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

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EP 25: At College with Charlotte Mason Dec 28, 2018

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In today's installment of our Learning How To Live series, we take a close look at what it was like for the students who went to Ambleside and studied under Charlotte Mason. Have you ever wondered what it was like for a governess at the training school? Stay tuned to find out!

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EP 24: The Self-Education of Miss Charlotte Mason Dec 20, 2018

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Today, we're taking a look at Charlotte Mason's personal habits. She was quite the well-read lady, and it turns out this didn't happen by accident. Let's check out what Miss Mason did and think about how we can make better choices with our time.

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EP 23: Learning How to Live Dec 13, 2018

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Welcome to Season 4 of AfterCast! I'm so glad you're here! Today, we're kicking off a new series of episodes. This whole season is going to have one focus: continuing our education as homeschool teachers. To think about that, we're going to discuss all the ways Charlotte Mason and her comrades continued their educations.

But first, we need to start at the beginning: what does it mean to have the heart of Charlotte Mason teacher? How does a Charlotte Mason teacher flourish? Listen to find out!

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EP 22: A Living Reproduction of the Past Sep 06, 2018

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For this final episode of the season, we're tackling some tough questions: why are names like classical education and great conversation so difficult to define? Is Charlotte Mason for everyone? And what does it mean to duplicate a tradition in a living way?

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EP 21: How Education Is Like Sandpaper Aug 23, 2018

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In a Charlotte Mason education, there is no specialization. All students are to study all subjects. The question is WHY? Today, we're going to take a look at some possible reasons using Socrates, Aristotle, MBTI, and some lesson Miss Mason teaches us in her book Formation of Character.

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EP 20: Christian Conflict with the Inklings Aug 09, 2018

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Today's episode is a crossover episode with the Charlotte Mason Poetry Podcast, and I'm chatting with CMP's very own Brittney McGann! Brittney and I read the book Bandersnatch together – it was an excellent read (I highly recommend it) and a great place to start for a conversation about conflict in community.

Join us today as we learn lessons from how the Inklings succeeded … and also failed ... and learn from them about building a healthy community.

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EP 19: How to Move Forward Jul 26, 2018

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So, you figured out something is wrong with your homeschool. Good. The question is what to do next. A lot of us find it paralyzing to discover our imperfections. Today, we're devising an action plan to get moving.

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EP 18: Putting the Generosity Back in Generous Education Jul 12, 2018

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Charlotte Mason prescribe a "broad and generous education" for her students. For a variety of reasons, this can be a daunting task. Today, we're taking a look at one of the biggest obstacles to implementing this sort of education: OURSELVES.

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EP 17: What Did Charlotte Mason Mean by "Short Lessons?" Jun 29, 2018

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If you're thinking that because Charlotte Mason prescribed short lessons, this means your high schooler should only do 20 minutes of math, you're thinking wrong! Today, we're doing a deep dive into what we mean when we say "short lessons."

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EP 16: How to Help Your Children with Hard Books Jun 14, 2018

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It's easy to say that our children should read hard books, but what does that look like in practice? Do we just throw them into the deep end and hope for the best? No! There's actually a lot we can do to help, which is our topic for today.

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