I cringe using the word "socialize" when it comes to home educating my children, because really it isn't a problem. Yet it is one of the most talked about topics among homeschooling families. In part, due to those that do not homeschool thinking that "socialization" is a problem for those that home ... VIEW POST
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The Ultimate Charlotte Mason Curriculum List
I love love love the Charlotte Mason philosophy of education. It is whimsical, gentle, rich, and well-rounded, it truly is an educational feast. Personally, my favorite aspect is all of the outside time, nature walks, and nature studies-it calls to me as a Christian home educator. I mean what better ... VIEW POST
Living Science: A Beaver Nature Study.
In our homeschool we practice a Charlotte Mason philosophy of education. If you’re new to a Charlotte Mason philosophy you can read more here: what-is-a-charlotte-mason-education. Within this philosophy science is living, observed, and studied. It often happens naturally when we are outside on a ... VIEW POST
She Believed She Could Change The World
I've been homeschooling my oldest for a year and a half and while I may be new to homeschooling her, I'm not new to homeschooling. I knew when my oldest was just a baby that we were going to homeschool our children. I am the oldest of three girls, my younger two sisters were homeschooled, I was not. ... VIEW POST
Early Childhood Education: Informal Lessons
My last post At What Age Should Formal Lessons Start? may have given the impression that I no longer subject to the idea of early childhood education. Which isn't what I meant nor is it what Charlotte Mason meant. While Charlotte Mason encouraged mothers and teachers to wait for children to begin ... VIEW POST
At What Age Should Formal Lessons Start?
When I had my first child I remember trying to care for her to perfection. I began motherhood with such excitement and enthusiasm it was almost exhausting. I made her baby food, I breastfed on demand (until she self-weaned), I taught her baby sign language, my husband and I took turns reading a book ... VIEW POST
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