Podcasts about richele baburina

Editor's Note, by Richele Baburina 2025 marks the 250th year of Jane Austen's birth. In celebration, we are adding another article to our Jane Austen repertoire. This one comes in the form of a Scale How Tuesday, an evening gathering in which a teaching student at the House of Education presents on a favorite author … The post Jane Austen first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.

We've received many questions about math tables and how to teach them with the Charlotte Mason Method. Richele Baburina joins Sonya to answer your questions. Learning Multiplication Tables the Charlotte Mason Way originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

We've received many questions about math tables and how to teach them with the Charlotte Mason Method. Richele Baburina joins Sonya to answer your questions. Learning Multiplication Tables the Charlotte Mason Way originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Richele Baburina tried Charlotte Mason's personal schedule for 30 days. She and Sonya chat about what she learned from the experience. Following Charlotte Mason's Personal Schedule for 30 Days originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Richele Baburina tried Charlotte Mason's personal schedule for 30 days. She and Sonya chat about what she learned from the experience. Following Charlotte Mason's Personal Schedule for 30 Days originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Richele Baburina guides you through teaching multiplication tables in a Charlotte Mason math lesson. The Charlotte Mason Way to Teach Multiplication Tables originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Richele Baburina guides you through teaching multiplication tables in a Charlotte Mason math lesson. The Charlotte Mason Way to Teach Multiplication Tables originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Richele Baburina, mother of a dyslexic learner, joins Sonya to discuss how the Charlotte Mason approach works wonderfully for a student who learns in a unique way. Does Charlotte Mason Work for a Dyslexic Child? originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Richele Baburina, mother of a dyslexic learner, joins Sonya to discuss how the Charlotte Mason approach works wonderfully for a student who learns in a unique way. Does Charlotte Mason Work for a Dyslexic Child? originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Un article écrit récemment par Art Middlekauff et Richele Baburina pour CharlotteMasonPoetry et disponible sur le blog de Charlotte Mason France.

Miss Mason taught us that ‘Education is the science of relations' and that a child should feel from the very beginning that his relations with number are opening up to him yet another realm of beautiful and wonderful things for his enjoyment and delight. Number: A Figure and a Step Onward, Mrs. W.A. Stephens, The Parents' Review Show Summary: Today's guest is Richele Baburina, a veteran homeschooling mother of 2 and author of The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series, and Brush Drawing: A Basic Course How Richele first heard about Charlotte Mason How Richele began researching Charlotte's ideas about teaching mathematics What levels is The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithemetic Series for? What were some of the surprising things Richele learned in her research? Books and Links Mentioned: The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series by Richele Baburina Brush Drawing: A Basic Course by Richele Baburina Find Cindy and Richele: Morning Time for Moms Cindy's Patreon Discipleship Group Mere Motherhood Facebook Group The Literary Life Podcast Cindy's Facebook Cindy's Instagram Richele's Instagram Richele's Artwork Website

You can learn to add illustrations to your nature journal! Richele Baburina joins Sonya with some practical tips that will inspire you to get started. How to Grow in Nature Journaling originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

You can learn to add illustrations to your nature journal! Richele Baburina joins Sonya with some practical tips that will inspire you to get started. How to Grow in Nature Journaling originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Richele Baburina joins Sonya for an overview of Charlotte Mason math lessons. Getting Started with Charlotte Mason Math originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Richele Baburina joins Sonya for an overview of Charlotte Mason math lessons. Getting Started with Charlotte Mason Math originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Richele Baburina speaks with the great-granddaughter of Emeline Steinthal, Charlotte Mason's dear friend and colleague, who brings the PNEU to life with fascinating details and astounding anecdotes of Ambleside, G. K. Chesterton, and more. Links: G. K. Chesterton's Christmas Poem, published in The Parents' Review A Devoted Life: Celebrating Emeline Steinthal Influence, by Emeline Steinthal, … The post Living Memories of Emeline Steinthal: An Interview first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.

