Classical Meets Charlotte Mason

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Editor's Note:

The debate between Charlotte Mason and classical education has been going on for years. Does it really make a difference whether Mason was a classical educator or was influenced by classical theories of education? In this episode,

weighs in on this topic as she recounts her journey from classical teacher to Mason educator and researcher. She explores what is really at stake in this debate and how meshing the two methods can lead to surprising consequences. She also unveils the new insights she gained through her dissertation research at a classical school that implemented Mason's teaching methods. Recorded live at the 2021

The slides for this presentation may be found here.

Shannon Whiteside discovered the life-giving principles of Charlotte Mason ten years ago while searching the Internet for alternative educational philosophies to use to teach her children. She and her husband Mark live in northwest Indiana. She has been homeschooling her three children for over 10 years. Before homeschooling, she was an elementary teacher for 7 years at two different classical Christian schools. Her dissertation research focused on storytelling aspects of narration and how Mason's educational theories compare to the classical model of education. Her desire is to teach at the college level and expose future teachers to the revolutionary principles of Mason. You can find her writings and videos about education at her website.

The Parents' Union in a Secondary School

E. Perceval Horsey describes the implementation of the Charlotte Mason method in a secondary school for boys in this vintage article from 1924.

The History of an Idea: Children Are Born Persons

Art Middlekauff surveys how Charlotte Mason's first principle was viewed in the centuries before and the century after Miss Mason's life.

The First Steps of Education

Rhoda Harrison explains how Charlotte Mason's ideas guide and inspire the first steps of education in this vintage article from 1936.

What Is Education?

Essex Cholmondeley explains the essential features of a Charlotte Mason education in this vintage text from 1925.

Where Virtue is the Goal

What does it really look like when virtue is the goal of education? Is virtue really the highest aim of Christian education?

The Parents' Union in a Secondary School

The History of an Idea: Children Are Born Persons

The First Steps of Education

What Is Education?

Where Virtue is the Goal

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