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We know how Joseph's mind was disturbed and his heart rent (we may well believe), when the angel came and reassured him with word of the fulfilment of that prophecy of Isaiah's,— a Virgin shall conceive and bear a Son and they shall call His name Immanuel.'

Charlotte Mason, Parents Review Article, "The Nativity"

S3E43: Homeschooling Only Children with Kay Pelham and Christy Hissong Nov 10, 2022

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The teacher who allows his scholars the freedom of the city of books is at liberty to be their guide, philosopher and friend; and is no longer the mere instrument of forcible intellectual feeding.

Charlotte Mason, Philosophy of Education Show Summary:

Today's guests are Kay Pelham and Christy Hissong
Kay is a veteran homeschooling mom to one son, as well as a piano teacher and literary enthusiast
Christy is also a veteran homeschooling mom of one boy, and teaches at a local Charlotte Mason cottage school
How did each of our guests learn about Charlotte Mason?
What are some of the challenges you faced with homeschooling an only child?
What did reading aloud look like in your home?
How did you figure out if your child had some learning challenges that needed addressed?
How did you use narration in your homeschool?
Was there anything you wish had been different in your homeschooling years?
How does a Charlotte Mason education continue for a mother after her children have graduated?

Books and Links Mentioned:

The Common Room Blog

AmblesideOnline

Uncle Wiggly's Story Book by Howard R. Garis

Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris

Smart But Scattered Teens by Richard Guare, Ph. D., Peg Dawson, Ph. D., and Colin Guare

SethPerler.com

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S3E42: Simply Charlotte Mason with Sonya Shafer Oct 27, 2022

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Children learn to grow.

Charlotte Mason, Home Education Show Summary:

Today's guest is Sonya Shafer is a veteran homeschool mom of 4 daughters as well as a popular author and speaker and co-founder of Simply Charlotte Mason
How Sonya first discovered Charlotte Mason
How Sonya and her friend Karen Smith started Simply Charlotte Mason
How Simply Charlotte Mason grew over time to cover a complete curriculum
Why it is important for parents to have encouragement and support in home educating
How people can pick and choose SCM resources that work together for a full course of study for the whole family
A little about the Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series
How Sonya has homeschooled her special needs daughter

Books and Links Mentioned:

A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola

Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison

For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

Laying Down the Rails by Sonya Shafer

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Range by David Epstein

Plato's Lemonade Stand by Tom Morris

Margin by Richard Swenson, M.D.

Know and Tell by Karen Glass

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The Simply Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Podcast

Simply Charlotte Mason

S3E41: Homeschooling in Community with Yolanda Mason Oct 13, 2022

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Today's guest is Yolanda Mason, wife and homeschooling mother of 4, founder of the Heritage Learning Center in Charlotte, NC
How Yolanda first heard about Charlotte Mason
Why and how she started the Heritage Learning Center
What is the value of a homeschool community like this?
How narration can be improved in a group
What the learning goals look like in community
What a typical day looks like in Yolanda's homeschool

If mothers could learn to do for themselves what they do for their children when these are overdone, should have happier households. Let the mother go out to play! If she would only have courage to let everything go when life becomes too tense, and just take a day, or half a day, out in the fields, or with a favourite book, or in a picture gallery looking long and well at just two or three pictures, or in bed, without the children, life would go on far more happily for both children and parents.

Charlotte Mason, School Education, p. 33-34 Books and Links Mentioned:

A Reasoned Patriotism Webinar

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A Reasoned Patriotism Webinar with Dawn Duran

S3E40: Donna-Jean Breckenridge on Updating "This Country of Ours" Sep 29, 2022

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Next in order to religious knowledge, history is the pivot on which our curriculum turns.

Charlotte Mason, Philosophy of Education, Vol. 6, p. 273 Show Summary:

Today's guest is Donna-Jean Breckenridge, veteran homeschool mom, grandmother and member of the AmblesideOnline Advisory
Before getting to main the subject matter, Donna-Jean gives homeschooling moms a little encouragement and exhortation
How This Country of Ours was chosen as a history spine for AmblesideOnline
Why Donna-Jean decided to expand and update the book
How Donna-Jean annotated, expanded and updated This Country of Ours
What she hopes this new version accomplishes

It is never too late to mend but we may not delay to offer such a liberal and generous diet of History to every child in the country as shall give weight to his decisions, consideration to his actions and stability to his conduct; that stability, the lack of which has plunged us into many a stormy sea of unrest.

Charlotte Mason, Philosophy of Education, Vol. 6, p. 179 Books and Links Mentioned:

Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason

This Country of Ours, Vol.1 by H.E. Marshall: Annotated, Expanded and Updated by Donna-Jean Breckenridge

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Dawn's Citizenship Webinar: A Reasoned Patriotism

Donna-Jean's Facebook

Donna-Jean's Instagram

Donna-Jean on MeWe

S3E39: Swedish Drill with Dawn Duran Sep 15, 2022

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This week Dawn Duran joins Cindy to discuss the value and practice of Swedish Drill
How Dawn first learned about Charlotte Mason
What exactly is Swedish Drill?
What is the connection between Swedish Drill and Charlotte Mason?
What are the benefits of Swedish Drill in the school day?
How did you develop your Swedish Drill Revisited materials?
What ages can do Swedish Drill?
Can this be done in groups or at home with just one or two children?