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We’re wrapping up this season with an epic, fabulous conversation plus Q & A with mother, creative and Charlotte Mason enthusiast Richele Baburina about maths! Here are a few places you can find her. Shop for maths resources over at https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/the-charlotte-mason-elementary-arithmetic-series/ and brush drawing resources over on https://www.twentytwentypress.com/ - http://charlottemasonpoetry.org/ - IG: @rbaburina || ALL the links to ALL my things are here: https://linktr.ee/leahboden and don’t forget to use the code DEAL20 for 20% off the Charlotte Mason Unboxed course (limited numbers for a limited time). Enjoy - Leah

This week, this week, we’ll join our friend Richele Baburina for a fascinating conversation about Charlotte Mason and her little-known brilliance. Plus, today, we’re launching an exciting campaign for the Wild + Free Farm Village that’s loaded with all sorts of amazing perks. So grab a cup of coffee and join us on the front porch. LINKS Ainsley Arment: instagram.com/ainsl3y Jennifer Pepito: instagram.com/jenniferpepito Richele Baburina: instagram.com/rbaburina "Grow the Village" campaign: https://igg.me/at/farmvillage Wild + Free Farm Village: bewildandfree.org/farmvillage Wild + Free: instagram.com/wildandfree.co Wild + Free Book: bewildandfree.org/book Story Nights: bewildandfree.org/storynights Content Bundles: bewildandfree.org/bundles

May's Fésole prompt! Want to join this Fésole Club virtual correspondence art class? (THIS may be your LAST CHANCE before you loose time to complete the foundational work from the first two Collingwood papers!) ***If you haven't already, go back and listen to "The Fésole Club: The Lemon" and do a lemon drawing or two-- reading my critiques on Instagram of the other lemon paintings submitted that month. When you feel confident, move on to number 2: "Boughs of the Branstock" prompt and practice one of those (check IG for comments on others' trees, too) before moving on to this Spring- themed prompt! Step 1: Listen to my reading of Collingwood’s third paper on this podcast and be totally inspired. Listen to the end for my suggestions and recap! Step 2: Gather and ready the materials mentioned. Step 3: Draw, paint, make mistakes and draw again! Practice is your friend. Step 4: Submit your best drawing for comments by emailing it to me at bestowingthebrush@gmail.com between now and May 22nd. One submission per person for the month, please :) Step 5: Post your drawings (practice and final) to Instagram, tagged with #fesoleflowers, for me and others to see! *** Email submissions CLOSE at 6pm CT on Wednesday, May 22nd! *** ------- READ this paper in these places: Ambelside Online Transcription of this paper: “Flowers in the Fresco School” https://www.amblesideonline.org/PR/PR02p184FesoleClub.shtml Archive.org (Redeemer University) PDF: https://ia601205.us.archive.org/8/items/p001-080PRv14n1/p021-027PRv14n1.pdf Paper 3: "The Boughs of the Branstock" Google Doc of the collection of links for The Fésole Club, courtesy of Emily Kiser: Click paper number III: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xEggdH61cWhq6yECVnr6rvZRjBCQBxhQhTctLPewa3k/edit Further research for you: A Delectable Education Podcast, Ep. # 98 on Drawing: http://www.adelectableeducation.com/2017/11/episode-98-drawing/ --------- Sources mentioned: Ambelside Online, A Delectable Education, W.G. Collingwood, John Ruskin, Charlotte Mason's writings, transcribed by Ambelside Online volunteers: https://www.amblesideonline.org/CM/toc.html --------- Special thanks to: Caleb Nachtigall, Kateri Ewing, Richele Baburina, Emily Kiser, Kevin McLeod, Heather Hall, Nicole Handfield, Brittney McGann, Art Middlekauff, Ambelside Online, Audrey Hockel, Lisa Osika, Nancy Kelly, Abe Books, Rachel Lee, Charlotte Mason, W.G. Collingwood, John Ruskin, and all of my listeners! --------- Follow me on Instagram: @bestowingthebrush Use the videos on my IGTV page to help and guide you! https://www.instagram.com/bestowingthebrush/ Email me: bestowingthebrush@gmail.com PC: Heather Hall Photography http://www.heatherhallphotography.co/ "Too Cool," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

