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SynopsisThey're hallmarks of childhood. The endless "why" questions. The desire to touch and taste everything. The curiosity and the observations.
It can't be denied-children have an inherent desire to know. Teachers and parents can either encourage this natural inquisitiveness or squelch it. There is joy in the classroom when children learn-not to take a test, not to get a grade, not to compete with each other, and not to please their parents or their teachers-but because they want to know about the world around them!
Both Christian educators and parents will find proven help in creating a positive learning atmosphere through methods pioneered by Charlotte Mason that show how to develop a child's natural love of learning. The professional educators, administrators, and Mason supporters contributing to this volume give useful applications that work in a variety of educational settings, from Christian schools to homeschools.
A practical follow-up to Crossway's For the Children's Sake, this book follows a tradition of giving serious thought to what education is, so that children will be learning for life and for everlasting life.
Review
Susan Schaeffer Macaulay grew up in Switzerland at L'Abri Fellowship, which was founded by her parents, Francis and Edith Schaeffer. She and her husband, Ranald Macaulay, established and led the L'Abri branch in England for several years. She is also the author of For the Family's Sake and contributed to Books Children Love and When Children Love to Learn.
Founder, England branch of L'Abri Fellowship; author, For the Family's Sake
"When Children Love to Learn is one of the better books I've seen on the Charlotte Mason approach. Elaine Cooper has done a phenomenal job of laying down the basic tenets parents of homeschoolers hold dear: a child must love to learn. Narration, living books, nature study-it's all here. Elaine covers a lot of ground to show how easy it can be to make learning enjoyable. Charlotte Mason fans will love this! Highly recommended for every homeschool reference library."
-Gena Suarez, Publisher, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
When Children Love to Learn
Christian educators and parents will learn how to use methods pioneered by Charlotte Mason to create a learning environment that encourages children's natural love of learning.
Christian educators and parents will learn how to use methods pioneered by Charlotte Mason to create a learning environment that encourages children's natural love of learning."
Modern Miss Mason
For every mother who desires to cultivate a lasting foundation of curiosity and wonder for her children from home, whilst continuing a rich life of learning for herself. Modern Miss Mason is your invitation into an adventure, a call to turn a corner on your already incredible journey of parenting and let Leah Boden show you the fresh face of an age-old perspective on motherhood, childhood, and education. As a young mother and new home educator, Leah was overwhelmed by the breadth of available resources. How to know which to choose? What would best guide and inspire her children? Whose voices should she trust? That's when she discovered the timeless work and words of Charlotte Mason. A ground-breaking and revolutionary voice in education, Charlotte breathed life and beauty back into childhood in a stiff, archaic age, opening the eyes of parent-teachers and the hearts of students--and changing the future of home education. Let Leah Boden show you how Charlotte Mason's ideas can transform your homeschooling experience. She will help you: find methods that you and your children can explore by learning through books, being outdoors, and through living experiences; recognize that each child is unique and discover how to plan their learning journey accordingly; and learn how to practically incorporate Charlotte's timeless philosophy into your home every day. In an overwhelming digital age that can distract and divert our attention from the past, turn back to Charlotte Mason's educational ideas that started it all--and discover what they can do for you and your family.
Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, “The Value of Charlotte Mason's Work for Today,” in When Children Love to Learn: A Practical Application of Charlotte Mason's Philosophy for Today, ed. Elaine Cooper (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2004), 25. 9."
Faith Reads: A Selective Guide to Christian Nonfiction
At last—a resource for librarians who wish to build or develop their nonfiction collection and use it to better serve the needs of adult Christian readers. Covering the three major branches of Christianity (Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox), the author organizes more than 600 titles into subject categories ranging from biography, the arts, and education, to theology, devotion, and spiritual warfare. Award-winning classics are noted. Introductory narrative frames the literature, and helps librarians better understand Christian literature; and learn how to establish selection criteria for building a Christian nonfiction collection.
Cunningham , Loren , David Joel Hamilton , and Janice Rogers . Why Not Women : A Biblical Study of Women in Missions , Ministry , and Leadership . YWAM, 2000. 288 pp. ISBN 1576581837. The idea that women must not be in public ministry is ..."
