AfterCast: An Audio Companion for the Classical, Charlotte Mason Mama

Are you feeling the pressure to change things in your homeschool because there are new, hip curricula on the market? Or maybe it's the opposite -- you're tempted to hang on to something that isn't really working? Either way, this episode is for you!

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Is YOUR child reading a hard book right now? Is he really struggling? Is your mommy heart going out to him, tempting you to let him drop the book? It's completely normal to feel this way… BUT … before you let him drop the book, let's think through the situation a bit. Sometimes, we need to drop a book. But lots of times, we don't. It takes wisdom to know the difference.

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Children are born persons. — Charlotte Mason's First Principle of Education

In today's episode, we're digging deeply into this principle. What does it mean? What are its limitations? How do we apply (or misapply) this principle?

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I received a couple questions recently regarding AmblesideOnline, Charlotte Mason, the teaching of history, memorization of timelines, and more that made me think of conversations I've had in the past with Karen Glass. I decided to use them as an excuse to have a conversation with her and record it for AfterCast. That's what I'm presenting to you today.

Karen Glass, if you aren't familiar with her, is the author of Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition, and also the brain behind Mind to Mind, an abridgment of Charlotte Mason's sixth volume. Karen is part of the Advisory of AmblesideOnline. She has four children, ages 13 to 27, who have been homeschooled using Charlotte Mason's methods from beginning to end. She has been studying and writing about Charlotte Mason and Classical Education for over twenty years.

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Today's episode discusses something I picked up in Charlotte Mason's book, Home Education ... that IDEAS are the food of the MIND. What are the implications of this? What about when children are limited in their ability to read and discover ideas for themselves? How does this change the way that we treat our children?

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Today's episode isn't about homeschooling, unless you count the fact that it's part of my series, The Low-Energy Mom's Guide to Homeschooling. Life continues, even though we're homeschooling, and sometimes life gets ugly. Let's talk about why that is.

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In today's episode, I have a bit of debate with a chapter in Clark and Jain's book, The Liberal Arts Tradition. I love what they said in terms of philosophy, but I don't think they took the practical implementation of their philosophy nearly far enough. I tried to provide what I think is a helpful push in the right direction.

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If you feel like you're messing up your Charlotte Mason homeschool, the first thing you need to know is that you're not alone. Returning to our basic principles – and remembering that principles and practices are not always the same thing – can help us focus on what matters most.

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Homeschooling has a lot of side-benefits, as you probably know. These benefits aren't reasons to homeschool, but they are good things nonetheless. We could talk about how children are able to get more sleep or have more free time. But are these the BEST kept secret? Nope. The best kept secret benefits US – the teachers – not the children. What is it? Keep listening and you'll find out.

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Why we don't need to rearrange the entire curriculum just because Johnny hates something on the day's agenda ... with some help from Aristotle via C.S. Lewis.

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