The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins

Anne's Author Page on Amazon

Anne Writes

Anne's Blog: Dewey's Treehouse

S1E13: Charlotte Mason Co-ops with Liz Wetzel Oct 21, 2021

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Today's guest is Liz Wetzel, mother of 5 and Charlotte Mason co-op leader
How Liz found the need for a learning community that was sustainable
How Liz came to know about Charlotte Mason's philosophy
Why Liz's family left Classical Conversations for something else
What happened when Liz started a Charlotte Mason reading group
How Liz structured their CM community with a focus on older students
What subjects Liz's co-op usually does together regularly
What Liz suggests for trying to start a CM community of your own

Books and Links Mentioned:

Home Education by Charlotte Mason

Nancy Kelly at Sage Parnassus

Wild + Free

The CMEC

Charlotte Mason in Community

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Charlotte Mason in Community website

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"Comradeship has Duties.–To take one more instance of an affinity–comradeship. Most of us have serious thoughts about friendship; but we are apt to take comradeship, fellowship, very casually, and to think it is sufficiently maintained if we meet for parties, games, picnics, or what not. Public school boys generally learn better; they know that comradeship mean much cheerful give-and-take, chaff, help, unsparing criticism; if need be, the taking or giving of serious reproof; loyalty each to each, plucky and faithful leading, staunch following, truth-speaking; the power to see others put first without chagrin, and to bear advancement without conceit. Here, too, are calls for attention, labour, love and reverence; but again, labour is swallowed up in delight."

Charlotte Mason, School Education, Vol. 3

S1E12: Charlotte Mason Study Groups with Jeannette Tulis Oct 14, 2021

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"It is no arbitrary reward which is attached to the assembling of two or three together; we warm ourselves at each others' fires, and glow with the heat we get. Let but the heads of two or three families meet together to talk over the bringing up of their children, and the best and wisest parents will go home with new insight, renewed purpose, and warmer zeal. 'We shall learn by degrees that education is, like religion, a social principle as well as an individual duty; and, meeting on this higher ground, we shall find out the best of one another as we never should in the common intercourse of business or society.'"

Charlotte Mason, editorial note, Parents' Review, March 1890 Show Summary:

Today's guest is Jeannette Tulis, a veteran homeschool mom and longtime Charlotte Mason study group leader
How Jeannette came to know about Charlotte Mason's philosophy
How Jeannette got involved with a local group of moms
Why Jeannette feels a Charlotte Mason education served all her children well
The different ways in which Jeannette's own community has worked over the years
What types of things the study group has read together
What advice would you give to someone wanting to start a study group?

Books and Links Mentioned:

Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

Catherine Levison

Penny Gardner

Karen Andreola

Formation of Character by Charlotte Mason

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S1E11: Q&A with Cindy and Dawn, No. 1 Oct 07, 2021

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"It may be that the souls of all children are waiting for the call of knowledge to awaken them to delightful living."

Charlotte Mason, Vol. 6, Philosophy of Education

Show Summary:

Today's episode is our first Charlotte Mason Q&A with Cindy and Dawn
What volume should a mother of young children start with first?
What does Charlotte say about asking children questions after their readings?
- AmblesideOnline Exam question examples
- Charlotte Mason Digital Collection
What criteria would you use to decide on a curriculum that will best suite your family?
How do you keep up a culture of narration in a house full of introverts?
What can you do when your child doesn't enjoy reading, especially older books?
How can you motivate students to do as well on written narration as oral narration?

Books Mentioned:

Toward a Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason

Home Education by Charlotte Mason

Mind to Mind by Karen Glass

Know and Tell by Karen Glass

Find Cindy and Dawn:

Dawn's Swedish Drill Website

Dawn's Articles on Afterthoughtsblog.net

S1E10: The Immeasurable Benefits of Nature Study with Naomi Goegan Sep 23, 2021

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"How delicious it is to sit down with a twig."

A Student, as quoted by Charlotte Mason Show Summary:

Today's guest is Naomi Goegan, an Auxiliary member of AmblesideOnline
How Naomi discovered Charlotte Mason's philosophy
What would you say to new moms about starting nature study and going on nature walks?
Why does nature study get so closely associated with Charlotte Mason?
How is nature study foundational to the study of science?
Some thoughts on the posture of a student coming to the study of nature
What nature study elements are the most important in your mind?
What are the potential effects of technology in relation to nature study?
How to prepare for a day of nature study

Books Mentioned:

Cornell Nature Study Leaflets

Find Cindy and Naomi:

Charlotte Mason Education SoCal Conference

Naomi's Charlotte Mason Education MeWe Group

Naomi's SoCal CM MeWe Community

Naomi's SoCal CM Facebook Community

S1E9: Exploring Nature with Children with Lynn Seddon Sep 16, 2021

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"Consider, too, what an unequaled mental training the child-naturalist is getting for any study or calling under the sun -the powers of attention, of discrimination, of patient pursuit, growing with his growth, what will they not fit him for?"