April's prompt! Want to join this month's Fésole Club correspondence class? Go back and listen to "The Fésole Club: The Lemon" and do a lemon drawing or two, in conjunction with reading my critiques on Instagram of the other lemon paintings submitted. When you feel confident, move on to this month's prompt and submit by the deadline for critique! Step 1: Listen to my instructions and reading of Collingwood’s second paper on this podcast and be totally inspired. Step 2: Gather and ready the materials mentioned. Step 3: Draw, make mistakes and draw again! Practice is your friend. Step 4: Submit your best drawing for critique by emailing it to me at bestowingthebrush@gmail.com between now and April 24th. One submission per person please :) Step 5: Post your drawings (practice and final) to Instagram, tagged with #fesolebranstock, for me and others to see! *** Email submissions CLOSE at 6pm CT on Wednesday, April 24th! *** ------- READ this paper in these places: Ambelside Online Transcription of this paper: http://amblesideonline.org/PR/PR14p092FesoleClub.shtml Archive.org (Redeemer University) PDF: https://ia601205.us.archive.org/8/items/p001-080PRv14n1/p021-027PRv14n1.pdf Paper 2: "The Boughs of the Branstock" Google Doc of the collection of links for The Fésole Club, courtesy Emily Kiser: Click paper number II: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xEggdH61cWhq6yECVnr6rvZRjBCQBxhQhTctLPewa3k/edit Further research for you: A Delectable Education Podcast, ep. 98 on Drawing: http://www.adelectableeducation.com/2017/11/episode-98-drawing/ --------- Sources mentioned: Ambelside Online, A Delectable Education, W.G. Collingwood, John Ruskin Special thanks to: Caleb Nachtigall, Kateri Ewing, Richele Baburina, Emily Kiser, Kevin McLeod, Heather Hall, Nicole Handfield, Brittney McGann, Audrey Hockel, Abe Books, Rachel Lee, Charlotte Mason, W.G. Collingwood, and John Ruskin --- PC: Heather Hall Photography "Too Cool," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Let's go on a drawing adventure together! Details within. Never heard of W.G. Collingwood? You're about to find out about he and Mason's historic Fésole Club. Get your brushes ready, I'm taking submissions NOW for this reincarnation of a lost Art Club established back in 1891! Join the Virtual Fésole Club! Step 1: Listen to my instructions here and Collingwood’s first paper for you on the podcast, and be totally inspired. Step 2: Ready the materials mentioned. Step 3: Draw, make mistakes and draw again! Step 4: Submit your drawings starting NOW, March 6th, 2019, on Instagram @bestowingthebrush or to my email: bestowingthebrush@gmail.com OR simply use the hashtag on Instagram: #fesoleclubthelemon *Submissions CLOSE at 6pm CT on March 26th!* ------- READ this paper in these places: Ambelside Online Transcription of this Paper: https://www.amblesideonline.org/PR/PR14p021FesoleClubPapers.shtml Archive.org PDF: https://ia601205.us.archive.org/8/items/p001-080PRv14n1/p021-027PRv14n1.pdf Paper 1: I-Wo Die Citronen Blüh’n Google Doc of the collection of links for The Fesole Club, Courtesy Emily Kiser: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xEggdH61cWhq6yECVnr6rvZRjBCQBxhQhTctLPewa3k/edit A Delectable Education Podcast, ep. 98 on Drawing: http://www.adelectableeducation.com/2017/11/episode-98-drawing/ --------- Sources mentioned: Ambelside Online, A Delectable Education, W.G. Collingwood, John Ruskin Special thanks to: Caleb Nachtigall, Kateri Ewing, Richele Baburina, Emily Kiser, Kevin McLeod, Heather Hall, Nicole Handfield, Brittney McGann, Audrey Hockel, Abe Books, Rachel Lee, Charlotte Mason, W.G. Collingwood, and John Ruskin --- PC: Heather Hall Photography Too Cool, Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode, Richele Baburina and I conclude our talk on Brush Drawing and get down to some lesson time atmosphere considerations and practicals. We also discuss how brush drawing manifests in the nature notebook, and muse over the wonders of geometry in this beautiful world God created. Listen in! Find Richele in these places: Charlotte Mason Poetry, Math Resources: http://charlottemasonpoetry.org/math-resources/ On Instagram: @rbaburina Her Brush Drawing course produced by Twenty Twenty Press: https://www.twentytwentypress.com/?product=brush-drawing-kit-a-basic-course-by-richele-baburina Her Elementary Arithmetic Series: https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/charlotte-mason-elementary-arithmetic-series-book-1/ --- Follow me on Instagram at: @bestowingthebrush NEW- Follow my Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestowingthebrush/ bestowingthebrush@gmail.com --- PC: @TheHeatherHallPhotography SHOW NOTES: - Of Richele's comments and research Part 1 and 2 of discussion: Emeline Steinthal, "Letters to the Editor," in The Journal of Education, (May, 1900), p. 