Pioneers in Early Childhood Education
Rachel and Margaret McMillan, Maria Montessori and Susan Isaacs have had a major impact on contemporary early years curriculum theory and practice. This insightful book introduces students and practitioners to the ideas, philosophies and writings of these key early thinkers in early childhood education and shows how they relate to quality early years provision today. This new and revised edition introduces another pioneer, Charlotte Mason (1832–1923), who saw learning as a lifestyle, rather than a means for passing tests and doing a set number of tasks, sentiments which resonate strongly today. The book explores the influences that shaped the ideas, values and beliefs of each pioneer and clearly demonstrates how they have each contributed to our knowledge of young children’s learning and development. It then examines these in the context of current policy to highlight the key ideas that practitioners should consider when reflecting on their own practice. Features include: Summaries of each pioneer's ideas and their influence on contemporary practice Practical examples to illustrate key principles Reflective questions to encourage practitioners to develop and improve their own practice Case studies and conversations from both England and Sweden to help further the application of knowledge into practice Written to support the work of all those in the field of early childhood education, this book will be invaluable to students and practitioners who wish to fully understand the lasting legacies of these five influential women.
Charlotte Mason: Hidden Heritage and Educational Influence. Cambridge: The Lutterworth Press. Cooper, E. (2004). When Children Love to Learn. A Practical Application of Charlotte Mason's Philosophy for Today. Wheaton, IL: Crossway For ..."
A Village Called Trinity
A "collection of essays, most of which were first published in the school's biweekly Parent News"--Page 4 of cover
When Children Love to Learn: A Practical Application of Chartion of Chartion of Charlotte Mason's Philosophy for Today. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2004. Cooper, Harris. “Does Homework Improve Academic Achievement?"
Teaching Children
An excellent educational approach which naturally integrates a Christian world view and scriptural principles, "Teaching Children" draws on noted English educator Charlotte Mason and the Child-Light approach to learning. Child-Light puts children in touch with fine literature and teaches them through the use of "living books". Introduction by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay.
An excellent educational approach which naturally integrates a Christian world view and scriptural principles, "Teaching Children" draws on noted English educator Charlotte Mason and the Child-Light approach to learning."
Charlotte Mason Summaries
Charlotte Mason in a 'Readers Digest' version. :-) Concise chapter-by-chapter summaries of all six of Charlotte Mason's volumes in one convenient book. This is a print version of the summaries that are online for free at http://www.amblesideonline.org/CM/CMSummaries.html
Children shouldn't begin the kind of education that requires conscious mental effort until they are six, even though they may be capable ... or a moral quality in a reverent manner rather than an attempt to force practical application ."
The Invisible Toolbox
In The Invisible Toolbox, parents will learn about the ten priceless tools that will fill their child's toolbox when they read aloud to their child from birth; they'll also learn about the tools they can give themselves to foster these gifts in their children. Practical tips for how and what to read aloud to children through their developmental stages, along with Do's and Don'ts and recommended resources, round out all the practical tools a parent will need to prepare their child for kindergarten and beyond.
If you enjoyed books like Honey for a Child's Heart, The Read-Aloud Handbook, Screenwise, or The Enchanted Hour; you will love The Invisible Toolbox--from a 21st century Charlotte Mason."
School Education in Modern English: Volume 3 of Charlotte Mason's Series
Volume 3 of Charlotte Mason's Original Homeschool Series paraphrased sentence by sentence into plain English by Leslie Laurio. Thoughts about the teaching and curriculum of children aged 9-12 with details and examples of books, exams, etc. If you prefer to print or read this book online for free, the complete text is also available at http: //www.amblesideonline.org/CM/ModernEnglish.htm
Children educated this way are distinguished by the fact that they love to learn . ... more importantly, they're ready to experience their full share of all the intellectual and practical interests that life has to offer."
The Publishers Weekly
Enduring THE RECENT SUCCESSES of Grant : Memoirs and Selected Letters and Americans in Paris : A Literary Anthology are ex- amples of the way the Library of America is " expanding what the notion of great American literature is , " said ..."
Christian Home Educators' Curriculum Manual
"Reviews, goal setting, what to teach, learning styles, how to teach, planning and record keeping, resource addresses"--Cover.
For Instruction in Righteousness Topical Reference Guide for Biblical Child - Training For Instruction in ... Child - Training by Pam Forster ( Doorposts ) $ 25 spiralbound ; $ 27 looseleaf binder This 300+ page book can be used in a ..."
Parents and Children
Charlotte Mason's classic series on home education re-released at last, with a fresh transcription formatted to match the original. Large margins make this edition a pleasure read or study.
"In the second volume of her Home Education Series, Charlotte Mason collects some articles written for the Parent's review magazine written to encourage and instruct parents."
