A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason Podcast

By Liz Cottrill, Emily Kiser and Nicole Williams

Education

What's A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason Podcast about?

Spreading the feast of the Charlotte Mason method of education through weekly podcasts. Join us for short discussions that provide information, examples, and encouragement to the homeschool parents putting CM's ideas into practice in their homes.

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Episode 210: Short Synopsis...

01.08.2021

Of supreme importance to homeschool and other educators is knowing who Charlotte Mason called "The Supreme Educator of all mankind"--the Holy Spirit. This podcast episode discusses the implications of her capstone point in the synopsis, the role of the Holy ...

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01.08.2021 Episode 210: Short Synopsis: 20 Of supreme importance to homeschool and other educators is knowing who Charlotte Mason called "The Supreme Educator of all mankind"--the Holy Spirit. This podcast episode discusses the implications of her capstone point in the synopsis, the role of the Holy ...
12.25.2020 Episode 209: Personal Daily Bible Reading This Christmas Day episode is a discussion of Bible reading, a subject found in Charlotte Mason's programs, but was for the child's personal Bible reading. Emily, Liz, and Nicole discuss why this is an important habit for our children and ...
12.11.2020 Episode 208: Short Synopsis: 16-19 For every homeschool teacher, Charlotte Mason's wisdom on the child's personality is invaluable. This next installment of the synopsis, points 16-19, covers these two aspects, aspects the teacher has an obligation to understand and instruct their children in.
11.27.2020 Episode 207: Moral Develeopment Homeschool parents recognize that there is more to education than academic subjects. Charlotte Mason was careful to ground the teacher's understanding in the moral responsibility of training children. This episode addresses moral development in the child and how to foster ...
11.13.2020 Episode 206: Short Synopsis 13-15 Charlotte Mason's short synopsis of the main points of her educational method is useful to homeschool and classroom teachers. This episode continues through this "synopsis," moving beyond philosophical foundations to determining the curriculum and how implementing it is best accomplished.
10.23.2020 Episode 205: Scale How Evenings Charlotte Mason's training college was unique, but it was not all study and offers some scope for imagination to today's homeschool families implementing her method. This episode discusses the Scale How evenings that were part of the community life of ...
10.09.2020 Episode 204: Short Synopsis Points 9-12 Charlotte Mason distilled her philosophy into some succinctly stated principles, and the homeschool or classroom teacher does well to underpin their efforts by considering the philosophy that drives the teaching. Today's episode addresses principles 9-12, the specifics of what we ...
09.25.2020 Episode 203: Short Topics #4 Homeschool teachers must consider many aspects of education beyond the books and pencils, especially with the Charlotte Mason method. This "shorts" episode includes three widely dispersed topics: the role of the "State," sensations and feelings, and mottos.
09.11.2020 Episode 202: Short Synopsis Points 5-8 Whether you homeschool, or wherever you teach with Charlotte Mason's method, a working knowledge of her synopsis is essential. This second installment addresses the three instruments of education covered in points 5-8. Questions for your discussion group are included to ...
08.14.2020 Episode 201: Short Synopsis Points 1-4 Charlotte Mason summed up her underpinning principles of education in a few succinct points. This episode is the first in a series that will take a related group of principles and unfold them one by one. Find a friend or ...
08.07.2020 Episode 200: News! Announcements! Managing a CM Life Charlotte Mason's method of education creeps into our entire lives as educators--not just lessons. As we enter our 6th season, we celebrate this milestone by reflecting on a number of topics. We share some news, some plans for the future ...
07.03.2020 Episode 199: Multi-Age Math Immersion This immersion lesson demonstrates how to combine children of different ages and levels of learning during a single math lesson with Charlotte Mason's method of teaching. Emily Al-Khatib and her three sons give a dynamic picture of how a sunshiny ...
05.22.2020 Episode 198: CM in Our Homes: Matthew Milliner Charlotte Mason is to be thanked for introducing young children to the beauty of art in school lessons. This episode of Charlotte Mason in our homes is an interview with Matthew Milliner, art history professor at Wheaton, College, whose children ...
05.08.2020 Episode 197: Children's Gatherings Charlotte Mason's vision for children spread throughout the world. A special celebration called "The Children's Gathering" occurred a few times, a holy holiday for experiencing learning together, including with parents and teachers. This episode explores highlights of the camaraderie experienced ...