297. W.G. Collingwood, Fésole Club Papers, (W. Holmes, Ltd., 1906) p. 20. Charlotte Mason, “Children are Born Persons," in The Parents’ Review, volume 22, June, 1911 (CharlotteMasonPoetry.org), pp. 419-437. Charlotte Mason, “Books,” in The Parents’ Review, volume 6 (1896), p. 156. Charlotte Mason, “Books,” in The Parents’ Review, volume 6 (1896), p. 476. Charlotte Mason, Parents and Children, (Charlotte Mason Research and Supply, 1989), pp. 202, 203, 282-285. Charlotte Mason, Ourselves, Book I, Self-Knowledge , (Riverbend Press, 2017), pp. 42, 43. Emeline Steinthal, “Aunt Mai’s Budget,” in The Parents’ Review, volume 10 (1899), p. 90. Art Middlekauff, “Nature Notebooks in the 21st Century,” (CharlotteMasonPoetry.org, May 8, 2018). A.C. Drury, “How to Keep a Nature Notebook”, in The Parents’ Review, 1941, (Charlotte Mason Poetry.org, Jan. 8, 2019), pp. 218-233. Christine Verspaandonk, "Memories of a PNEU Education", (AmblesideOnline.org, 1999). Irene Stephens, “The Teaching of Mathematics to Young Children,” in Special Reports on Educational Subjects (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1911), No. 11. Of my readings of John Ruskin: "The Laws of Fésole." TIME STAMPS: 17:00 Geometry and John Ruskin --- Intro and outro music: Hard Boiled- Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this episode, I'm discussing Brush Drawing with Richele Baburina! Richele not only writes articles for Charlotte Mason Poetry, but also manages the CMP math resources page, has written three math books, and has created a beautiful basic Brush Drawing course, all the while home educating her two boys and helping her husband with flat art preservation. Listen in and learn about this watercolor art form that is a critical part of a Charlotte Mason education! Find Richele in these places: Charlotte Mason Poetry, Math Resources: http://charlottemasonpoetry.org/math-resources/ On Instagram: @rbaburina Her Brush Drawing course produced by Twenty Twenty Press: https://www.twentytwentypress.com/?product=brush-drawing-kit-a-basic-course-by-richele-baburina Her Elementary Arithmetic Series: https://simplycharlottemason.com/store/charlotte-mason-elementary-arithmetic-series-book-1/ --- Email me, Dallas Nachtigall at: bestowingthebrush@gmail.com Follow me on Instagram at: @bestowingthebrush NEW- Follow my Page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestowingthebrush/ --- PC: @TheHeatherHallPhotography SHOW NOTES: - Of Richele's comments and research: Emeline Steinthal, "Letters to the Editor," in The Journal of Education, (May, 1900), p. 297. W.G. Collingwood, Fésole Club Papers, (W. Holmes, Ltd., 1906) p. 20. Charlotte Mason, “Children are Born Persons," in The Parents’ Review, volume 22, June, 1911 (CharlotteMasonPoetry.org), pp. 419-437. Charlotte Mason, “Books,” in The Parents’ Review, volume 6 (1896), p. 156. Charlotte Mason, “Books,” in The Parents’ Review, volume 6 (1896), p. 476. Charlotte Mason, Parents and Children, (Charlotte Mason Research and Supply, 1989), pp. 202, 203, 282-285. Charlotte Mason, Ourselves, Book I, Self-Knowledge , (Riverbend Press, 2017), pp. 42, 43. Emeline Steinthal, “Aunt Mai’s Budget,” in The Parents’ Review, volume 10 (1899), p. 90. Art Middlekauff, “Nature Notebooks in the 21stCentury,” (Charlotte Mason Poetry.org, May 8, 2018). A.C. Drury, “How to Keep a Nature Notebook”, in The Parents’ Review, 1941, (Charlotte Mason Poetry.org, Jan. 8, 2019), pp. 218-233. Christine Verspaandonk, "Memories of a PNEU Education", (AmblesideOnline.org, 1999). Irene Stephens, “The Teaching of Mathematics to Young Children,” in Special Reports on Educational Subjects (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1911), No. 11. -Of some my comments: Charlotte Mason, Home Education, Volume 1, Lessons as Instruments of Education, Drawing Lessons, Children Have Art in Them (pg. 212-213). About Emeline Steinthal- A discussion between Richele Baburina and Brittney McGann: http://charlottemasonpoetry.org/a-devoted-life/ TIME STAMPS: 8:30- On Mason's Principles that govern this practice 13:55- "the grace of gesture, life, and the beauty of color." 16:00- Design in CM and training of artistic sense 18:03- Brushdrawing in the programmes, when? 19:41- specifics on how to hold the brush 20:00- Imagination, Confidence, and Observation 23:55- "Blobs" controversy addressed! --- Intro and outro music: Hard Boiled- Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason podcast presents another immersion lesson in this episode. Richele Baburina, author of "Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching" and math curriculum being produced by Simply Charlotte Mason, is the teacher and Nicole Williams her student in an early algebra lesson. Enjoy the process of a full lesson as well as discussion of some of the ways to make algebra a success with your student.

