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Guest: Dallas Nachtigall In which continue our discussion of Home Education, Part 5, Chapter 21 - Pictorial Art Special Guest: Dallas Nachtigall.

Guest: Angela Reed In which continue our discussion of Home Education, Part 5, Chapter 19 - Grammar, and Chapter 20 - French Please check out the work that Angela has been doing with the CM Latin Project (https://athenaeumamidstthereeds.com/charlotte-masons-latin/) and Charlotte Mason IRL (https://athenaeumamidstthereeds.com/charlotte-mason-irl/), and various other things at AthenaeumAmidstTheReeds.com (AthenaeumAmidstTheReeds.com) Special Guest: Angela Reed.

Guest: Julie Ross In which continue our discussion of Home Education, Part 5, Chapter 18 - History Please check out the work that Julie has been doing at A Gentle Feast (https://agentlefeast.com/), and her podcast, the Charlotte Mason Show (https://homeschooling.mom/the-charlotte-mason-show) Special Guest: Julie Ross.

Guest: Meghann Dibrell In which continue our discussion of Home Education, Part 5, Chapters 16 - Natural Philosophy, and 17 - Geography Please check out the work that Meghann has been doing at Rooted Childhood (https://rootedchildhood.com/ref/52/). Special Guest: Meghann Dibrell.

Guest: Amy Fischer In which continue our discussion of Home Education, Part 5, Chapter 15 - Arithmetic Please check out the work that Amy has been doing at Around The Thicket (https://aroundthethicket.com/) and her podcast Thinking Love (https://thinkinglove.education/author/amyefischer/) Registration for the 2020 Charlotte Mason Inspired Conference (https://charlottemasoninspired.com/?affcode=73637_bd8e2fs1) is now open! John and I will be speaking again this year on Charlotte Mason: Yesterday and Today (https://charlottemasoninspired.com/crystal-john-schindele/?affcode=73637_bd8e2fs1) Special Guest: Amy Fischer.

Guest: Ana Willis In which continue our discussion of Home Education, Part 5, Chapter 14 - Bible Please check out the work that Ana has been doing at They Call Me Blessed (https://www.theycallmeblessed.org/?affcode=73637_bd8e2fs1), and especially the AMAZING conference coming up! Registration for the 2020 Charlotte Mason Inspired Conference (https://charlottemasoninspired.com/?affcode=73637_bd8e2fs1) is now open! John and I will be speaking again this year on Charlotte Mason: Yesterday and Today (https://charlottemasoninspired.com/crystal-john-schindele/?affcode=73637_bd8e2fs1) Enter the giveaway (https://kingsumo.com/g/db3svl/educate-yourself) for a ticket to the conference, ending June 19, 2020. Enter the giveaway (https://theycallmeblessed.teachable.com/a/aff_q9n2tll0/external?affcode=73637_bd8e2fs1) for the Home Education series, ending June 21, 2020 Special Guest: Ana Willis.

Guest: Susan Harnish In which continue our discussion of Home Education, Part 5, Chapter 11 - Transcription, Chapter 12 - Spelling and Dictation, and Chapter 13 - Composition Please check out the work that Susan has been doing with A Modern Charlotte Mason (https://a-modern-charlotte-mason.myshopify.com/) and in the Facebook group Charlotte Mason Homeschoolers (https://www.facebook.com/groups/charlottemasonhomeschoolers/) Registration for the 2020 Charlotte Mason Inspired Conference (https://charlottemasoninspired.com/?affcode=73637_bd8e2fs1) is now open! John and I will be speaking again this year on Charlotte Mason: Yesterday and Today (https://charlottemasoninspired.com/crystal-john-schindele/?affcode=73637_bd8e2fs1) Special Guest: Susan Harnish.

Guest: Amy Bodkin In which continue our discussion of Home Education, Part 5, Chapter 9 - The Art of Narration, and Chapter 10 - Writing Please check out the work that Amy has been doing with A Charlotte Mason Plenary (https://cmplenary.com/about/?wpam_id=8), specifically Special Needs Consulting (https://cmplenary.com/product/charlotte-mason-special-needs-consultation/?wpam_id=8) Registration for the 2020 Charlotte Mason Inspired Conference (https://charlottemasoninspired.com/?affcode=73637_bd8e2fs1) is now open! John and I will be speaking again this year on Charlotte Mason: Yesterday and Today (https://charlottemasoninspired.com/crystal-john-schindele/?affcode=73637_bd8e2fs1) Special Guest: Amy Bodkin.

