This is what my 13 year old is doing right now. There are Together Time subjects are done with the entire family which take about 2 additional hours. And the ‘real life’ part of this, typically we get one hour of Together Time done, the second part, is hit and miss- often more miss. He is not completely turned loose with this. He does a … Continue reading My 13 Year old’s Daily Schedule
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 less, handwriting less, reading a bit more, games more. The … Continue reading My 7 Year Old’s Daily Schedule
Is Charlotte Mason’s geography book written in 1881 relevant for today?1881! It’s soooooo OLD! Outdated! Surely there is a better book by now!How could a book that old possibly have any value for our modern, fast paced, at-your-finger-tips world?The answer is, this old book is absolutely relevant for today! The most obvious, no-brainer answers are that our world still has the same physical features– oceans, … Continue reading Charlotte Mason’s 1881 Geography and Today’s Realtor
“A Basis of Facts.—Of the teaching of Natural Philosophy, I will only remind the reader of what was said in an earlier chapter—that there is no part of a child’s education more important than that he should lay, by his own observation, a wide basis of facts towards scientific knowledge in the future. He must live hours daily in the open air, and, as … Continue reading It Happens Every Day
Often the words charming, delightful, reverent, joyful, peaceful, even sacred accompany descriptions of Nature Journaling in a Charlotte Mason Education. Bright walks, invigorating fresh air, beauty for every eye with subject matter abounding, is bound to make for refreshment and mind feeding. Take, for example, this quote from Charlotte Mason, “As soon as he is able to keep it himself, a nature-diary is a source … Continue reading Nature Journals For the Long Haul
Real Living Life 