Charlotte Mason Poetry (recent episodes)

The president of a PNEU branch raises provocative questions about the teaching of classical and living languages in this 1939 vintage article. Show notes page.

Helen Webb lays out the critical importance—and the critical dangers—of habit formation in this vintage 1917 article, reprinted in 1929. Read by Jenny Martin. Show notes page.

Dawn Tull reveals the ongoing tradition of music appreciation in the PNEU in this original article. Show notes page.

Agnes Drury surveys the history and practice of nature notebooks in this vintage Parents’ Review article from 1952. Show notes page.

Art Middlekauff and Ashley Olander answer a listener’s question about how the Holy Spirit affects flexibility and specificity in the Charlotte Mason method. Show notes page.

Charlotte Mason’s sweeping overview of her philosophy, written in 1909, reprinted in a booklet, and now available for free. Read by Joanne Downing. Show notes page.

Dawn Tull traces the development of music appreciation in the golden age of the PNEU in this original article. Show notes page.

Cedric Glover, the one-time “musical baby,” issues a call to develop a “nation of intelligent listeners” in this vintage 1926 article. Show notes page.

Miss G. Swinburne of Melbourne, Australia explains the underlying ideas of the Charlotte Mason method and how to apply them in practice in this vintage 1923 article. Read by Belinda McReynolds. Show notes page.

Dawn Tull uncovers the genesis of music appreciation in the PNEU and traces its early history in this original article. Read by Ashley Olander. Show notes page.