A Charlotte Mason Education

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Summary: A great introduction to a Charlotte Mason Education.
Review: A Charlotte Mason Education is a great introduction to this approach to teaching children. The majority of the book gives "how to" instructions on the different areas to be taught. A person can begin using one or more of these techniques before or while reading Charlotte Mason's, The Original Homeschooling Series, a six volume set. Catherine explains how she "eased into the Charlotte Mason approach" without implying that everyone's experience will be the same. As a teacher of 20 years, I have greatly appreciated Catherine's guidance in introducing the Charlotte Mason method in my teaching.

Rating:
Summary: A great introduction to a Charlotte Mason Education.
Review: A Charlotte Mason Education is a great introduction to this approach to teaching children. The majority of the book gives "how to" instructions on the different areas to be taught. A person can begin using one or more of these techniques before or while reading Charlotte Mason's, The Original Homeschooling Series, a six volume set. Catherine explains how she "eased into the Charlotte Mason approach" without implying that everyone's experience will be the same. As a teacher of 20 years, I have greatly appreciated Catherine's guidance in introducing the Charlotte Mason method in my teaching.

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Summary: Great Tool!
Review: As a homeschooling parent I want to give my two children a great education. They are young, both in first grade. I was feeling so frustrated with my young daughter. She was not listening to me (tuning me out)and I was not sure how to deal with her. She would play around, not finish her lessons. A friend suggested the Charlotte Mason approach. I purchased Catherine Levison's book and read it through. Wow, it was wonderful. Right away I told the children there would be some changes at school. I reset our school classes. We read our Bible lessons 3 mornings a week, and classic literature 2 mornings a week. I started timing our classroom work, allowing only 20 minutes for each subject or paperwork. I told them that they each had 20 minutes for each subject, such as math, history, ect.. If they did not finish the paper that they would then stay behind and do their schoolwork "during their recess/play time". When Sarah had to stay in her seat and finish up during her recess/playtime she was not too happy. It only took two times for her to realize that mom was serious. I did not nag her. I just quietly reminded her once of the new rules. She is now listening better, finishing her work ahead of the time allowed on many days. Mom has been happier and our school days are so much more pleasant.
We went shopping for some whole,living books. We chose Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little,also Aesop's Fables to read during school time. We all three read together out loud. Then I have each child tell me what they read. I was amazed (embarassed too) when I read the list of great literature for suggested reading, in Catherine's book. Here I was a mom, and I as a child had never read any of the books listed. I soon purchased "Little Women, also Anne of Green Gables" for myself to start with. My husband gave me "Jane Eyre" for Christmas. I keep wondering why, when I was a child, that my teachers did not have us read whole books. It seemed so much of what we learned in public school was boring or I have forgotten it. My prayer is as a home school mom to give my children a better education than I received. To keep them excited about what we are learning. together.

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Summary: Catherine's book I found so helpful
Review: As a homeschooling parent I want to give my two children a great education. They are young, both in first grade. I was feeling so frustrated with my young daughter. She was not listening to me (tuning me out)and I was not sure how to deal with her. She would play around, not finish her lessons. A friend suggested the Charlotte Mason approach. I purchased Catherine Levison's book and read it through. Wow, it was wonderful. Right away I told the children there would be some changes at school. I reset our school classes. We read our Bible lessons 3 mornings a week, and classic literature 2 mornings a week. I started timing our classroom work, allowing only 20 minutes for each subject or paperwork. I told them that they each had 20 minutes for each subject, such as math, history, ect.. If they did not finish the paper that they would then stay behind and do their schoolwork "during their recess/play time". When Sarah had to stay in her seat and finish up during her recess/playtime she was not too happy. It only took two times for her to realize that mom was serious. I did not nag her. I just quietly reminded her once of the new rules. She is now listening better, finishing her work ahead of the time allowed on many days. Mom has been happier and our school days are so much more pleasant.
We went shopping for some whole,living books. We chose Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little,also Aesop's Fables to read during school time. We all three read together out loud. Then I have each child tell me what they read. I was amazed (embarassed too) when I read the list of great literature for suggested reading, in Catherine's book. Here I was a mom, and I as a child had never read any of the books listed. I soon purchased "Little Women, also Anne of Green Gables" for myself to start with. My husband gave me "Jane Eyre" for Christmas. I keep wondering why, when I was a child, that my teachers did not have us read whole books. It seemed so much of what we learned in public school was boring or I have forgotten it. My prayer is as a home school mom to give my children a better education than I received. To keep them excited about what we are learning. together.

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Summary: An excellent introduction
Review: As someone that was in the dark about Charlotte Mason, this is an excellent overview. It gives the basics and a clear (short) overview of Ms. Masons theories. It was just enought to let me know if it is what I'm looking for... it is. So, now I have more reading recommendations and can go from here. I have to agree it is a light reading book, but that was what I was expecting. Unfortunately, the price doesn't correspond to contents.

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Summary: The BEST how-to book for Charlotte Mason home schools.
Review: Catherine Levison has taken Charlotte Mason's six-volume set and several out-of-print works, and condensed the practical applications into one easy to use book. The chapters are a subject-by-subject treatment of Charlotte Mason's philosophies and methods. I can't recommend this book highly enough for those home school parents attempting to implement these principles into their home schooling experience. For more information about Charlotte Mason, her methods, and this book, visit the Charlotte Mason Education home page: http://members.aol.com/beeme1/index.htm

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Summary: super little handbook for the CM way of homeschooling
Review: Catherine Levison's book is extremely helpful to those who are simply terrified at the thought of wading through Charlotte Mason's original works without a little more modern-day help! Plus, it's neither overwhelming in size or content. A fine little introduction to the CM style of homeschooling, which is to my way of thinking the BEST way to "school at home" or anyplace else for that matter. And,BTW, it's a Charlotte Mason Education, not Charlotte MANSON. :)

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Summary: A concise How-To manual
Review: Catherine's book was exactly what it is called, a how-to manual. With short chapters and an easy to read format I loved every minute of it. I never fully understood what The Charlotte Mason Method was until I read this book. I loved it!

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Summary: I really enjoyed the book
Review: Catherine's book was really helpful, and i enjoyed the insights she brought into it. It is definatly worth reading if you are interested in Charlotte Mason.

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Summary: Best practical information I've found.
Review: Far and away the most helpful information I've found on the application of Charlotte Mason methods has come from this one little book. By doing a web search for both "Charlotte Mason" and "Catherine Levison", I located a wealth of information online about Miss Mason's educational methods and Mrs. Levison's other writings (a large number of websites, book lists, and even email newsletters). After reading through the online information, I was tempted to think I didn't need to actually spend money for any books on this topic. I thought the Web and a good search engine ............ was enough. But I've found that having each school subject's practical explanations individually listed in a single "hold-it-in-my-hand" resource has been a great benefit and definitely a worthwhile investment. The subjects covered in this book include: narration, literature, poetry, composition, handwriting, spelling, foreign language, grammar, science, math, art, music, history, geography, formation of habits, and more. In my humble opinion, no Charlotte Mason library or resource list is complete without A Charlotte Mason Education. It's short, but I found that only makes it more user-friendly; the practical tips aren't lost amidst other text. It's the perfect book for someone who's interested in getting down to business and "doing" Charlotte Mason methods in their home or school. The only problem I see with the book is that I wish more home schooling catalogs carried it so more people were aware of this helpful resource.