The Charlotte Mason Approach to Homeschooling

"Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life."
CM Motto

The Charlotte Mason approach to education has at its core the belief that children deserve to be respected and that they learn best from real-life situations.

According to Mason, children should be given time to play, create, and be involved in real-life situations from which they can learn.

Students of the Mason method take nature walks, visit art museums, and learn geography, history, and literature from living books, books that make these subjects come alive.

Students also show what they know, not by taking tests, but via narration and discussion.

If you are interested to learn more about this very famous approach to homeschooling you may wish to explore some or all of the following links:

Who was Charlotte Mason?

The CM Homeschooling Principles

More about the Mason Method

The Mason Curriculum

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