An Essay Towards A Philosophy of Education (RLE Edu K)
This was the last and most important and comprehensive work of Charlotte Mason, (founder of the Parents’ National Educational Union). For more than half a century the practical results of her original thought on education could be seen in all parts of the world in the Charlotte Mason Method and the Parents’ Union Schools.
A Liberal Education for All Charlotte M Mason . Foreword to the First Edition OUR forefathers trusted of yore to the rod and to coercion for the evoking in children of a love of learning . For the last fifty years we have rested our hopes ..."
Your School of Love
Homeschooling your children can be a beautiful and fruitful experience for both you and your children…but it can also be overwhelming. Agnes Penny, the popular author of Your Labor of Love and Your Vocation of Love, is here to help you along the way. Your School of Love is not a homeschooling curriculum, or a how-to guide, but a spiritual companion that will help you and your children get the most out of homeschooling. Your School of Love is packed with short chapters, perfect for the always-busy homeschooling parent, offering tips and advice on a variety of topics, including: • Homeschooling girls, boys, large families, young children, and teenagers • How to keep up with Homeschooling during pregnancy or with a new baby in the house • How to avoid burnout • How to encourage and balance your children’s social lives • How to balance confidence and humility while teaching your children • Making homeschooling a prayerful endeavor • How to deal with the emotional struggles of homeschooling • And so much more (like how to include fathers, how to foster vocations, how to teach a child to read and write) Your School of Love is lovingly written by a homeschooling mother, and will be your constant companion throughout your homeschooling years, both as a guide, a spiritual reference, and a helpful friend who knows what it’s like to deal with the struggles of homeschooling, and also how to embrace the great joys.
Many Catholic children hear a lot about Vatican II and are confused about it, especially if adults become emotional when ... The Screwtape Letters or Perelandra by C. S. Lewis; The Privilege of Being a Woman by Alice von Hildebrand ; ..."
The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling: Year 2001 Edition
Now even more complete, with updated lists of available resource materials, this manual is your access guide to home schooling- maximizing our family life while providing a quality education for your children. If you're considering homeschooling, this book is a must-read before you decide; and if you've been at it for awhile, it's a fresh perspective, with plenty of tactics for renewing your energy and motivating your kids. With wit and wisdom gleaned from years of experience, Debra Bell sets forth a compelling vision for the joys of home-based learnng and the essential tools for success. The CD-ROM contains the complete text of the book, plus website links and a search engine.
Here's an example of an essay test I designed for a literature discussion group at the Learning Center homeschool coop: FINAL: The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt by Day by Scott O 'Dell Name ..."
Forthcoming Books
How to Love a Black Woman . 176p . ... No Mentor but Myself " Jack London on Writing & Writers . 2nd ed . 224p . ... Desert Queen : The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell : Adventurer , Adviser to Kings , Ally of Lawrence of Arabia ."
The Original Home School Series
This is the complete unabridged and authorized edition of the works of turn-of-the-century British educator Charlotte Mason, with a forward by Dr. John Thorley of The Charlotte Mason College. This six-volume set includes over 2400 pages on education, child training and parenting. Recognized as a pioneer in home education and major school reforms, Charlotte Mason's practical methods are as revolutionary today as when they were first written. These books were out of print for over 80 years until Dean & Karen Andreola brought them to America in while returning from a mission s trip in the spring of 1987. A Charlotte Mason educational revival soon followed. Charlotte Mason s writings reflect a lifetime of experience teaching children and training teachers. Her topics are meaty. Her ideas radiate brilliantly in the thoughts of those who take the time to ponder them. With each idea comes a practical how-to "for bringing up children within the educational life." The power of attention, moral character, the discipline of habit, safeguarding a child s curiosity, is a tiny peek at the topics presented. Although Miss Mason began writing in the 1880s, her principles still apply. Today's homeschool parents are seeing first-hand how wonderfully they work. After ten years of intense study and application of Miss Mason s principles with her own children, Karen Andreola wrote A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning. Now today's parents can see what a Charlotte Mason education looks like in a contemporary setting while gleaning from its many benefits.
This is the complete unabridged and authorized edition of the works of turn-of-the-century British educator Charlotte Mason, with a forward by Dr. John Thorley of The Charlotte Mason College."
