S7E89: Q&A No. 8, LIVE with Cindy and Dawn
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Release Date: 08/01/2024
S7E93: The Beauty of Math in the Charlotte Mason Paradigm with Denise Gaskins
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
On The New Mason Jar podcast this week, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Denise Gaskins, veteran homeschool mom of five and math coach How Denise first learned about Charlotte Mason What is the foundation of mathematics in Charlotte Mason's educational philosophy? What Denise's mathematics background is and how she taught math with her own children How do captain ideas apply to the subject of mathematics? What can parents do when we feel ill-equipped to teach math in a CM way? How can we bring curiosity to our mathematics exercises? How to bring the habit of...
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S7E92: Story, Rhyme, and Song with Kay Pelham
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Today on The New Mason Jar podcast, Cindy and Dawn talk with returning guest, Kay Pelham, veteran homeschool mom, piano teacher, and instructor of “” How Kay started teaching classes for other homeschool children Why it is so important for Kay to pass on the Charlotte Mason principles to other parents What Kay’s classes are like and why she incorporates nursery rhymes and folk songs What are some of Kay’s favorites from each category of story, rhyme, and song? What has been the response to Kay’s classes? To view all the quotes, links, and books mentioned in this episode, please...
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S7E91: Remix - Growing up in a Charlotte Mason Home with Caitlin Bruce Beauchamp
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This week we are pleased to bring you another remix episode from Season 1, this time with guest Caitlin Bruce Beauchamp, daughter of Lynn Bruce and an AmblesideOnline graduate How Caitlin came to embrace Charlotte Mason's methods as an adult and foster parent What Caitlin remembers most about her homeschool and growing up experience What subjects were Caitlin's nemeses in school How narration prepared Caitlin so well for college How growing up with a Charlotte Mason education informed Caitlin's family life today A few of Caitlin's favorite books of all time To view all the links and books...
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S7E90: Remix Episode – Have a Happier Homeschool with Lynn Bruce (S1E5)
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This week we bring you a special re-air of an episode from Season 1 with guest Lynn Bruce, a founding member of AmblesideOnline Advisory. Lynn has now gone to be with the Lord, so we share this episode in honor of her memory and with gratitude for her friendship and wisdom. How Lynn learned about Charlotte Mason and become interested in her philosophy Practical ideas from Lynn about how to have a positive homeschool experience Making the most of working on your own schedule and keeping it in sight Practicing the routine before starting the school year Working on the habit of attention before...
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S7E89: Q&A No. 8, LIVE with Cindy and Dawn
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Welcome to this special Q&A episode recorded live with Cindy's 2024 Summer Discipleship group In this episode we hear questions from participants and answers from Cindy Rollins, Dawn Duran, and Jeannette Tulis Lisa asks, "What about summers? Should we work hard to give our kids a 'real' summer break?" Tanya asks, "What kinds of books are best for the very young and are not considered twaddle?" Ellie asks, "How do I know how high is too high of a reading level for reading aloud? What can we do when children seem not to be engaging with a book?" Arlene asks, "How can we approach art...
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S7E88: Starting a Charlotte Mason Co-op with Jess Smith
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On this week’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Charlotte Mason homeschooling mom of three boys, Jess Smith How Jess first heard about Charlotte Mason’s philosophy How did Jess and her friends come to start a co-op using Mason’s methods? Why a small co-op of just two families can still be a great fit How Jess kept their focus on the principles Some ways to cover many subjects without burdening families How to deal with conflict in a group setting One thesis, which is, perhaps, new, that Education is the Science of Relations, appears to me to solve the...
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S7E87: Co-ops and Charlotte Mason with April and Anna
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We kick off this new season of The New Mason Jar with a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with homeschool friends April Weyland and Anna Whiteside How Anna and April first found out about Charlotte Mason How the transition to a Charlotte Mason curriculum worked for Anna Why April decided it was time for them to leave their old coop and start using CM principles How Anna started her own CM coop with a few more like-minded families How April tried to keep the curriculum challenging while balancing learning difficulties Anna’s tips on carrying over these ideas into a coop setting that isn’t...
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S6E86: Morning Time with the Aging with Tiffany Mai
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This week on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with homeschooling mom of 2 about using Morning Time in a local retirement home How Tiffany first came to know the Lord and also how she found out about Charlotte Mason How Tiffany started taking her children with her to do Morning Time at a local nursing home What are some of the fruits Tiffany has seen from this experience? What Tiffany includes in her morning time with the residents How can other homeschool families start this as a ministry in their own communities? What are some other areas in which families could minister to people...
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S6E85: Morning Time for Moms, Part 4, with Christina Baehr
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Show Summary: In today’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy shares a chat she had with Christina Baehr, a second generation homeschooling mom in Tasmania, Australia A little about Christina’s background and various creative pursuits, including music and writing What is Pilgrim Hill, and why did Christina and her husband start it? How Christina’s own self-education was deeply influenced by her mother How Christina home educates her own children Why Christina never really stopped self-educating How Christina gets through difficult seasons Evaluating expectations as a homeschool mom How...
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S6E84: Morning Time for Moms Part 3 with Elissa Kroeger
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On The New Mason Jar this week, Cindy and Dawn sit down to talk with veteran homeschool mom Elissa Kroeger about her own journey of self-education How Elissa first heard about Charlotte Mason Elissa’s own history with reading and self-education through her school years How Elissa’s early homeschooling community grew organically How was a Charlotte Mason lifestyle a catalyst for wholeness in Elissa’s life? How has life changed since most of Elissa’s children have grown and are no longer in her homeschool? What Elissa does now for self-education Who were the women who made the biggest...
info_outline- Welcome to this special Q&A episode recorded live with Cindy's 2024 Summer Discipleship group
- In this episode we hear questions from participants and answers from Cindy Rollins, Dawn Duran, and Jeannette Tulis
- Lisa asks, "What about summers? Should we work hard to give our kids a 'real' summer break?"
- Tanya asks, "What kinds of books are best for the very young and are not considered twaddle?"
- Ellie asks, "How do I know how high is too high of a reading level for reading aloud? What can we do when children seem not to be engaging with a book?"
- Arlene asks, "How can we approach art study with children when the subject in the painting is scantily clad or nude?"
- Gretchen asks, "What advice do you have for those trying to balance pursuing knowledge for ourselves with trying to help our students earn the credits they need to go on to higher education?"
Books and Links Mentioned:
It’s not too late to join the The 2024 Back to School Conference: Heart to Heart which is happening this week! Recordings of past sessions are all available after they have gone live. Sign up today at MorningTimeforMoms.com.
It is not for nothing that the old painters, however diverse their ideas in other matters, all fixed upon one quality as proper to the pattern Mother. The Madonna, no matter out of whose canvas she looks at you, is always serene. This is a great truth, and we should do well to hang our walls with the Madonnas of all the early Masters if the lesson, taught through the eye, would reach with calming influence to the heart.
Charlotte Mason, School Education, p. 33
…knowledge…is no longer sacred and secular, great and trivial, practical and theoretical. All knowledge, dealt out to us in such portions as we are ready for, is sacred; knowledge is, perhaps, a beautiful whole, a great unity, embracing God and man and the universe, but having many parts which are not comparable with one another in the sense of less or more, because all are necessary and each has its functions. Charlotte Mason, Philosophy of Education, p. 324
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