The following article is from the May 1914 issue of the L’Umile Pianta. The topic is truthfulness, written by an ex-student of Charlotte Mason’s teacher training course. HOW TO HELP UNTRUTHFUL CHILDREN TO BECOME TRUTHFUL. I cannot think now why I ever undertook to write this paper. The more I consider the subject, […]
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Here’s a collection of some interesting things we saw over the past few weeks. Have you ever noticed a seagull’s nostrils or “nares”? You can see right through them to the other side. There was a large snake (gopher I believe) in the parking lot at the beach. I’ve heard they’re more common at beaches
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This is a picture of three ticks in a paper cup sealed in a plastic bag from 2018 when I found them on our black lab. They were all three camped out in a row on his back. They hadn’t embedded in his skin, they were just lined up ready for a feast. Surprisingly, I
One of the blessings of Charlotte Mason’s methods is the flourishing that results. You don’t have to look very far to find thriving online communities discussing everything from cabbages to kings. Our feet have indeed been set in a broad place. But if recent history has taught us anything, it’s that being face to face
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I’m just finishing up AO YR9 with our third child and this past year we coordinated an online group which met once a week for an hour and half to narrate and discuss their books. Readings included Gullivers Travels, Salem Witch Trials, Count of Monte Cristo, The Four Loves, Common Sense, Pride & Prejudice, Marcet’s
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A lot of sightings from the last couple of weeks: The kids said they were seeing blue jellyfish in the water when they went surfing and when we went the next day the beach was covered with velella velella aka By the Wind Sailors. These aren’t particularly dangerous to humans, thankfully, but it was fascinating
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We’re being trained continuously to pay less attention.
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Early on I learned that nature journaling was a significant aspect of a Charlotte Mason education. It caused the children to stop and pay attention and really look closely at a natural object, helping develop the attention while also creating a store of knowledge to draw from, not to mention creating living memories and connections.
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This is how it looked yesterday. Many people head indoors, but our kids learned early on to head outside to experience the rain. Our 19yo son surfed one day (not recommended in the rain!) and drove up to the local mountain the next to snowboard. Where else can you surf and snowboard a day apart?!
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My husband recently came home with a rust colored box of whisky with a little bird logo on the front of it. One of his sisters, who is a sommelier, recently stayed in our home to enjoy the warmer weather and babysit our black lab while we took the family for a trip up to
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