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Charlotte Mason in Modern English
Now Complete!! Charlotte Mason's ideas are too important not to be understood and implemented in the 21st century, but her Victorian style of writing sometimes prevents parents from attempting to read her books. This is an imperfect attempt to make Charlotte's words accessible to modern parents. You may read these, print them out, quote them, share them freely--but they are copyrighted to me, so please don't post or publish them without asking.
"Leslie did the world of Homeschooling a tremendous favor when she translated this so the rest of us could know what dear Charlotte was saying."
Volume 1 - Home Education Volume 2 - Parents and Children Volume 3 - School Education Volume 4 - Ourselves (in two Parts) Book 1: Self-Knowledge
and Book 2: Self-Direction Volume 5 - Formation of Character Volume 6 - Towards A Philosophy of Education Purchase Vol 1 from lulu.com or
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Preface Part I Some Preliminary Considerations . . . pg. 1-41 Part II Out-Of-Door Life For The Children. . . pg 42-95 Part III 'Habit Is Ten Natures' . . . pg 96-134 Part IV Some Habits Of Mind - Some Moral Habits . . . pg. 135-168 Part V a. Lessons As Instruments Of Education pg 169-237 Part V b. Lessons As Instruments Of Education . . pg 237-317 Part VI The Will--The Conscience--The Divine Life In The Child . . pg 317-352 Purchase Volume 2 from lulu.com or
download the full text for free as a single html document Preface Chapter 1 The Family . . . pg. 1 Chapter 2 Parents As Rulers . . . pg. 10 Chapter 3 Parents As Inspirers: Children Must be Born Again into a Life of Intelligence . . . pg. 19 Chapter 4 Parents As Inspirers: The Life Of The Mind Grows Upon Ideas . . . pg. 29 Chapter 5 Parents As Inspirers: The Things of the Spirit . . . pg. 41 Chapter 6 Parents As Inspirers: Primal Ideas Derived from Parents . . . pg. 50 Chapter 7 The Parent As Schoolmaster . . . pg. 60 Chapter 8 The Culture Of Character: Parents as Trainers . . . pg. 69 Chapter 9 The Culture Of Character: The Treatment of Defects . . . pg. 83 Chapter 10 Bible Lessons: Parents as Instructors in Religion . . . pg. 92 Chapter 11 Faith And Duty (Book Review): Parents as Teachers of Morals . . . pg. 101 Chapter 12 Faith And Duty (Book Review): Claims of Philosophy as an Instrument of Education . . . pg. 117 Chapter 13 Faith And Duty (Book Review): Man Lives by Faith, Godward and Manward . . . pg. 129 Chapter 14 Parents are Concerned to Give the Heroic Impulse . . . pg. 141 Chapter 15 Is It Possible? (Book Review): Parents' Attitudes Towards Social Questions . . . pg. 150 Chapter 16 Discipline: A Consideration for Parents . . . pg. 168 Chapter 17 Sensations And Feelings: Sensations Educable by Parents . . . pg. 178 Chapter 18 Sensations And Feelings: Feelings Educable by Parents . . . pg. 191 Chapter 19 'What Is Truth?' - Moral Discrimination Required by Parents . . . pg. 204 Chapter 20 Show Cause Why: Parents Responsible for Competitive Examinations . . . pg. 214 Chapter 21 A Scheme Of Educational Theory Proposed To Parents . . . pg. 225 Chapter 22 A Catechism Of Educational Theory . . . pg. 233 Chapter 23 Where Have We Come From, and Where Are We Going?: A Question for Parents - Where Have We Come From? . . . pg. 249 Chapter 24 Where Have We Come From, and Where Are We Going?: Where Are We Going? . . . pg. 257 Chapter 25 The Great Truth That Parents Need to Recognize . . . pg. 268 Chapter 26 The Eternal Child: The Highest Road to Godly Character . . . pg. 280 Appendix (study questions) . . pg. 291-308
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Preface Ch 1 Submission And Authority In The Home And In The School . . . pg. 1 Ch 2 Docility And Authority In The Home And The School Pt II How Authority Behaves . . . pg. 13 Ch 3 'Masterly Inactivity' . . . pg. 25 Ch 4 Some Of The Rights Of Children As Persons . . . pg. 36 Ch 5 Psychology as it Relates to Current Thinking . . . pg. 44 Ch 6 Examining Some Educational Theories . . . pg. 56 Ch 7 An Adequate Educational Theory . . . pg. 68 Ch 8 Certain Relationships that are Proper for Children . . . pg. 79 Ch 9 A Review of A Great Educationalist . . . pg. 91 Ch 10 Some Aspects of Physical Training That We Don't Usually Consider . . . pg. 101 Ch 11 Some Aspects of Intellectual Training That We Don't Usually Consider . . . pg. 113 Ch 12 Some Aspects of Moral Training That We Don't Usually Consider . . . pg. 126 Ch 13 Some Aspects of Religious Training That We Don't Usually Consider . . . pg. 137 Ch 14 A