Guest: Ella Savchuk In which continue our discussion of Home Education Part 5 Chapter 8 - Reading for Older Children Please check out the work that Ella has been doing on her Instagram account, @schoolhousegrace (https://www.instagram.com/schoolhousegrace). Special Guest: Ella Savchuk.

Guest: Ella Savchuk In which continue our discussion of Home Education Part 5 Chapter 7 - Recitation Please check out the work that Ella has been doing on her Instagram account, @schoolhousegrace (https://www.instagram.com/schoolhousegrace). Special Guest: Ella Savchuk.

Guest: Leah Martin In which continue our discussion of Home Education Part 5 Chapters 4-6 - Reading, The First Reading Lesson, and Reading By Sight And Sound Please check out the work that Leah has been doing at My Little Robins (https://mylittlerobins.com/), or the Charlotte Mason Early Learning (https://www.facebook.com/groups/645503452283535/) Facebook group, or the Thinking Love (https://thinkinglove.education/) podcast. Special Guest: Leah Martin.

Guest: Rachel Lebowitz In which continue our discussion of Home Education Part 5 Chapter 3: Further Considerations of the Kindergarten Please check out the work that Rachel and her team are doing over at the Charlotte Mason Plenary, there's a bunch of great stuff there no matter how old or young your children are or how experienced a homeschool family you may be. The Charlotte Mason Plenary (https://cmplenary.com/shop/?wpam_id=8) Special Guest: Rachel Lebowitz.

Guest: Rachel Lebowitz In which continue our discussion of Home Education Part 5. Chapter 2: The Kindergarten as a Place of Education. Please check out the work that Rachel and her team are doing over at the Charlotte Mason Plenary, there's a bunch of great stuff there no matter how old or young your children are or how experienced a homeschool family you may be. The Charlotte Mason Plenary (https://cmplenary.com/shop/?wpam_id=8) Special Guest: Rachel Lebowitz.

Special Guest: Dawn Garrett.

Part 4 Chapter 2. The Habits Of Application, Etc. Chapter 3. The Habit Of Thinking Chapter 4. The Habit Of Imagining Chapter 5. The Habit Of Remembering Article about books and imagining from Letters from Nebby (https://lettersfromnebby.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/the-best-free-read-books/)

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Part II: Out-of-Door LIfe for the Children IV. Flowers and Trees (http://www.archive.org/download/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_14_mason_128kb.mp3) V. Living Creatures (http://www.archive.org/download/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_15_mason_128kb.mp3)=

Part II: Out-of-Door LIfe for the Children I. A Growing Time (http://www.archive.org/download/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_11_mason_128kb.mp3) II. 'Sight-seeing' (http://www.archive.org/download/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_12_mason_128kb.mp3) III. 'Picture-Painting' (http://www.archive.org/download/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_13_mason_128kb.mp3)

Part 1: Some Preliminary Considerations VI. Conditions of Healthy Brain Activity (http://www.archive.org/download/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_09_mason_128kb.mp3) VII. The 'Reign of Law' in Education (http://www.archive.org/download/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_10_mason_128kb.mp3) Here are the articles from Dr. Kent Handfield * A Physician’s Look at Charlotte Mason’s Views (http://charlottemasonpoetry.org/a-physicians-look-at-charlotte-masons-views/) * A Physician’s Look at Charlotte Mason’s Views on Food (http://charlottemasonpoetry.org/a-physicians-look-at-charlotte-masons-views-on-food/)

Part 1: Some Preliminary Considerations II. The Child's Estate (http://www.archive.org/download/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_05_mason_128kb.mp3) III. Offending the Child (http://www.archive.org/download/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_06_mason_128kb.mp3) IV. Despising the Child (http://www.archive.org/download/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_07_mason_128kb.mp3) V. Hindering the Child (http://www.archive.org/download/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_08_mason_128kb.mp3)

Part 1: Some Preliminary Considerations Introduction (https://ia801300.us.archive.org/14/items/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_03_mason_128kb.mp3) I. A Method of Education (https://ia801300.us.archive.org/14/items/home_education_vol_i_1710_librivox/cmvolume1_04_mason_128kb.mp3)

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Chapter XXVI -The Eternal Child Children necessary to Christmas Joy - Every Babe bears an Evangel - A Child is Humble - Humility not Relative, but Absolute - Children do not make Self-depreciatory Remarks - Humility Unconscious of Self - The Christian Religion Objective - Children are Objective in Tendency - Every Function may have its Subjective or Objective Development - Fortitude - The Self-regarding Child no longer Humble - No Spartan Regimen - The Altruistic or Egoistic Direction - 'It's not Fair!' - Humility the Highest Counsel of Perfection You can find the text here (https://www.amblesideschools.com/manual/Charlotte-Mason/chapter-26-eternal-child) and here (http://amblesideonline.org/CM/vol2complete.html#268).