04.24.2020 Episode 196: Short Topics #3 Charlotte Mason's method of education impacts our lives on many levels. This episode of short topics includes ideas for collections from our physical world, ideas for getting more out of books beyond the usual narration that expands our intellectual world, ...
04.10.2020 Episode 195: Current Events The feast Charlotte Mason spread for the children included generous portions of history, geography, and modern language, but in the upper forms the news of the day was another important aspect for study. How do we navigate the current events ...
03.27.2020 Episode 194: CM in our Homes: Caroline Chermely Charlotte Mason did not limit persons and knew the scope of a child's education was limitless in its potential for each individual. This episode interviews Caroline Chermely whose son was born at 25 weeks causing multiple deficiencies and limitations. Two ...
03.13.2020 Episode 193: The Interdependence of a CM Curriculum" Did Charlotte Mason have a rhyme or reason to her broad and varied feast or, was it just a collection of unrelated topics? Far from a mishmash, the more the whole feast is pursued, in all its varied subjects, the ...
02.28.2020 Episode 192: ADE Book Club: Middlemarch Not only did Charlotte Mason include abundant novel reading in her curriculum feast and reference novels and characters from them continuously throughout her own writing, but she believed they were valuable for everyone--not just students. This week's episode is a ...
02.14.2020 Episode 191: The Home Story Today's episode is a talk given by Liz at several conferences and events. She discusses the role parents play in the lives of their children--a topic much discussed by Charlotte Mason. We hope you enjoy this talk and are challenged ...
01.24.2020 Episode 190: Picture Study Charlotte Mason included the study of great works of art in her regular school curriculum. This episode explores the many options for making picture study and picture talk more robust, richer, and engaging for your children with examples and ideas ...
01.10.2020 Episode 189: Time to Talk Charlotte Mason insisted the teacher not take a "front and center" role, warned against the "talky-talky" teacher, etc. This episode addresses when it is appropriate for the teacher to explain, question, and even present the "oral lesson."
12.27.2019 Episode 188: Short Topics #2 This Charlotte Mason episode is a brief look into some important, but less talked of subjects. Nicole briefly discusses the natural history lists, what kind, why, and how they are kept; Emily shares about the scope of this curriculum--is it ...
11.22.2019 Episode 187: CM in Our Homes: Jessica in SE Asia This episode is an interview with Jessica in southeast Asia as part of our Charlotte Mason in Our Homes series. Living and teaching with this method in another culture presents special challenges, but also provides exceptional benefits and blessings. The ...
11.08.2019 Episode 186: Method of Lessons This Charlotte Mason podcast is an immensely realistic and practical guide for the teacher. Liz, Emily, and Nicole share what Charlotte Mason's principles for lesson preparation and planning are, then discuss how to make it happen. What should we as ...
10.25.2019 Episode 185: Short Topics #! The range of subjects related to a Charlotte Mason education is immense. Nicole, Emily, and Liz each focus on one topic or aspect of her education in this episode: museums, examination rubrics, and what is meant by a "thinking curriculum." ...
10.11.2019 Episode 184: Reading & Writing Readiness This episode discusses what Charlotte Mason advised for the early years, before formal school lessons, in the areas of reading and writing. Emily, Liz, and Nicole share from her writings, the Parents' Review, and their own life experience about when ...
09.27.2019 Episode 183: CM in Our Homes, Ryan Morgan This installment of "Charlotte Mason in Our Home" is an interview with Ryan Morgan, mother of five, wife of a frequently deployed husband, who has educated with Charlotte Mason's method through thick and thin and has not found her method ...
09.13.2019 Episode 182: Visualization Charlotte Mason understood a fundamental skill persons have in learning: visualization. Emily, Liz, and Nicole focus this week's discussion on how Ms. Mason utilized this ability in children to maximize learning across the curriculum.
08.23.2019 Episode 181: Sol Fa Immersion Lesson Ms. Mason believed everyone could and should learn to sing. She employed the technique of the Sol Fa method to aid in this study. This week's immersion lesson is a demonstration of the process with examples of two lessons in ...
08.09.2019 Episode 180: Picture Study Immersion Have you ever wondered how Picture Study may change in the older Forms? Perhaps your Picture Studies have fallen into a rut and you'd like to bring more variety into these lessons. Join Emily and Nicole in today's episode as ...
07.26.2019 Episode 179: Recitation Immersion This week's immersion lesson is recitation. Nicole does real life lessons with her daughters, two of them in fact. Learn about the breathing lessons used in upper forms and how a child is encouraged to read poetry beautifully by listening ...