I will only add, that to give the child pleasure in light and easy motion–the sort of delight in the management of his own body that a good rider finds in managing his horse–dancing, drill, calisthenics, some sort of judicious physical exercise, should make part of every day's routine. Swedish drill is especially valuable, and many of the exercises are quite suitable for the nursery. Certain moral qualities come into play in alert movements, eye-to-eye attention, prompt and intelligent replies; but it often happens that good children fail in these points for want of physical training.

Charlotte Mason, Vol. 1, Home Education Books and Links Mentioned:

Home Education by Charlotte Mason

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Dawn's Swedish Drill Website

Dawn's Articles on Afterthoughtsblog.net

S3E38: A Tribute to Wendi Capehart Sep 01, 2022

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Our aim in education is to give a full life…. We owe it to them to initiate an immense number of interests…. Life should be all living, and not merely a tedious passing of time; not all doing or all feeling or all thinking – the strain would be too great – but, all living; that is to say, we should be in touch wherever we go, whatever we hear, whatever we see, with some manner of vital interest.

Charlotte Mason, School Education, pg. 170 Show Summary:

Today's episode is dedicated to remembering Wendi Capehart with special memorial messages from a few of her friends
Dawn's memories of Wendi
How Cindy got to know Wendi
Wendi's other friends featured in this episode:
- Anne White
- Bethany Yoder
- Brandy Vencel
- Donna-Jean Breckenridge
- Jeannette Tulis
- Kathy Livingston
- Kay Pelham
- Lynn Bruce
- Naomi Goegan
- Phyllis Hunsucker
Wendi's favorite hymns and folk songs heard in this episode:
- What a Friend We Have In Jesus
- I Gave My Love a Cherry
- Anywhere with Jesus
- Froggy Went a Courtin'
- O, Sacred Head Now Wounded
- John the Rabbit
- There's Not A Friend (No, Not One)
- The Wellerman
- The Happy Wanderer

Books and Links Mentioned:

School Education by Charlotte Mason

A Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason

Ourselves by Charlotte Mason

Murder Fantastical by Patricia Moyes

The Bears of Blue River by Charles Major

AmblesideOnline

Wendi's Blog

Episode 20 with Wendi

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S2E37: Overcoming Fear in Homeschooling with Jennifer Pepito Jul 28, 2022

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It is only in so far as Knowledge is dear to us and delights us for herself that she yields us lifelong joy and contentment. He who delights in her, not for the sake of showing off, and not for the sake of excelling others, but just because she is so worthy to be loved, cannot be unhappy.

Charlotte Mason, Ourselves, Book I Show Summary:

Today's guest is Jennifer Pepito, veteran homeschool mom, author, podcast host and creator of The Peaceful Press
How Jennifer first heard about Charlotte Mason
Some of the hightlights of Jennifer's homeschooling journey
What is one of the books that you have connected with the most in your homeschooling?
How do you make space for reading aloud together as as family?
How Jennifer's book came out of her own parenting fears

Books and Links Mentioned:

Mothering by the Book by Jennifer Pepito

Ourselves by Charlotte Mason

For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

Hero Education by Oliver DeMille

Mere Motherhood by Cindy Rollins

The Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola

In Vital Harmony by Karen Glass

For the Family's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

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Learning How to Learn Course

S2E36: Adapting Charlotte Mason Methods for the Dyslexic Student with Marcela Best Jul 21, 2022

Show notes

God the Holy Spirit is himself, personally, the imparter of knowledge, the instructor of youth, the inspirer of genius…. every fruitful idea, every original conception whether in Euclid or grammar or music was a direct inspiration from the Holy Spirit.

Charlotte Mason, Parents and children, Vol. 2 Show Summary:

Today's guest is Marcela Best, homeschooling mother of 5 children
How Marcela started learning about Charlotte Mason
The types of special needs Marcela's children have
How Marcela adapted the process of written narration for her dyslexic son
The technology solutions that Marcela found helpful
What aspects of the Charlotte Mason method are ideal for dyslexic students
How Marcela continues expanding her students' narration and composition skills
How modern brain research backs up Charlotte Mason's educational ideas
Why Marcela believes all children can benefit from a Charlotte Mason education

Books and Links Mentioned:

For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

Mere Motherhood by Cindy Rollins

Know and Tell by Karen Glass

Uncommon Sense Teaching by Barbara Oakley

The Pomodoro Technique by Francesco Cirillo

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Atomic Habits by James Clear

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The CMEC (Charlotte Mason Educational Center)

S2E35: Large Family Life and Charlotte Mason with Heather Tully Jul 07, 2022

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Today's guest is Heather Tully, wife, homeschooling mother of 10 children, and photographer of everyday life
How Heather first came to hear about Charlotte Mason and made the transition from a neo-classical model
How Heather manages many different ages of children by combining into forms
What Heather's family gathering time has looked like over the years
How group narrations work in Heather's family
What a typical school day looks like in the Tully household
Heather's take on transitioning kids to college
Heather's words of encouragement for all mothers

Books and Links Mentioned:

Gather: Exploring the Wonder, Wisdom, & Worship of Learning at Home by Pam Barnhill and Heather Tully

Genevieve Foster

Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall

This Country of Ours by H. E. Marshall

AmblesideOnline

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