Math is a worrisome subject for many Charlotte Mason educators. Wishing to stay true to Mason's guiding principles and up to date with current knowledge, many hesitate when choosing a curriculum. This is a candid conversation with Richele Baburina, who knows Mason's approach to mathematics, the fears modern educators face, and is knowledgeable about the latest scientific research regarding math education.

Editor’s Note: Over the past month, we have shared Richele Baburina’s series of articles on how physics can be part of a living education. On October 19, 1910, a living lesson in physics was given at the House of Education.[1] Oscar Browning was in attendance, and he wrote: Miss Stephens gave a lesson on Light, as …

Editor's Note: Over the past month, we have shared Richele Baburina's series of articles on how physics can be part of a living education. On October 19, 1910, a living lesson in physics was given at the House of Education.[1] Oscar Browning was in attendance, and he wrote: Miss Stephens gave a lesson on Light, as … The post Mathematics first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.

(Here is another great post from Richele Baburina, author of the Charlotte Mason math handbook, Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching, and its corresponding DVD set, Charlotte Mason’s Living Math: A Guided Journey.) I picked up my car from the airport’s long-term parking lot and, anxious to see my family, determined to take an unfamiliar […] Everyday Objects in the Charlotte Mason Math Lesson originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Editor's note: This article is the third in a series on the teaching of physics by Richele Baburina, author of Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching, published by Simply Charlotte Mason. In this series we have been using six questions posed by Rudyard Kipling in one of his most beloved poems to consider the study … The post The Teacher of Physics first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.

Editor’s note: This article is the third in a series on the teaching of physics by Richele Baburina, author of Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching, published by Simply Charlotte Mason. In this series we have been using six questions posed by Rudyard Kipling in one of his most beloved poems to consider the study …

(We are pleased to present the following post by Richele Baburina, author of Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching and its corresponding DVD set, Charlotte Mason’s Living Math: A Guided Journey.) Charlotte Mason elementary arithmetic lessons are primarily oral. Rather than being worksheet driven—with a child working a page of exercises—the actual writing of numbers […] Handwriting as a Joy in Math Lessons originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.