Master-Thought . . . pg. 148 Ch 15 School Books and How They Bring About Education . . . pg. 164 Ch 16 How To Use School-Books . . . pg. 174 Ch 17 Education as the Science of Relationships: We are Educated by Our Intimacies as Illustrated by Wordworth's Prelude and Ruskin's Praeterita . . . pg. 182 Ch 18 We Are Educated By Our Intimacies: Part II - More Affinities . . . pg. 194 Ch 19 We Are Educated By Our Intimacies: We Are Educated By Our Intimacies: Pt III - Vocation . . . pg. 204 An Educational Manifesto . . . pg. 214 Ch 20 Suggestions Regarding Curriculum (For children under 14) Pt I . . . pg. 215 Ch 21 Suggestions Regarding Curriculum: Pt II - School-Books . . . pg. 228 Ch 22 Suggestions Regarding Curriculum: Pt III The Love of Knowledge . . . pg. 240 Appendix (Study Questions) . . . pg 248 Appendix . . . . pg. 271 (student narrations; what a child should know by age twelve; sample exams; examples of oral lessons for teachers)
Purchase Volume 4 (Books I and II) from lulu.com Book I - Self-Knowledge Purchase Book I from lulu.com or download the full text of Book I for free as a single html document Preface and Introduction Chapters 1-3 The Country Of Mansoul, Its Perils and its Government (pg 1-10) Part I - The House of the Body (pg 11-32) Part II - The House of Mind (pg 33-80) Part III - The House of Heart: Love (pg 81-135) Part III - The House of Heart: Justice (pg 136-203) Part IV - Vocation (pg 204-210) Appendix - Discussion Questions for Book I Book II - Self-Direction Purchase Book II from lulu.com or
download the full text of Book II as a single html document Preface and Introduction Introductory to Book II (pg 1-4) Part I Section I - Conscience In The House Of Body (pg 5-55) Part I Section II - Conscience In The House Of Mind (pg 56-108) Part I section III - The Function Of Conscience (pg 109-125) Part II - The Will (pg 126-173) Part III - The Soul (pg 174-202) Appendix - Discussion Questions for Book II Purchase Volume 5 from lulu.com or download the full text for free as a single html document
Preface 1. A Philosopher Tests His Theory at Home . . . pg. 3 2. Inconstant Kitty . . . pg. 24 3. Under A Cloud . . . pg. 33 4. Dorothy Elmore's Achievement . . . pg. 41 5. Consequences . . . pg. 68 6. Mrs. Smedley's Story . . . pg. 77 7. Ability . . . pg. 89 8. Poor Mrs. Jumeau! . . . pg. 98 9. "A Happy Christmas To You!" . . . pg. 109 1. What A Salvage! . . . pg. 121 2. Where Shall We Go This Year? . . . pg. 131 3. The A-B-C-Darians . . . pg. 136 4. "Die Neus Zeit Bedarf Der Neuen Schule" (A Teacher's Reflections) . . . pg. 144 5. A Hundred Years Later (At The Cloughs' Dinner-Table, Sept. 10, 1990) . . . . . . . . . pg. 158 1. Concerning Boys and Girls of School Age . . . pg. 176 2. Concerning The Young Maidens At Home . . . pg. 235 1. Jorn Uhl and Thomas Carlyle: Two Peasant Boys . . . pg. 273 2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: A Genius At 'School' . . . pg. 299 3. William Makepeace Thackeray: Pendennis Of Boniface . . . pg. 364 4. George Meredith [The Egoist ]: 'Young Crossjay' . . . pg. 388 5. 'I'm Better Than Others' . . . pg. 401 6. An Educator of Our Own Time: Thomas Godolphin Rooper . . . pg. 419 Appendix: A Few Books Dealing With Education . . . pg. 431
Purchase Volume 6 from lulu.com or amazon.com or download the full text for free Preface and Introduction . . . pg. xxv-22 Chapter 1 Self-Education . . . pg. 23-32 Chapter 2 Children Are Born Persons . . . pg. 33-45 Chapter 3 The Good And Evil Nature Of A Child . . . pg. 46-67 Chapter 4 Authority And Docility . . . pg. 68-79 Chapter 5 The Sacredness Of Personality . . . pg. 80-93 Chapter 6 Three Instruments Of Education . . . pg. 94-111 Chapter 7 How We Make Use Of Mind . . . pg. 112-127 Chapter 8 The Way Of The Will . . . pg. 128-138 Chapter 9 The Way Of The Reason . . . pg. 139-153 Chapter 10 The Curriculum and Section I: Knowledge Of God . . . pg. 154-168 Section II: Knowledge Of Man (History, Literature, Morals, Economics, Composition . . . pg. 169-190 Section II: Knowledge Of Man (Languages, Art) . . . pg. 190-217 Section III: Knowledge Of The Universe (Science, Geography, Mathematics, Physical Development, Handicrafts) . . . pg. 218-234 Chapter 1 A Liberal Education In Elementary Schools . . . pg. 235-249 Chapter 2 A Liberal Education In Secondary Schools . . . pg. 250-278 Chapter 3 Scope Of Continuation Schools . . . pg. 279-299 Chapter 4 The Basis Of National Strength . . . pg. 300-342 Supplementary: Too Wide a Mesh . . . pg. 343-348 http://www.timeanddate.com/ and Thanksgiving
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