In Part 1 we looked at discipline (discipling) as a chief function of parenting.In Part 2 we looked at mechanical obedience and habits in the early years.In Part 3 we looked at how authority behaves. Next we’ll look at the nature of the child as we transition from the more “mechanical” end of obedience in the younger years to […]
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Cindy Rollins has been running a podcast called The Mason Jar over at the Circe Institute Podcast focusing on Charlotte Mason’s methods and if you don’t know Cindy, you’re going to love her. She is down-to-earth, genuine, humble, knowledgeable about CM, and has practical experience from her years of homeschooling her many children. She has
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In Part 1 we looked at discipline (discipling) as a chief function of parenting.In Part 2 we looked at mechanical vs. reasonable obedience and habits in the early years. Next we are going to look at how authority behaves. Consider your own parenting style as you read through this section. Charlotte Mason makes a distinction between two
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In Part 1, we discussed discipline (discipling) as a chief function of parenting. Next we’re going to look at the topic of obedience and habits in the early years. In Vol. 3, on p.18 Charlotte Mason makes the distinction between ‘mechanical’ and ‘reasonable’ obedience. She describes mechanical obedience as one that is automatic; habitual, and reasonable
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I often find that when the topic of discipline comes up in a Charlotte Mason context, the conversation typically turns to habit training and the importance of good habits. While I agree that habit training is substantial and worthy of our focus, I do believe we benefit more by viewing it within the context of
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Registration for the upcoming AmblesideOnline Conference May 19-21, 2016 at Lakeview Camp and Retreat Center in Waxahachie, Texas is now open! Register by May 10th for the Early Bird discount. Deep in the Heart of AO is a uniquely AmblesideOnline event focusing specifically on Charlotte Mason’s ideas and methods and implementing them successfully with the AO curriculum.
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Save the Date! Deep in the Heart of AO, AmblesideOnline‘s 2016 Conference, will be at the Lakeview Camp and Retreat Center in Waxahatchie, TX from Thursday, May 19 through Saturday, May 21.
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Thanks to Kathy Wickward, Lisa Kaufman, Christine Wood, and all the other wonderful ladies over at Northwest CM Educators and CM West who invited me to speak on Charlotte Mason Nature Study in Seattle earlier this year and recorded the session so we can share it with all of you! The audio is sketchy for
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We just returned from the Northwest Charlotte Mason Educators Conference last night and I wanted to share some pictures here. I know not everyone is able to attend a conference and that was the case for me for years. This was the first year I have been able to attend any conference for many years
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In a previous post, inspired by the sheer spot-on-ness of what was written in W.S. Furneaux’s A Nature Study Guide which I had just happily acquired, I made an outline of it hoping you could employ its truths. It’s a rare old book mentioned by Charlotte Mason in her programmes to be used in Special
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