Blog Feed: Understanding Charlotte

A Little Belated...

Published on 2009-11-16 14:56:00

...alright, so maybe 3 weeks doesn't qualify as a "little belated", but you all will excuse my tardiness, won't you? We did have a great park day on the 27th of October (that one was more of a playground than a nature day), and several more since. Bu > read more

Park Day Tomorrow - Pics to Follow

Published on 2009-10-26 23:46:00

We're headed out for a long day outside tomorrow. Our housework is under control, lessons have been consistent, the forecast is glorious. Now, to get to bed so we can head out after breakfast!Hopefully, I'll get some decent photos :) > read more

A Daily Rest - The Logistics

Published on 2009-10-19 14:44:00

Thanks so much for the wonderful comments in my last post, ladies. I'm glad the article was a blessing to you.I know it's all fine and good to agree with the author in theory, but several readers have wondered how exactly a daily rest pans out in rea > read more

A Daily Rest

Published on 2009-10-07 14:54:00

Here's another Parents' Review article to get your minds working. This one is called Simple Things - A Daily Rest (again, about Mother Culture). I hope you enjoy it! I'll be back in a few days to share my thoughts on it, and hopefully hear yours as w > read more

Our First Autumn '09 Park Day & Some Thoughts on Masterly Inactivity

Published on 2009-09-28 21:22:00

Ahhh... today was brisk. I love brisk days. It was windy, too, and one of those days that just seemed to announce the arrival of autumn. Everyone slept in very late this morning (we had storms last night - let's just say not many of us slept well). S > read more

So, What Exactly *Have* We Been Up To?

Published on 2009-09-25 14:49:00

I took quite a long break from Understanding Charlotte. Although, it's good to be blogging again some, I'm still not able to post as frequently as before. Among other things, lessons are taking more time now with SweetP getting a little older and wit > read more

Parents' Review Article: "Mother Culture"

Published on 2009-09-19 22:08:00

Note: The following is a narration of sorts - a kind of "telling back" to myself all of the principles I've just read. I'm not an expert on Mother Culture, I'm learning and narrating the thoughts of someone who knows far more than I do about the subj > read more

Mother Culture

Published on 2009-09-17 14:00:00

If you've been reading here and there about Charlotte Mason and her philosophy of education, you may have come across the phrase "mother culture". I admit that when I first began researching CM methods, I thought it sounded awfully odd and... well... > read more

What Was the Parents' Review?

Published on 2009-09-13 22:19:00

Did you know that Charlotte Mason founded schools across Victorian England? If you thought she was solely related to home education, that fact might come as a surprise to you. After all, in recent years she's been crowned the "founder of the homescho > read more

Still here and realizing...

Published on 2009-09-10 21:49:00

... that I don't take nearly enough pictures of my children when I'm not blogging :)We began lessons on Monday! Regular posting is in the near future. > read more