Editor's note: This article is the second in a series on the teaching of physics by Richele Baburina, author of Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching, published by Simply Charlotte Mason. In this series we are looking at the study of physics in a Charlotte Mason classroom using a Kipling poem as the device to … The post Living Lessons in Physics first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.

Editor’s note: This article is the second in a series on the teaching of physics by Richele Baburina, author of Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching, published by Simply Charlotte Mason. In this series we are looking at the study of physics in a Charlotte Mason classroom using a Kipling poem as the device to …

Editor's note: This article is the first in a series on the teaching of physics by Richele Baburina, author of Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching, published by Simply Charlotte Mason. Imagine that you are inside a space capsule—a spherical capsule with no front or back end. Its engines are off, so you are not accelerating. … The post Physics the Charlotte Mason Way first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.

Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series on the teaching of physics by Richele Baburina, author of Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching, published by Simply Charlotte Mason. Imagine that you are inside a space capsule—a spherical capsule with no front or back end. Its engines are off, so you are not accelerating. …

This Charlotte Mason podcast episode is the conclusion of a two part interview with Richele Baburina on math in the upper forms. Her research and experience, wisdom and love will not only calm your anxieties, but will reveal a glimpse of the wondrous possibilities and beauty awaiting you and your child as you explore the mountainous heights of an awe-inspiring subject, including valuable tips for traversing it with direction and confidence. Listen Now: If you are seeing this message, please make sure you are using the most current version of your web browser: Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome "In the things of science, in the things of art, in the things of practical everyday life, his God doth instruct him and doth teach him, her God doth instruct her and doth teach her. Let this be the mother's key to the whole of the education of each boy and each girl; not of her children; the Divine Spirit does not work with nouns of multitude, but with each single child. Because He is infinite, the whole world is not too great a school for this indefatigable Teacher, and because He is infinite, He is able to give the whole of his infinite attention for the whole time to each one of his multitudinous pupils. We do not sufficiently rejoice in the wealth that the infinite nature of our God brings to each of us." (Vol. 2, p. 273) "Supposing we are willing to make this great recognition, to engage ourselves to accept and invite the daily, hourly, incessant co-operation of the divine Spirit, in, to put it definitely and plainly, the schoolroom work of our children, how must we shape our own conduct to make this co-operation active, or even possible? We are told that the Spirit is life; therefore, that which is dead, dry as dust, mere bare bones, can have no affinity with Him, can do no other than smother and deaden his vitalising influences. A first condition of this vitalising teaching is that all the thought we offer to our children shall be living thought; no mere dry summaries of facts will do; given the vitalising idea, children will readily hang the mere facts upon the idea as upon a peg capable of sustaining all that it is needful to retain. We begin by believing in the children as spiritual beings of unmeasured powers––intellectual, moral, spiritual––capable of receiving and constantly enjoying intuitions from the intimate converse of the Divine Spirit." (Vol. 2, p. 277) "Girls are usually in Class IV. for two or three years, from fourteen or fifteen to seventeen, after which they are ready to specialise and usually do well. The programme for Class IV. is especially interesting; it adds Geology and Astronomy to the sciences studied, more advanced Algebra to the Mathematics, and sets the history of Modern Europe instead of French history." (Vol. 3, p. 294) If you would like to study along with us, here are some passages from The Home Education Series and other Parent's Review articles that would be helpful for this episode's topic. You may also read the series online here, or get the free Kindle version from Fisher Academy. Towards a Philosophy of Education (Volume 6), Book I, chapters 8 & 9 The Story of Charlotte Mason, Chomondeley Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching First Step in Euclid Practical Exercises in Geometry Lessons in Experimental and Practical Geometry Paper Sloyd Episode 30: The Way of the Will and The Way of Reason+