The Story of Charlotte Mason, 1842-1923
Charlotte Mason (1842-1923) orphaned and poor at the age of sixteen, nonetheless developed into an inspiring and original educational reformer of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century, a period of great intellectual vitality and cultural change. Enabled through the help of friends and colleagues she founded the Parents’ National Educational Union (PNEU) in 1887 and established the ‘The House of Education’, the Teacher Training College for women in Ambleside in 1892. The clarity and coherence of her applied philosophy of education established the foundation for a simple, stimulating and deeply satisfying enjoyment of learning for children of all ages in countless homes and schools in Britain and the world. In her biography, Essex Cholmondeley draws on her own experiences of Mason’s teaching, as well as her extensive literary output, to unfold her life and work. Whilst she and Elsie Kitching lacked full details of Mason’s family history, a warm and lively personality emerges, able to inspire other people with her own splendid vision.
democratic, uniting the children of the rich and the poor, the aristocrat and the labourer, in one comprehensive scheme of training. She brought to bear on her ... The result has been that Miss Mason's students learn to love teaching."
Homeschool Secrets of Success
This invaluable guide will prove to you that the biggest secret to a successful homeschool is motivation. Because when you choose how to homeschool, there is an elephant in the room. And that's you. You are the parent. But now you are the teacher too. That is potentially an enormous problem on the motivation front. Picture this: What happens when you end up in lots of battles with the kids? The kids aren't interested. They don't want to learn. You are tearing your hair out. This is their future ...Can't they realize that? What if they don't get any exams or qualifications? They will have failed. And you will have failed too. This guide shows you exactly what things you can do in your homeschool to get your kids happy and enthusiastic - and what not to do. Dealing with common homeschool problems like this plea: "Desperate for enlightenment. My kid refuses to do any work" , the book contains indispensable homeschooling help for all homeschoolers, old and new alike. And, since giving your child the best start in life is something we all have in common, you will find the advice here applies worldwide whether you call it homeschooling or, as in the UK, home education. Based on unique experience from one of the few second generation homeschool families and suggestions from more than 8,500 Facebook fans, Secrets of Success will show you: What makes a good homeschool teacher Practical steps to keep your kids motivated and in love with learning How to make a homeschool schedule which works for all of you How to deal with the potential nightmare of homeschooling high school and the responsibility of motivating kids through exams At all times practical, this upbeat guide is essential reading whatever homeschooling method you follow. Whether you stick to a strict schedule with clear academic targets, decide on relaxed homeschooling, or let your child lead the way and unschool, this guide will teach you the essential steps to success using real-life insights from homeschoolers who have 'been there and done that.' With a homeschool son now going to Oxford University and a daughter following an unschooling route as a talented artist, the author argues that most parents misunderstand what makes young people motivated. This problem becomes particularly acute when it comes to homeschooling high school and the responsibility for getting your children through exams. Getting your unmotivated teen on-side is something all parents struggle with. Learning to trust your child and accept what they say - even though you may not agree with it - is one of the homeschooling lessons which is hardest to put into practice. Uncovering the five common motivational mistakes made by parents, the book concludes by proving that the academic route is not the only path to homeschooling success. Drawing on inspiration from leading educationalists like John Holt, Ken Robinson, Charlotte Mason and Maria Montessori, you will find a wealth of practical help so that you can make homeschooling the best and most fulfilling thing you've ever done. "It is time to think outside the box and teach your child to embrace a life of learning. This book will give you the tools to do that." Lisa Vaught "Great book, very encouraging and supportive." Janet
This invaluable guide will prove to you that the biggest secret to a successful homeschool is motivation."
The Big Book of Home Learning Volume 1 Getting Started
Charlotte's curriculum enabled children of all classes to experience books and culture in abundance when in Victorian ... in Practical Homeschooling July / August 1996 Curriculum Suitable for Use with the Charlotte Mason Method At this ..."
The Routledge Companion to Romantic Women Writers
The Routledge Companion to Romantic Women Writers overviews critical reception for Romantic women writers from their earliest periodical reviews through the most current scholarship and directs users to avenues of future research. It is divided into two parts.The first section offers topical discussions on the status of provincial poets, on women’s engagement in children’s literature, the relation of women writers to their religious backgrounds, the historical backgrounds to women’s orientalism, and their engagement in debates on slavery and abolition.The second part surveys the life and careers of individual women – some 47 in all with sections for biography, biographical resources, works, modern editions, archival holdings, critical reception, and avenues for further research. The final sections of each essay offer further guidance for researchers, including “Signatures” under which the author published, and a “List of Works” accompanied, whenever possible, with contemporary prices and publishing formats. To facilitate research, a robust “Works Cited” includes all texts mentioned or quoted in the essay.
