Comparing the Charlotte Mason Homeschool with Other Approaches

The Simply Charlotte Mason Blog is running a series of posts comparing the differences between the Charlotte Mason approach to homeschooling and other popular approaches. You might enjoy taking a look.
Charlotte Mason Method vs. Traditional Curriculum
Charlotte Mason Method vs. Unit Studies
Charlotte Mason Method vs. Classical Approach
Charlotte Mason Method vs. Unschooling
Also, since we are on the [...]

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The Habit of Calm: Othello and Goose

We are looking at the Parents’ Review article entitled Othello and Goose. This is an easy to read tale of a cat, Othello, and the household that dotes over him, attributing human characteristics to him as they go about their lives together.
One night, after a satisfying Christmas dinner, Othello is inadvertedly let into the cellar [...]

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This week’s Parents’ Review Article: Othello and Goose

This week, we will look together at the Parents’ Review article, Othello and Goose.  I think you will enjoy this article.  I chose it because I think that it will be helpful for mothers who would like to begin to cultivate (or re-cultivate!) the habit of calmness in their daily life with their children.  This [...]

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Disappointed Mothers

Just as our bodies cannot be optimally functioning without nutritious food and healthy exercise, our minds also need food and exercise. Charlotte Mason says that ideas are the mind’s proper food. I like to think of the mind’s proper exercise as being challenging context.  Great ideas can be expressed simply or with the clothing [...]

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This week’s Parents’ Review article: Disappointed Mothers

On Thursday, we will be looking deeper at the article, Disappointed Mothers written by Alice Powell in 1891. I encourage you to print it out and read it with a pencil in hand to underline/jot down comments on anything that strikes you. I would really enjoy reading your comments here on Thursday.

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An Object-Lesson for Teachers

If you are just joining us on my blog, I will refer you to this post. (My blog has recently moved to its current location, but I am still in process of moving all the posts.)  Briefly, in an effort to sharpen and expand my own mind and the minds other women, we are [...]

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This week’s Parents’ Review Article

This week, we will look at the article, An Object-Lesson for Teachers by Mrs. Dowson. Please join me on Thursday for a discussion. I hope some of you will be able to read the article and share your thoughts with us.
See you on Thursday!
Christine

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Hero-Worship

This week we are reading together the Parents’ Review article, Hero-Worship by G.E. Troutbeck written in 1903.
When I first chose this article, I pictured myself beginning my comments with a disclaimer that worship is to be reserved only for God and that, of course, the author knew this, that the word ‘worship’ indicated something different, [...]

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Hero-Worship

Sorry I am a little slow getting my comments on this week’s article posted. They will be up later today. I’m looking forward to your thoughts on the article, too.
Christine

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This week’s Parents’ Review article: Hero Worship

For our Mommy-brain sharpening this week, we will be reading together the article, Hero Worship from the archives of the Parents’ Review. Comments will be posted on Thursday. I hope you will join along in the reading and post your thoughts. I really enjoy this topic.
Christine

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