This Charlotte Mason podcast explores the upper reaches of the hike up the math mountain. If teaching algebra and geometry are daunting to you currently, or for the future, please enjoy the first of this two-part interview with Richele Baburina, a fellow CM researcher and practitioner who has explored the wondrous reaches of mathematics as a living subject in the Mason feast. Listen Now: If you are seeing this message, please make sure you are using the most current version of your web browser: Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome Principles 16-19 from the Preface to the Home Education Series: 16. There are two guides to moral and intellectual self-management to offer to children, which we may call 'the way of the will' and 'the way of the reason.' 17. The way of the will: Children should be taught, (a) to distinguish between 'I want' and 'I will.' (b) That the way to will effectively is to turn our thoughts from that which we desire but do not will. (c) That the best way to turn our thoughts is to think of or do some quite different thing, entertaining or interesting. (d) That after a little rest in this way, the will returns to its work with new vigour. (This adjunct of the will is familiar to us as diversion, whose office it is to ease us for a time from will effort, that we may 'will' again with added power. The use of suggestion as an aid to the will is to be deprecated, as tending to stultify and stereotype character, It would seem that spontaneity is a condition of development, and that human nature needs the discipline of failure as well as of success.) 18. The way of reason: We teach children, too, not to 'lean (too confidently) to their own understanding'; because the function of reason is to give logical demonstration (a) of mathematical truth, (b) of an initial idea, accepted by the will. In the former case, reason is, practically, an infallible guide, but in the latter, it is not always a safe one; for, whether that idea be right or wrong, reason will confirm it by irrefragable proofs. 19. Therefore, children should be taught, as they become mature enough to understand such teaching, that the chief responsibility which rests on them as persons is the acceptance or rejection of ideas. To help them in this choice we give them principles of conduct, and a wide range of the knowledge fitted to them. These principles should save children from some of the loose thinking and heedless action which cause most of us to live at a lower level than we need. If you would like to study along with us, here are some passages from The Home Education Series and other Parent's Review articles that would be helpful for this episode's topic. You may also read the series online here, or get the free Kindle version from Fisher Academy. Towards a Philosophy of Education (Volume 6), Book I, chapters 8 & 9 Strayer Upton Practical Mathematics Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching First Step in Euclid Practical Exercises in Geometry Lessons in Experimental and Practical Geometry Richele's Overview of Math Instruction based on the PNEU practice with amendments for 21st century requirements Paper Sloyd Episode 30: The Way of the Will and The Way of Reason

This week's Charlotte Mason podcast addresses math in the elementary years. How much should be covered? How should it be presented? How do we build confidence, competence, and progress? Listen Now: If you are seeing this message, please make sure you are using the most current version of your web browser: Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome "The Principality of Mathematics is a mountainous land, but the air is very fine and health-giving, though some people find it too rare for their breathing. It differs from most mountainous countries in this, that you cannot lose your way, and that every step taken is on firm ground. People who seek their work or play in this principality find themselves braced by effort and satisfied with truth." (Vol. 4, p. 38) [A child should know at 12 years old:] "...g) in Arithmetic, they should have some knowledge of vulgar and decimal fractions, percentage, household accounts, etc. h) Should have a knowledge of Elementary Algebra, and should have done practical exercises in Geometry." (Vol. 3, p. 301) "[Mathematics] should give to children the sense of limitation which is wholesome for all of us, and inspire that sursam corda which we should hear in all natural law." (Vol. 6, p. 231) If you would like to study along with us, here are some passages from The Home Education Series and other Parent's Review articles that would be helpful for this episode's topic. You may also read the series online here, or get the free Kindle version from Fisher Academy. Home Education, Part V, XV Ourselves, Book I, pp. 38; 62-63 Towards a Philosophy of Education, Book I, Chapter 10, Section III Strayer-Upton's Books--helpful for mental arithmetic/story problems (Contains affiliate links) Richele Baburina's Mathematics: A Guide for Living Teaching Benezet's Article on informal math instruction in the early years Parents' Review Article on "Number"

(I am so pleased to welcome a guest writer who excels at presenting an insightful summary of math the Charlotte Mason way. Richele Baburina has extensively researched Charlotte Mason’s approach to math and compiled her findings in her excellent book, Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching, and helpful DVD series, Charlotte Mason’s Living Math: A […] Teaching Math: Subject by Subject, Part 17 originally appeared on Simply Charlotte Mason.