragement,...
Just two paragraphs into the preface of Mason’s six volumes, the reader is invited to feast upon this simple living idea: “…the knowledge of God is the principal knowledge, and the chief end of education.” What did Charlotte Mason mean by this statement? As Mason educators, do we read this statement with the careful consideration...
“My Lord Chief Explorer, Imagination, deserves a more complete introduction than the by-the-way mention he has had as a colleague of Intellect. He is an amazing personage, with the power to produce, as we have seen, a procession of living pictures in every region open to Intellect. Great artists, whether they be poets or painters, builders or musicians,...
Have you ever thought: “Where’s my guidebook? What have I gotten myself into? or Where are we going exactly?” Perhaps you’ve got a spouse or an extended family member asking these questions about homeschooling right now. This talk is the story of my own process of movement from “homeschool skeptic” and “CM illiterate” to owning...