07.12.2019 Episode 178: Plutarch Immersion This week's immersion lesson demonstrates a Plutarch lesson. Nicole and her two daughters, forms III and IV, share their classroom experience with us, which reveals why Miss Mason considered this to be such an instructive lesson for young people and ...
06.28.2019 Episode 177: Map Questions Immersion This week's immersion lesson demonstrates the use of "map questions," in the geography lesson. We know that maps are important, but in what way were maps utilized in the lesson? What sorts of questions were presented to the student in ...
06.14.2019 Episode 176: Form IA Reading Lesson Charlotte Mason acknowledged that teaching reading can feel like moving at a snail's pace, but that children love making progress. In this demonstration of a reading lesson, Maelle understands how to read, but is still building her fund of recognized ...
05.31.2019 Episode 175: Charlotte Mason Sunday School This Charlotte Mason Podcast episode explores Min Hwang's implementation of Charlotte Mason's ideas in the children's ministry of her church. Miss Mason reminds us of Christ's command to "let the little children come to me and hinder them not," and ...
05.24.2019 Episode 174: Listener Q&A #35 This is a monthly question and answer episode discussing how to interest our husbands in Charlotte Mason's method, how to implement narration as an adult, and how and what can be done for children after school hours who attend a ...
05.17.2019 Episode 173: CM in Our Homes, Emma Buckingham This week's Charlotte Mason podcast is an interview with a college graduate. Liz talks with Emma about her upbringing with Charlotte Mason's method, how that prepared her for her future academic and job pursuits, and how Miss Mason's lifestyle is ...
05.10.2019 Episode 172: Folk Dancing with Sandra Sosa Charlotte Mason included folk dance in the wide and varied feast. Today's interview with Sandra Sosa explores some of the enormous range of possibilities that open up to us when we consider making dancing a part of our education. Her ...
05.03.2019 Episode 171: No Education But Self-Education "No education, but self-education," said Charlotte Mason. What does this mean in our schoolroom, in our daily lives? Listen to the discussion of what we are really aiming for in the education of our children.
04.26.2019 Episode 170: Listener Q&A #34 The April Q&A episode discusses the usual variety of questions: Did Charlotte Mason use textbooks? Is her parenting advice valid? How can we get more rest? Plus, strategies for lesson planning.
04.19.2019 Episode 169: CM in Our Homes, Toni Onks
04.12.2019 Episode 168: Habit Training "Education, said Charlotte Mason, is an "atmosphere, a discipline, and a life." Habit formation, the discipline, is fundamental to our function as persons. Miss Mason offers descriptions of habit formation as well as counsel on habit training. Emily, Liz, and ...
04.05.2019 Episode 167: Method vs. System It is not an exaggeration to say that understanding the ideas in this Charlotte Mason podcast is the most important piece of knowledge you can gain as a teacher and parent. Liz, Emily, and Nicole focus on Miss Mason's use ...
03.29.2019 Episode 166: A CM Charter School Charlotte Mason was convinced that children--all children--are born persons and advocated for "a liberal education for all." This interview is with Nicole Hutchinson who founded and administrates Gillingham Charter School in Pottsville, PA. In this interview, she shares about her ...
03.22.2019 Episode 165: Listener Q&A #33 This month's Charlotte Mason Q&A episode addresses common challenges most families face: how much should the child's preferences contribute to book selection, how can we most effectively combine various age and ability levels, and that precarious balance of the day-to-day ...
03.15.2019 Episode 164: Charlotte Mason in Our Homes, Jenny Schreiner Charlotte Mason's method works in all kinds of homes and with every kind of child. This podcast interview with Jenny Schreiner demonstrates this perfectly. If you have ever felt overwhelmed, just imagine seven children under 11, special needs children, adopted ...
03.08.2019 Episode 163: A Math Teacher's Thoughts on CM Math Charlotte Mason grounded her educational method on definite principles and practices--and the subject of mathematics is no exception. Today's guest, Emily Al-Khatib is a math teacher herself and shares her perspective on the beauty and truth of using Miss Mason's ...
03.01.2019 Episode 162: Creating Your Own CM Curriculum It is an era of independent-minded homeschoolers; is it possible to come close to Charlotte Mason's standards for the feast and the right living books to offer? This episode explores the pros and cons of designing your own program, whether ...
02.22.2019 Episode 161: Listener Q&A #32 Charlotte Mason valued time and recognized its limitations. This Q&A episode considers three questions regarding time: use of scheduling cards to develop a timetable for multiple ages, how to handle a child who cannot tolerate book work for much time, ...

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