{"id":1073,"date":"2016-03-26T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T21:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourhomeschoolingdays.com\/?p=238"},"modified":"2020-01-23T07:42:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T20:42:06","slug":"charlotte-mason-homeschooling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fearlesshomeschool.com\/charlotte-mason-homeschooling\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlotte Mason | The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Styles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n\n\n\n

Welcome to the fourth post in the Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Styles series! Click here to view the rest of the series<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n

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Charlotte Mason (1842-1923) was an English educator who believed that an education should address the whole person, not simply the mind. Although this may seem an everyday idea now, it was radical at the time. She wrote a six-volume set detailing her theories and approach, which is available to purchase<\/a> or read free online<\/a>. The Charlotte Mason style has a strong base in Christianity, but the ideas and methods can be easily applied by all families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n

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The atmosphere includes the physical atmosphere, plus the atmosphere of ideas\/family. Charlotte believed that children should live in an atmosphere of sincerity and truth, and bringing environments down to what an adult believes to be a child’s level belittles children’s abilities. She also believed that parents must model the ideals that they want their children to emulate. Yes, that means that us parents need to take note of how we act and react and aspire to act out those ideal behaviours we want to see in our children!<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n

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The development of good habits through character education is a large part of the Charlotte Mason method. From household chores to obedience, hygiene to being on time, Charlotte advocated training bad habits out of, and good habits into, children<\/strong>. One habit is focussed on at a time – for example, saying please and thankyou. The parent works intensively on replacing lack of manners with the appropriate manners at every opportunity. When the child is reliably saying please and thankyou, another habit is chosen and focussed on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n

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As an example of how discipline is incorporated in a Charlotte Mason education, lessons are provided in short sessions in the early years of education. If attention wanes, the lesson is switched to a different topic that requires a different focus eg. from maths to narration. In this way, the child’s ability to focus attention is developed gently and naturally over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n

A Charlotte Mason Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Charlotte emphasised the use of living resources. Living resources are quality literature written by authors who are passionate, engaging and interesting, as opposed to textbooks reciting facts. Living books and resources should spark interest, hold attention and provide quality role models. Children study the arts and music, and also spend large quantities of time outside, and keep detailed nature journals. External incentives and rewards are believed to be detrimental, as a child’s curiousity and nature are enough to ensure their education. Quality of resources are emphasised over quantity, and children are exposed to a wide range of topics and areas and encouraged to delve deeply into those that interest them most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n

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