These mentoria, such as Mary Wollstonecraft's Mrs. Mason from Original Stories from Real Life and Trimmer's Mrs. Benson ... rational-dame tale, the educating mother allows her child to learn through real-world experience and tough love ."
The Christian
In Miss Mason's own words , “ It was commenced in dependence on the living God , and though faith has again and again ... in spirit also ; for the simple Scriptural teaching and the practical life of faith daily exhibited must and does ..."
School Education
School Education is the third volume of Charlotte Mason's six part homeschooling series, a series that is considered one of the finest ever written on education. School Education consists of Mason's beliefs about teaching and curriculum for children 9-12 years old in home or public school. Charlotte Mason was a British educator whose ideas were far ahead of her time. She believed that it was better to feed the minds of children with living literature and vital ideas than dry facts and knowledge filtered and predigested by the teacher. Mason's method of education shows its strength through its widespread use today by private schools and homeschooling families. It is flexible and includes first-hand exposure to ideas through books in art, music, and poetry, nature observation as the primary means of early science teaching, use of manipulatives and real-life application to understand mathematical concepts and learning to reason, rather than rote memorization, and an emphasis on character and on cultivating and maintaining good personal habits. The complete collection of Charlotte Mason's Original Homeschooling Series includes: Volume 1 - Home Education Volume 2 - Parents and Children Volume 3 - School Education Volume 4 - Ourselves Volume 5 - Formation Of Character Volume 6 - Towards A Philosophy of Education
School Education is the third volume of Charlotte Mason's six part homeschooling series, a series that is considered one of the finest ever written on education."
An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education
A Liberal Education for All Charlotte Maria Mason . Foreword OUR forefathers trusted of yore to the rod and to coercion for the evoking in children of a love of learning . For the last fifty years we have rested our hopes on the ..."
Formation of Character
Formation of Character is the fifth volume of Charlotte Mason's Homeschooling series. The chapters stand alone and are valuable to parents of children of all ages. Part I includes case studies of children (and adults) who cured themselves of bad habits. Part II is a series of reflections on subjects including both schooling and vacations (or "stay-cations" as we now call them). Part III covers various aspects of home schooling, with a special section detailing the things that Charlotte Mason thought were important to teach to girls in particular. Part IV consists of examples of how education affected outcome of character in famous writers of her day. Charlotte Mason was a late nineteenth-century British educator whose ideas were far ahead of her time. She believed that children are born persons worthy of respect, rather than blank slates, and that it was better to feed their growing minds with living literature and vital ideas and knowledge, rather than dry facts and knowledge filtered and pre-digested by the teacher. Her method of education, still used by some private schools and many homeschooling families, is gentle and flexible, especially with younger children, and includes first-hand exposure to great and noble ideas through books in each school subject, conveying wonder and arousing curiosity, and through reflection upon great art, music, and poetry; nature observation as the primary means of early science teaching; use of manipulatives and real-life application to understand mathematical concepts and learning to reason, rather than rote memorization and working endless sums; and an emphasis on character and on cultivating and maintaining good personal habits. Schooling is teacher-directed, not child-led, but school time should be short enough to allow students free time to play and to pursue their own worthy interests such as handicrafts. Traditional Charlotte Mason schooling is firmly based on Christianity, although the method is also used successfully by s
Formation of Character is the fifth volume of Charlotte Mason's Homeschooling series."
A Pair of Miracles
"A parent's gripping journey of awareness, acceptance, and appreciation of her two boys dealing with significant challenges brought on by autism." --Stephen Mark Shore, EdD When Karla Akins hoped that her autistic sons could learn to read and function independently, doctors warned her that those expectations would never be met. She set out to prove that, despite those warnings, all things are possible through God. Laced with humor and compassion, A Pair of Miracles is the heartwarming story of her journey rearing adopted twin sons, each diagnosed with autism and fetal alcohol disorder. This is more than a moving biography from a mom on the front lines, however. It is a powerful tool, full of practical help for parents, educators, and church members working with children who have intellectual disabilities, speech impairments, and other limitations on the autism spectrum. It is also a challenge to the church to welcome and celebrate all the members of their congregation, no matter their abilities. Thanks to Karla's determination, faith, and unconditional love--and contrary to the doctors' predictions--her adult twins are now able to function independently in many ways. They help their dad install pools, do carpentry work, and serve in the church as ushers, sound engineers, and children's ministry workers. For parents seeking hope, answers, and peace, Karla leads the way to all three down a path she's already been.
This is more than a moving biography from a mom on the front lines, however."
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