The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins

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S8E113: Reading Dante's "Divine Comedy" with Dr. Jason Baxter Jun 05, 2025

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This week on The New Mason Jar, Dr. Jason Baxter returns to the podcast to talk with Cindy and Dawn about Dante as part of a new series of Mothers Education Course episodes
When Dr. Baxter was first introduced to Dante's Divine Comedy
Why Dr. Baxter thinks Dante wrote this work in the form of epic poetry?
How this translation is different than other modern English translations
Does the language and mood of Inferno feel different from that in the Purgatorio?
Why Jason chose the artwork he did for the covers of his translations
Jason's encouragement for the busy homeschool mom in approaching Dante
Hear more from Dr. Baxter in Cindy's summer discipleship which you can still register for here: Morning Time for Moms 2025 Summer Discipleship: Life Together
You can also sign up for Jason's summer class at TheHouseofHumaneLetters.com

To view the full show notes for this episode, including quotes and book links, please visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/113.

S8E112: Morning Time for Moms, Part 7, with Anne White May 29, 2025

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On The New Mason Jar Podcast this week, Cindy and Dawn talk with Anne White, AmblesideOnline Advisory member, about how she continues her own education as a veteran homeschool mom
A little more background on how Anne learned about Charlotte Mason
What kinds of books Anne remembers reading as a child
How Anne realized she needed to continue her own education as an adult
What ways Anne seeks to grow in knowledge now and keeps her curiosity alive
What Anne's reading life looks like these days
How can busy moms use the little pockets of time in their day to keep moving forward?

Learn more about Cindy's 2025 Summer Discipleship "Life Together" and sign up to join in today at MorningTimeforMoms.com.

To view the full show notes for this episode, including quotes and links to books and resources, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/112.

S8E111: Charlotte Mason in the Early Years with Jeannette Tullis May 15, 2025

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In this week's episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Jeannette Tullis about implementing Kindergarten in harmony with Charlotte Mason's methods
What was Charlotte Mason's approach to early childhood education?
Is the idea of modern early education a myth?
What do you do about writing or narration during the kindergarten years?
How Jeannette makes reading aloud interactive
Do parents need a curriculum to guide them through the early years?
How do you choose good quality picture books?
What can parents do to keep records in states where it is required?
Plus: a sidebar about Jeannette's CM Sunday School lesson

Morning Time for Moms 2025 Summer Discipleship: Life Together information and registration can be found at Cindy's website now!

To view the full show notes for this episode on our website, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/111/.

S8E110: Charlotte Mason Hybrid Schools with Anna Fischer May 01, 2025

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On this week's episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn share a conversation with Anna Fischer about the homeschool hybrid school, Canyon Creek Christian Academy in Tennessee
How Anna first heard about Charlotte Mason's educational philosophy
What is a hybrid school?
How Anna got involved with CCCA and later became co-director
What it is like to run the hybrid school
How the school leadership seeks educate and support parents
What are the benefits for the students and any potential drawbacks of this hybrid model?
What does a typical day at the school look like?
How does the school find teachers who are on board with the Charlotte Mason philosophy?
How assessments work at CCCA
What Anna would tell people considering starting a hybrid program like this

To view the full show notes for this episode, including books and quotes, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/110

S8E109: Speech and Debate from a Charlotte Mason Perspective with Hailey and Vivien White Apr 17, 2025

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Today on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn have a veteran homeschool mom, Hailey White, and her daughter Vivien on the show to talk about speech and debate from a Charlotte Mason perspective
How Hailey first learned about Charlotte Mason and her ideas
What were Vivien's impressions of her education?
How did the Whites become involved with Christian homeschooling speech and debate?
How did participating in speech and debate influence Vivien's homeschool experience?
What is the value of joining a Stoa club, and how does it work?
What about concerns about the competitive nature of tournaments?
Is there a benefit for students who don't initially seem interested in public speaking?

To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/109.

S8E108: Remix of Spring Nature Study with Jeannette Apr 03, 2025

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On The New Mason Jar this week, we bring you a replay of a great conversation all about spring nature study with Cindy, Dawn and Cindy's friend Jeannette Tulis
How can moms begin nature study when they have never done it before?
How to find spring ephemeral wildflowers, and other things to look for at this time of year
Ideas for stepping up your nature study game
What are some tips for nature journaling?

To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/108.

S8E107: Homeschooling as a Military Family with Zach and Andrea Vaughn Mar 27, 2025

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On the New Mason Jar today, we are sharing a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Zach and Andrea Vaughn. Zach serves as a U.S. Navy chaplain while Andrea homeschools their four children.
How Zach and Andrea found out about Charlotte Mason
What it is like being an active duty chaplain
What are some of the benefits of homeschooling through frequent moves?
How have you found homeschooling community when arriving a new place?
How Zach participates in homeschooling when he is at home
What is it like when Dad comes home from a long time away?
How do you stay connected and keep communication open when apart?

To view the full show notes for this episode including book links and quotes, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/107.

S8E106: Using Math Journals and Games with Denise Gaskins Mar 13, 2025

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On this week's episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Denise Gaskins, veteran homeschool mom and math coach and tutor
What are math logbooks, and why are they a helpful learning tool?
Would Charlotte Mason have encouraged math games?
How can math games progress as students gain proficiency with them?
What is wrong with traditional math curricula, and do we need to change it?
Denise gives Cindy and Dawn a math game prompt to show how these practices can work
What are some ideas for students with math anxiety?

To view the full show notes for this episode, including links to all the resources mentioned, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/106.

S8E105: Personal Bible Study with Stephanie Russell Feb 27, 2025

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Today on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Stephanie Russell about studying the Scriptures
How Stephanie first learned about Charlotte Mason and her educational philosophy
What is a "clew," and how does this apply to studying the Bible?
How Stephanie came upon this book along with Charlotte's Mother's Education Course
Who was Mary Petrie, and how was she connected with Mason?
How is Clews to Holy Writ set up?
How can a busy mom actually implement this type of study?

To view the full show notes for this episode, including all books and links mentioned, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/105

S8E104: Misrepresentations of a Charlotte Mason Education with Karen Glass Feb 13, 2025

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This week we are delighted to bring you another conversation between Cindy Rollins and guest Karen Glass, veteran homeschool mom and member of the AmblesideOnline Advisory
Karen and Cindy tackle the subject of Charlotte Mason and classical education, refuting some misrepresentations of a Charlotte Mason education
Cindy explains why she has a problem with the current neo-classical education movement
Karen explains how this conversation even came about in the first place
Karen discusses the value of spending time reading and re-reading Charlotte Mason's work
Cindy asks Karen to explain why she believes Charlotte Mason is in the classical paradigm

To view the full show notes for this episode, including quotes, book links and more about our hosts and guests, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/104.

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