Charlotte Mason, Vol. 1, Home Education Show Summary:

Today's guest is Lynn Seddon, author of the nature study resource Exploring Nature with Children
How Lynn first stumbled upon Charlotte Mason home education
What are we talking about when we say "nature study"?
How Lynn became interested in nature study
What about living in places where it seems challenging to find nature to study?
How do you make time to get outside every day?
What do you see as benefits to nature study?
What is your favorite season in England?
What is a Calendar of Firsts?
What do you use for your own nature notebook?
Why Lynn decided to write Exploring Nature with Children
What about those who feel they are not good at drawing?
What would you tell a new homeschool parent coming to Charlotte Mason for the first time?

Books Mentioned:

Home Education by Charlotte Mason

Ourselves by Charlotte Mason

Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv

John Muir Laws

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Lynn's Website, Raising Little Shoots

Lynn's Facebook

Lynn's Instagram

S1E8: Growing Up in a Charlotte Mason Home with Caitlin Bruce Beauchamp Sep 09, 2021

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"Love, and the service of love, are the only things that count."

Charlotte Mason, Vol. 4, Ourselves Show Summary:

Today's guest is Caitlin Bruce Beauchamp, daughter of Lynn Bruce and an AmblesideOnline graduate
How Caitlin came to embrace Charlotte Mason's methods as an adult and foster parent
What Caitlin remembers most about her homeschool and growing up experience
What subjects were Caitlin's nemeses in school
How narration prepared Caitlin so well for college
How growing up with a Charlotte Mason education informed Caitlin's family life today
A few of Caitlin's favorite books of all time

Books Mentioned:

Ourselves by Charlotte Mason

In Vital Harmony by Karen Glass

Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brönte

Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson

Find Cindy and Caitlin:

Caitlin's Writing at Afterthoughtsblog.net

Caitlin's Instagram

The Literary Life of Caitlin Beauchamp

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S1E7: The Foundation of Narration with Karen Glass Sep 02, 2021

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"The method is as old as the mind of man, the distressful fact is that it has been made so little use of in general education."

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

Today's guest is Karen Glass, author and member of the AmblesideOnline Advisory
What is narration?
How does narration work in the homeschool setting?
Does a child have to narrate every lesson?
When and how should children begin oral and written narration?
Is narration really enough?
When and how should we evaluate narrations?

Books Mentioned:

Toward a Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason

Know and Tell by Karen Glass

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The Literary Life Commonplace Book series

S1E6: Amy Edwards and Tina Mugglin on Morning Time: A Liturgy of Love Aug 19, 2021

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"Even for their earliest reading lessons, it is unnecessary to put twaddle into the hands of children."

Charlotte Mason, Vol. 1, Home Education Show Summary:

Today's guests are Amy Edwards and Tina Mugglin of Blue Sky Daisies Publishing
How Amy and Tina started Blue Sky Daisies
How Cindy started publishing new editions of her books with Blue Sky Daisies
A little more information about Morning Time: A Liturgy of Love
Other communities in which morning time concepts can be used
Why Amy and Tina feel this is such a perfect time for this book
Coming in 2022, Blue Sky Daisies will be releasing a picture book biography of Charlotte Mason by author Lanaya Gore and illustrated by artist Twila Farmer.
Enter to win a copy of Morning Time by using #morningtimeformoms or #thenewmasonjarpodcast on social media posts about the book or podcast! Winners will be chosen Sept. 9, 2021.

Books Mentioned:

Home Education by Charlotte Mason

The Mother Tongue book series by George Lyman Kittredge

Morning Time: A Liturgy of Love by Cindy Rollins

For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

For the Family's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

Links Mentioned:

Blue Sky Daisies website

Blue Sky Daisies on Instagram

Blue Sky Daisies on Facebook

Morning Time printables: https://blueskydaisies.net/resources/#MorningTimePrintables

Grammarland printables: https://blueskydaisies.net/resources/#GrammarLandWorksheets

Lanaya Gore on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lanaya.gore/

Twila Farmer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twilajfarmer/

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