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Chapter XXV -The Great Recognition Required Of Parents Ruskin on the 'Vaulted Book.' - The Seven Natural Sciences - Education not Religious and Secular - The Great Recognition - Knowledge, like Virtue, Divine - Science, Art and Poetry 'by the Spirit.' - Ideas of Common Things - 'God doth Instruct.' - Subjects Divinely Taught - Our Co-operation Indispensable - Teaching that Invites and that Repels Divine Co-operation - Discord in our Lives Resolved - We are Safeguarded from Intellectual as from Moral Sin - Harmony in our Efforts - Conditions of Divine Co-operation - Teaching must be Fresh and Living - Books must be Living - No Neat System is of Use - Children must have the Best Books You can find the text here (https://www.amblesideschools.com/manual/Charlotte-Mason/chapter-25-great-recognition-required-parents) and here (http://amblesideonline.org/CM/vol2complete.html#268).

Chapter XXIV - Whence and Whither - Part 2, Whither? Physical and Psychical Evolutions - The Greatness of Children - Wisdom, the Recognition of Relations - Wisdom increases; Intelligence does not - Differences in Men - Ignorance is not Impotence - All Possibilities Present in a Child - We Live for the Advancement of the Race - Our Whence in the Potency of the Child, our Whither in the Thought of the Day - All Men are Interested in Science - Children Trained to Observe - A new Conception of Art; great Ideas demand great Art - Children should Learn to Care for Books - Children must be Nurtured on the Best - The Solidarity of the Race - Children should be Brought up to Live for All Men - Children should not hear of 'Impostors' - To Serve is Promotion - No Considerations of Expediency You can find the text here (https://www.amblesideschools.com/manual/Charlotte-Mason/chapter-24-whence-and-whither) and here (http://amblesideonline.org/CM/vol2complete.html#257).

Chapter XXIII - Whence and Whither - Part 1, Whence? Progress of the Parents' National Educational Union - Its Importance - The Legacy of the Past - Children Responsible Persons - Now, we are not Sure - Intellectual Labour of the Child's First Year - Intelligence of Children - Children highly Endowed but Ignorant - Happy and Good, or Good and Happy - Our Conception of the Child is Old, of Education New - Divine Co-operation - Two Educational Labours - Test for Systems - Advance with the Tide You can find the text here (https://www.amblesideschools.com/manual/Charlotte-Mason/chapter-23-whence-and-whither) and here (http://amblesideonline.org/CM/vol2complete.html#249).

Reformatted Chapter (Q&A form) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A7NUeAWuehDNeKgv0mrAsz4tHk5lolha/view?usp=sharing)

Chapter XXII - A Catechism of Educational Theory Character an Achievement - Origin of Conduct - Means of Modifying Disposition - Genesis of a Habit - Correction of Bad Habit - But not for Children of Educated Parents - Conduct depends on Unconscious Cerebration - Benevolence - Malevolence - Habits of 'Well-brought-up' Persons - Time should be given to the Forming of Habit - Thoughts Follow in Sequence - Into new Developments - The Initial Thought - Makes for Logical Conclusions - 'Reason' Acts without Volition - Not an Infallible Guide to Conduct - Confusion as to Logical and Moral Right - Error from Mistaken Sense of Duty - A Child should know what he is as a Human Being - This Knowledge a Safeguard - Against 'Honest Doubt.' - Life Sustained upon Ideas - Volition in the Reception of Ideas - How Ideas are Conveyed - The Supreme Educator - In things Natural and Spiritual - This View throws Light on Christian Doctrine - Divine Co-operation in Education - Part of Lessons in Education - A Curriculum - You can find the text here (https://www.amblesideschools.com/manual/Charlotte-Mason/chapter-22-catechism-educational-theory-0) and here (http://amblesideonline.org/CM/vol2complete.html#233).

