Charlotte Mason Poetry (recent episodes)

Why is “manual training” an essential part of education for all? Dr. Roger Goodman answers the question in this vintage 1915 article. Read by Greg Rolling. Show notes page .

At the Living Education Retreat in 2017, Mary Beuving told an extraordinary story about how living with less means living with more. It is a story of love. Show notes page .

Ever since it was published in 1926, this article by W. H. Leslie was the standard guide for singing instruction in the P.U.S programmes. Now it’s back. Introduced, read, and performed by Heidi Buschbach. Show notes page .

Liz Cottrill examines the role of questions in a Charlotte Mason education. Does the Socratic method play a part? Show notes page .

Who is the Charlotte Mason method for? Experts and professionals, or ordinary parents? Hear an ordinary mother’s answer from Down Under, 1929. Read by Jenny Martin. Introduced by Paul Hughes. Show notes page .

Her nation engulfed in war, Charlotte Mason had a message for the children. Hear her words from 1915. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page .

What goes into a nature notebook? Art Middlekauff surveys the writings of Charlotte Mason and The Parents’ Review to find a pattern for today. Show notes page .

Interested in nature study but not sure how to get started? Learn from House of Education student C. Cooper. Introduced and read by Nicole Williams. Show notes page .

Irene Stephens introduces a complete scheme of Arithmetic instruction in this classic 1929 Parents’ Review article. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page .

Are all of Plutarch’s Lives equally suited to a living education? Nancy Kelly surveys the PNEU programmes for insight. Show notes page .

Charlotte Mason evaluates the Montessori method in this vintage 1915 Parents’ Review article. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page .

What is an authentic interpretation of Charlotte Mason’s writings? Why is it important? Our defining 2017 article now available in audio. Show notes page .

What did Charlotte Mason mean when she wrote, “What worked even fifty years ago will not work to-day”? Lisa Osika has the answer. Show notes page .

If Charlotte Mason were alive today, what would she do differently? Which parts of her method would she change? Art Middlekauff proposes an answer. Show notes page .

Karen Andreola, veteran homeschool mother and author, explains how Charlotte Mason answers the puzzling question of children’s varied learning styles. Read by Brittney McGann. Show notes page .

H. W. Household explains why he chose Charlotte Mason instead of classical education in this vintage 1930 article. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page .

How can the busy mother learn the method at the same time that she is implementing the method? Brittney McGann proposes an answer. Show notes page .

H. W. Household (1870-1954) explains that Charlotte Mason’s method “is the outcome of a philosophy of education, and you must take all or none.” Read by Greg Rolling. Editor’s note by Art Middlekauff. Show notes page .

Jonathan Cavett’s nature walks with his boys were filled with tension and anxiety, until… Show notes page .

Charlotte Mason explains the true foundation of revival in this 1916 Parents’ Review article introduced and read by Nicole Williams. Show notes page .

What is the relationship between Charlotte Mason’s ideas and the overarching tradition of education? Enjoy this free video resource with answers. Show notes page .

A classical education teacher discovers Charlotte Mason and describes what happened next. Show notes page .

The Parents’ Review weighs in on classical education in this vintage article written in 1949. Read by Jenny Martin. Editor’s note by Art Middlekauff. Show notes page .

Several new resources are available to help you better understand and apply the Charlotte Mason method. Show notes page .

How can an ordinary mother implement the Charlotte Mason method? An ordinary mother shows how. Hear her story, as relevant today as it was in 1927. Read by Jenny Martin. Show notes page .