In the last episode of the podcast, Amy and Leah explored what Charlotte Mason really said about kindergarten. Today, they are back with Jennifer Dowdy from Charlotte Mason Mama to talk about how and why we might want to create a kindergarten year for our younger children. Jennifer, a veteran Charlotte Mason homeschooler of thirteen […]
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On the Thinking Love podcast, we love to bust Charlotte Mason myths and in this episode we’re taking on kindergarten. While we firmly believe in ‘gentle and quiet early years’, Charlotte Mason never said that kindergarten is wrong, harmful, or off-limits. Tune in for a helpful conversation about how to approach the education of our
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We often assume that waiting for formal lessons until the age of six means that there is nothing to do to help our child prepare for reading. However, Charlotte Mason gave many suggestions for “preparing the ground for reading” in her first volume, Home Education. “This is not reading, but it is preparing the ground
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Are Charlotte Mason’s views on authority outdated? Your hostesses at Thinking Love don’t think so. The idea of being in authority over our children is Biblically based, and also supported by modern research. The principles of authority on the one hand, and of obedience on the other, are natural, necessary and fundamental; but–These principles are
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