Hope – Well and Wisely Fixed
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Hope – Well and Wisely Fixed

“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 Knowledge of God: The Life-Giving Distinctive of a Mason Education
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The Knowledge of God: The Life-Giving Distinctive of a Mason Education

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...

August 25, 2018July 5, 2022by
The Knowledge of God: The Life-giving Distinctive of a Mason Education
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The Knowledge of God: The Life-giving Distinctive of a Mason Education

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...

Outfitting the Chief Explorer
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Outfitting the Chief Explorer

“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,...

August 25, 2018July 20, 2021by
Unpublished Trail Guide
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Unpublished Trail Guide

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...

An Unpublished Trail Guide
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An Unpublished Trail Guide

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...

July 14, 2016July 5, 2023by