The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins

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**The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins**

The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins explores the application of Charlotte Mason’s philosophy to the atmosphere, discipline, and life of our homes and schools. We cover Charlotte’s timeless principles as they work themselves out in our real and modern lives. Interviewing seasoned moms who have cherished Charlotte’s works while raising real children in real families, we endeavor to lay a foundation of hope and possibility for our listeners. However imperfectly.

Latest Episodes:

S11E153: Reading Instruction in the Mason Method with Amy Tuttle Oct 15, 2026

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On this episode of The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Amy Tuttle, veteran homeschool mom of six, and member of AmblesideOnline Auxiliary, to talk about teaching reading with the Charlotte Mason method
How Amy first learned about Charlotte Mason
A little more about Amy's family and their mission work
Why and how Amy decided to create the Discover Reading resource for Charlotte Mason homeschoolers
How parents influence a child's learning experiences
What resources Amy created to go along with the Discover Reading book

To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/153.

S11E152: "If Only We Could See" – Lilias Trotter with Jennifer Trafton Oct 01, 2026

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On this week's episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn are joined by author and artist Jennifer Trafton to talk about her new book, If Only We Could See: Reimagining Creativity, Compassion, and Calling Through the Extraordinary Life of Lilias Trotter
How Jennifer came to learn about Lilias Trotter
How did the Keswick Movement impact Lilias?
How did Lilias develop as an artist, and what was her connection with John Ruskin?
How Lilias' way of seeing the world and people gave her a wider ministry
What was George MacDonald's influence on Lilias?
What Lilias' descriptive writing was like and how it encouraged others to see as she did

To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/152.

S11E151: Morning Time for Moms (and Dads!) with Erin and Kimbell Kornu, Pt. 10 Sep 24, 2026

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On The New Mason Jar Podcast today, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Erin and Kimbell Kornu about their own self-education as part of our Morning Time for Moms series
How the Kornus first came to know about Charlotte Mason's educational philosophy
What were Kimbell and Erin's educational experiences like growing up?
What are some of the future hopes and expectations Erin and Kimbell have for their children?
How a life of family education works in the Kornu household
How have Erin and Kimbell integrated hospitality into their home?
Where can a mom (or dad) start building a habit of self-education?

To view the full show notes for this episode, you can visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/151.

S11E150: Homeschooling with Littles with Cassie Detwiler Sep 10, 2026

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On this episode of The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Cassie Detwiler, homeschooling mother of 5 and Communications Director for the CMEC to talk about managing a homeschool with young children in the mix
How Cassie first discovered Charlotte Mason's philosophy
How Cassie makes the most of the time she has
Ways Cassie implements a Charlotte Mason education in the early years
Some favorite occupations of Cassie's younger children during older children's lesson times
Ways to keep your perspective when facing challenges

For the full show notes on this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/150.

S11E149: Q&A No. 11 with Cindy and Dawn Sep 03, 2026

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On The New Mason Jar this week, Dawn and Cindy have a litte Q&A chat, including more information about their upcoming trip to Europe
How this trip even came about
What are some of the highlights of this trip going to be?
What is the idea of scaffolding, and was it a practice of Charlotte Mason?

To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/149.

S11E148: Time Management in the Charlotte Mason Homeschool with Erin Daly Aug 27, 2026

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This episode of The New Mason Jar features a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Erin Daly, homeschool mom of two daughters, director of a local CM school program, and owner of Riverbend Press
Erin outlines the importance of Mason's principles and the consideration of how we spend our time
The value of different types of planning for time management
How to implement a block schedule in the Charlotte Mason paradigm
What is a logbook, and how is it used?
How this planning method works in Erin's own homeschool
When should parents begin introducing some of these planning tools to their children?

To get the full show notes for this episode, complete with quote and links to resources mentioned, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/148.

S11E147: Pennyworth Publishing with Grace Russo Aug 13, 2026

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Today on The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Grace Russo, homeschool alum and homeschooling mother of 4 to talk about her new endeavor, Pennyworth Publishing
How did Grace hear about Charlotte Mason?
How Grace began illustrating books and started Pennyworth
What kinds of books does Pennyworth publish?
A little about Grace's background with poetry
What is the value of oral storytelling?
How can books be used to preserve the oral tradition?
What is Grace's vision for the future of Pennyworth?

To see the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/147.

S11E146: Homeschooling Girls of Character with Sarah Stonestreet Jul 30, 2026

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On The New Mason Jar Podcast this week, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Sarah Stonestreet of the Colson Center all about homeschooling girls
What is Sarah's family like, and how has she started to see differences between her girls and her boy?
A little about Sarah's special read-aloud times with her daughters
How to help girls navigate puberty and the plethora of choices they must make in the current culture
How Sarah helps her children understand their purpose and place in this particular time through relationships at home and out in the community
How can we raise strong, confident girls who have good relationships with their moms?
Learning to let go as daughters grow up
Embracing the "interruptions" of life as blessings

S11E145: Preparing Boys for Manhood with Heather Martin Jul 16, 2026

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On this episode of The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn are once again joined by their friend Heather Martin to talk about the unique considerations to take into account when homeschooling boys.
How Heather and her husband started thinking about their priorities in rearing their boys to be protectors, providers, and leaders
Some examples of things they expected of their boys and did with them to encourage the character qualities they valued
The importance of boys spending time alone with Dad away from Mom
The unique way in which the Martin family celebrating each son's graduation
Some encouragement for the mom who is worried and troubled about many things

To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/145.

S11E144: Charlotte Mason's Living Math with Denise Gaskins Jul 02, 2026

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Today on The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn chat with returning guest Denise Gaskins, veteran homeschool mother of 5, math coach, and author about her new book Charlotte Mason's Living Math
Why did Denise finally write this book?
How Denise applied Charlotte's principles to teaching mathematics
Why this book includes paintings, puzzles and discussion prompts
What kind of accuracy is the most important in a deep understanding of mathematics?
How can we discern if a child is understanding concepts versus just parroting back information?
Does Denise recommend a specific math curriculum that works with this living approach?
What is an example of what a living math lesson might sound like?
How can we use art in teaching math?
What does Denise think is the key idea of a Charlotte Mason math education?

For the full show notes on this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/144.

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