There are many reasons why narration might be bumpy in your home or classroom learning. Here are some suggestions from my personal experience and Charlotte to help you determine what, if anything, needs to be done. You might also look at other articles on this site for ideas and help –… Are Variations on the …
When you become a Charlotte Mason Educator you also become a home librarian!-which is the funnest part! I began purchasing the books my children needed for their studies many years ago. I also became a frequent visitor of garage sales, library sales, and in general, anyone who was getting rid of books. Needless to say, …
These are the first verses my children learn. Acts 16:31 – Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved. Psalm 145:9 -The LORD is good to all. Genesis 16:13 – You are the God who sees. John 11:35 – Jesus wept. 1 John 4:19 – We love because He first loved us. Psalm …
In a day and age of an abundance of educational teaching materials and classrooms specialized to the particulars of students, the educational community might need a simple breath of fresh air. I recently acquired a teachers manual for lower elementary literature studies. This five inch thick spiral bound behemoth could probably leave a dent if …
Sometimes the same thing over and over again gets boring and, as Victorian England might put it, very dull. If your students are becoming bored with oral and written narrations, a slight variation on the typical narration might be needed to keep a Living atmosphere. It is needed, because repetition leads to predictability; predictability takes …
Are Variations on the Standard Narration Allowed? Read More »
ONE PIN AT A TIME I heard someone talking this week about ‘revamping’ their youth group. They had asked the other teachers/ board members, ‘What can we do to make this group applicable and meaningful? We sit and talk and talk to these kids and it just bounces off deaf ears and glazed eyes.’ Everyone …
What are the popular topics that circle in today’s educational field? We talk about STEM, mathematics, technology, critical thinking, integration, emotional intelligence, robotics, health, bullying, learning disabilities, obesity, teacher to student ratio, social skills, virtual learning, adequate facilities and resources and the funding for them. Here is one topic that an internet search of educational …
ONE PIN AT A TIME On the daily road of subjects- day after day, the learning work ticks on and on. We get into grooves – which is good. If we had to think about every small action done everyday we would be overwhelmed. Grooves, like many character traits and habits, have their benefits but …
Here are two quotes from Charlotte that don’t seem to line up. On the one hand, Charlotte often says that narration is an individual telling back, that is is not verbatim, but given back with the student’s own words and workings. Here is one of the several quotes where she talks about this output of …
Which is It? Original or Word Perfect Narration? Read More »
This is what I am doing with my 7 year old right now. The Together Time subjects are done with the entire family. They take about 2 hours. The other work we do takes roughly an hour and a half – give or take. Most things things take about 5 min.— poetry and Bible verses …
