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Now you can realize the joy filled homeschool of your dreams! This modern classic is written by the homeschool mom who first carried Charlotte Mason’s writings to America in her suitcase in 1987. Miss Mason’s books were soon republished for a new generation. After ten years of intense study and successful application of Miss Mason’s principles with her own children, Karen wrote A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning. Today’s parents can now see what a Charlotte Mason education looks like in a contemporary setting while gleaning from its many benefits. Charlotte Mason’s principles of education are not only a way of learning but also a way of life. A Charlotte Mason Companion gives you powerful tools to create an extraordinary learning experience. At the turn of every page, you will meet a practical idea and the inspiration to carry it out. Topics on using good books, heroes in history, poetry, art and music appreciation, nature study, the atmosphere of home, the discipline of habit, keeping up enthusiasm, (to name a few) are referred to again and again by Karen’s readers. It is one of the most trusted and often quoted books in the home school world since 1998. Plenty of encouragement, wisdom and gentle instruction await you in this beautifully written and beautifully illustrated book. You will not want to loan this one out!
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A thorough chapter-by-chapter overview of the inspiring teaching principles of Christian educator Charlotte Mason, this book reveals the practical day by day method of how to teach "the Charlotte Mason way". The author offers friendly advice, and humor, along with the joys and struggles of real homeschool life. The book covers education, parenting, homeschooling and lots of encouraging advice for mothers.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning (Paperback)
Another reviewer was disappointed in this book because it was not a concise guide to Charlotte Mason's methods. I would agree that this book is more rambling than concise, but I would also point out that the title of the book is quite accurate. It is not titled "A Guide to Charlotte Mason" but A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning.I think this title describes this lovely book perfectly. It is indeed not a clear guide to Charlotte Mason's ideas, but a companion to them, and the book is made up of Karen Andreola's personal ideas, and her stories of how she taught her children the "Charlotte Mason way." Physically, this is an attractive book. It is a nice thick size, with heavy white paper, and is sprinkled with beautiful antique illustrations throughout. The Victorian illustrations are the reader's first clue as to the author's love affair with the Victorian era. Some readers might be put off by the old fashioned tone and old fashioned ideas in this book. Others, like myself, might find it an interesting change. This is certainly the first homeschooling book I have read which includes instructions for knitting Victorian lace! Ms. Andreola includes many other interesting tidbits towards the end of the book (after she has spent many chapters explaining the benefits of using "living" books, narration, etc)--for example she dedicates an entire chapter to playing with sand, and another on how to take your children on a pleasant picnic. I found these later chapters the most interesting, and I received some fresh ideas for our homeschool from them. In short, this is a pleasant and helpful book to read for homeschooling mothers. It will especially appeal to those who admire not only CM's ideas on education, but the Victorian culture from which those ideas came forth. I'm not sure if this book would be a good introduction to Charlotte Mason--it is a bit rambling (in a nice way!) for that. For those wanting to know more about this method of education, I would look for websites to read first before I bought this book (there are many websites dedicated to CM out there). But if you are a homeschooling mother who is already familiar with CM, or is already using her methods, and you are looking for a bit of inspiration, then this book is for you! I'm so glad I bought it myself, It is well worth the cost.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disorganized, rambling account,
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This review is from: A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning (Paperback)
While I found this book a great encouragement with its many anecdotes and personal experiences, I feel it failed miserably as a "guide" to the Charlotte Mason "method". Nowhere in the book is there a precise, or even an imprecise, definition or outline of what exactly constitutes the "Charlotte Mason Method", which is what I was looking for when I bought the book. The author does however provide many glimpses of the "method" in practice and offers plenty of encouragement for weary homeschooling parents, but I found the book much too long for the material covered. In short, I found it to be a disorganized, rambling account of one woman's efforts to homeschool according to some fuzzy, ill-defined ideal. This is not to say, however, that Charlotte Mason's ideas or "methods" are fuzzy or ill-defined, only that this book fails to convey them effectively. If you're looking for information rather than encourgement, this is not the book for you.
5.0 out of 5 stars
praise for Karen Andreola!,
By Avid Reader "AHD" (NY, United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning (Paperback)
A few years ago I read Karen's book and it has stuck with me since. It is without question, the BEST book to inspire the BEST homeschooling ever! When I felt most discouraged, I would pick up her book and get the encouragement I needed. Now, two college grads later (one Summa Cum Laude and one Magna!) and three kids that are younger, later, I am still holding onto the Charlotte Mason principles. Karen is like a cool breeze after a hot, humid day! Please get this book, some herbal tea, a relaxing chair and some time to yourself. It will be an investment in your family, I promise!
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