Who Invented Adolescence? (https://ransomfellowship.org/article/who-invented-adolescence/) Article by Mardi Keyes

Chapter XXI - A Scheme of Educational Theory Proposed to Parents Each Class in Society should have its Ideal - Poor Children need a Vocabulary - Children of Educated Parents do not - This, true of Imagination - The Development of Faculties Important for Ignorant and Deficient Children - But not for Children of Educated Parents - The Educator should form Habits - Should Nourish with Ideas - Our Main Objects - We recognise Material and Spiritual Principles of Human Nature - We recognise the Supreme Educator - Studies are Valued as they present Fruitful Ideas - Nature-Knowledge - Object-Lessons - We trust much to Good Books - We do not recognise 'Child-Nature.' - We are Tenacious of Individuality: we consider Proportion - We think that Children have a Right to Knowledge You can find the text here (https://www.amblesideschools.com/manual/Charlotte-Mason/chapter-21-scheme-educational-theory-proposed-parents) and here (http://amblesideonline.org/CM/vol2complete.html#225).

Chapter XX - Show Cause Why We have been asking, Why?––Tom goes to School to get a good place in Class––Tom passes his 'Exams.'––So do the Girls––The Tendency of Grind––No Choice as to the Matter or Manner of Studies––Tyranny of Competitive Examination Supported by Parents––The Evil Lies in the Competition––Examination Necessary––but should Include the whole School––The Primary Desires––Neither Virtuous nor Vicious––They Stimulate to Effort––Curiosity as Active as Emulation––Extent of a Child's Knowledge––Why the Schoolboy is no longer Curious––Every Boy Wants to Excel––Emulation an Easier Spring to Work than Curiosity––But the Boy no longer Wants to Know––An Examination-ridden Empire You can find the text here (https://www.amblesideschools.com/manual/Charlotte-Mason/chapter-20-show-cause-why) and here (http://amblesideonline.org/CM/vol2complete.html#214).

Children's Lies (https://www.jstor.org/stable/1411497?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents) by G. Stanley Hall, published in The American Journal of Psychology Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jan., 1890), pp. 59-70 (12 pages)

Chapter XIX - What is Truth? We are as a Nation Losing and Gaining in Truthfulness - The Child a Human Being, perhaps at his Best - In the Matter of Lying: Two Theories - A Child is Born without Virtue or Vice - Lying is not Elemental, but Secondary and Symptomatic - 1. Pseudophobia––Treatment - 2. The Lie Heroic - 3. Truth for Friends, Lies for Enemies - 4. Lies inspired by Selfishness - 5. Deceptions of Imagination and Play––Due to an Unfed Imagination––Lessons in Truth Telling - 6. Pseudomania - Signs of Pseudomania - Children must be Trained to Truthfulness You can find the text here (https://www.amblesideschools.com/manual/Charlotte-Mason/chapter-19-what-truth) and here (http://amblesideonline.org/CM/vol2complete.html#204).

Chapter XVIII - Sensations and Feelings Reflected sensations - Open-air Memories should be Stored - Memories of Delight a Source of Physical Well-Being and of Mental Restoration - Sensations and Feelings Distinguished - The Feelings should be Objective, not Subjective - What the Feelings are and are not - Every Feeling has its Positive and its Negative - The Feelings not Moral or Immoral - Connection between Unremembered Feelings adn Acts - These Trifling Acts the Best Portion of a Good Man's Life - The Perception of Character one of our Fine3st Feelings - The Orator Plays upon Feelings - Enthusiasm - In Educating the Feelings we Modify the Character - The Sixth Sense of Tact - Beware of Words - A Feeling is Communicated by Sympathy - Persons are Differentiated by their Powers of Appreciation or Depreciation - Some Danger in Persiflage - To Deal with the Feelings of the Young a Delicate Task You can find the text here (https://www.amblesideschools.com/manual/Charlotte-Mason/chapter-18-sensations-and-feelings) and here (http://amblesideonline.org/CM/vol2complete.html#191).

Chapter XVII - Sensations and Feelings Common Sense - Origin of Sensations - Sensations should be treated as of Objective Interest - Object-Lessons in Disfavour - A Baby's Object-Lesson - Nature's Teaching - Education of the Senses - Advantages of Home Teaching - Positive and Comparative Terms - Indiscriminate Use of Epithets - Judgment as to Weight - Judgment as to Size - Discrimination of Sounds - Discrimination of Odours - Discrimination of Flavour - Sensory Gymnastics - Sensory Games You can find the text here (https://www.amblesideschools.com/manual/Charlotte-Mason/chapter-17-sensations-and-feelings) and here (http://amblesideonline.org/CM/vol2complete.html#178).