tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post9083396747584204368..comments2023-05-23T08:30:31.300-04:00Comments on Living and Learning at Home: Home Education by Charlotte Mason - part 1Amy Mazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18052176651841122314noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-83319440995988418652018-11-14T13:56:47.250-05:002018-11-14T13:56:47.250-05:00I think you are right on!I think you are right on!Amy Mazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052176651841122314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-68864775945149662562015-09-23T12:29:26.839-04:002015-09-23T12:29:26.839-04:00I know quite a few very intelligent people who wer...I know quite a few very intelligent people who were home schooled. I think there's something about the bond between a parent and the act of learning that just works so well. Patent Attorneyhttp://www.eip.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-50145541534589357452014-06-13T15:21:24.417-04:002014-06-13T15:21:24.417-04:00It is wonderful that you are thinking ahead for wh...It is wonderful that you are thinking ahead for when your children are a bit older! I am sure that you can even apply some of these concepts to you little ones.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the whole concept of "public trusts." It is an interesting concept! It makes me want to learn more and more about what life was like in different times in history. I look forward to learning that kind of thing along with my kids as they grow.<br /><br />I like what you said about not treating kids like personal property. If that is what she meant, that makes sense to me. Maybe I would less likely to push back if our nation wasn't so opposite of what I want my kids to be =)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your take on it!Amy Mazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052176651841122314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-75714964318360713282014-06-13T15:14:33.851-04:002014-06-13T15:14:33.851-04:00Thank you for shedding some more light on the hist...Thank you for shedding some more light on the history of Charlotte Mason. It sure is interesting that we have the same struggles as she did in her time.<br /><br />Like you, I also lean more toward being compelled by the law. I knew that the gentle nature of CM would be good for me =) I am glad that we can encourage one another in these manners!<br /><br />Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts!Amy Mazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052176651841122314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-13896308632563936612014-06-13T09:00:02.379-04:002014-06-13T09:00:02.379-04:00I love that too! I love how she places so much im...I love that too! I love how she places so much importance on the rearing of children. Our country definitely doesn't do that these days, sadly =( Amy Mazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052176651841122314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-15268491408691074272014-06-09T16:55:02.505-04:002014-06-09T16:55:02.505-04:00I am excited to be a part of this discussion. I ha...I am excited to be a part of this discussion. I have been wanting to learn more about Charlotte Mason Homeschooling. My children are still toddlers and I want to prepare myself to be the "teacher" that God would have me be when they officially starting homeschooling in a couple years. So first off, thanks for hosting this.<br /><br />I wanted to comment on your question about children being property of the nation. I don't believe how you stated it is what she means. Two things. <br /><br />One - In the time in history that she lived, people had a better understanding that they could not live life on their own. What I mean by that is that everyone was dependent upon each other. They were a community and they each had to contribute something in order for life to have the quality to which they were accustom. It is still the same for us today in all reality. However, we have more of an individualist approach, especially in the US. I can see how this would be understood differently in our day since we tend to look at life through the lens of self and not the lens of community.<br /><br />Two - Look at the words she actually uses. "The children are, in truth, to be regarded less as personal property than as public trusts, . . ." She doesn't mean property of a nation, but rather members of society. So in order for them to be healthy contributors to society, parents can not treat them a personal property (like slaves were), but as a person who must be trained to become that influential person in his community. I believe she is right. In our church we dedicate our children. This is a time when parents commit to God that we will be responsible for the spiritual nurturing and training of our child for the amount of time that he has intrusted them to us.<br /><br />I guess my take on this is that she believes that if we train our children just to serve our selfish wants or whims, they will grow up to have little to no value to society. I don't believe she is saying that we have to train our children to be what the nation wants them to be, but rather to be someone who will make a difference in the world.<br /><br />I hope this make things a little clearer and that I have not made it more confusing. Let me know. I enjoy the discussion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13417721227478968403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-7356946274924149012014-06-09T10:30:00.796-04:002014-06-09T10:30:00.796-04:00Thank you for hosting. Lots of great ideas to cons...Thank you for hosting. Lots of great ideas to consider with Ms. Mason's writing.<br /><br />You touched some on the question of Charlotte's culture & considering the period of time she wrote in. As a historian, I find it fascinating that Ms. Mason's writings are still relevant in our home education today, and that many human "struggles" she sought to address in her educational method are still issues and struggles for this day!<br /><br />I see in her writings a struggle between two extremes in her culture: the looking down on children vs. the worship of children. Ms. Mason addresses this briefly in the 1st chapter of Home Education:<br /><br />"That children should do as they are bid, mind their books, and take pleasure as it offers when nothing stands in the way, sums up the old theory; now, the pleasures of children are apt to be made more account than their duties.<br /><br />Formerly, they were brought up in subjection; now, the elders give place, and the world is made for the children."<br /><br />How true and prevalent are these two struggles still, in society today?<br /><br />I am still schooling a younger child and two teens, utilizing the Charlotte Madon method. Reviewing the 1st chapter of Home Education has brought to light a few struggles that need my attentions and prayer this summer.<br /><br />• "The Code of Education in the Gospels" sets forth a few reminders to consider becoming less of a stumbling block to our children. Balancing a home life that neither offends the child, maintains "masterly inactivity" & avoids nagging has been difficult for me recently by raising teenagers. I would covet your prayers in this area.<br /><br />I tend to lean heavily toward being "compelled by the law" and have left little room for grace. <br /><br />In short, I am prayerful reviewing, rumenating and meditating on all of these rich ideas on educating from Ms. Mason. I look forward to deeper discussion & fellowship over these "great ideas". Thanks for tuning in to my humble thoughts.<br /><br /><br />Heather Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459144961838722874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872359089210030417.post-33532336167038068042014-06-09T09:26:04.295-04:002014-06-09T09:26:04.295-04:00I appreciated this quote in regards to mothers...
...I appreciated this quote in regards to mothers...<br />"...They will doubtless feel the more strongly that the education of their children during the first six years of life is an undertaking hardly to be entrusted to any hands but their own. And they will take it up as their profession––that is, with the<br />diligence, regularity, and punctuality which men bestow on their professional labours."<br />A call to be diligent and to work hard as we educate, teach, and train our children!!! Also to encourage ALL parents to have an active role in their children's education and training whether you homeschool or not. My Teacher's Name is Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509765742806161780noreply@blogger.com