S7E89: Q&A No. 8, LIVE with Cindy and Dawn
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Release Date: 08/01/2024
S9E115: Remix of Charlotte Mason Through High School with Jami Marstall
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Today on The New Mason Jar, we bring you an episode from the vault in which Cindy and Dawn talk with Jami Marstall, veteran homeschooling mom of 4 and a lifelong learner herself How Jami first started learning about Charlotte Mason Why do you think parents are hesitant about using Charlotte Mason through high school? What advice do you have for parents whose students are transitioning into high school? What about writing high school transcripts? Is high school a good time to outsource some of your child’s education? How did you adapt and change the curriculum for your different children’s...
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S8E114: Bible Lessons for Children with Lauren Fee
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On this week’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Lauren Fee, homeschooling mom of five with a passion for Charlotte Mason’s philosophy, especially as it applies to Bible lessons for children How Lauren came to learn about Charlotte Mason Which of Charlotte’s “20 Principles” should be considered by those responsible for teaching the Bible to children? Who was Canon J. Paterson Smyth, and why did Charlotte Mason recommend his work? How Lauren has created a children’s Bible study curriculum using Smyth’s work for the modern church Is this curriculum only for...
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S8E113: Reading Dante’s “Divine Comedy” with Dr. Jason Baxter
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This week on The New Mason Jar, Dr. Jason Baxter returns to the podcast to talk with Cindy and Dawn about Dante as part of a new series of Mothers Education Course episodes When Dr. Baxter was first introduced to Dante’s Divine Comedy Why Dr. Baxter thinks Dante wrote this work in the form of epic poetry? How this translation is different than other modern English translations Does the language and mood of Inferno feel different from that in the Purgatorio? Why Jason chose the artwork he did for the covers of his translations Jason’s encouragement for the busy homeschool mom in...
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S8E112: Morning Time for Moms, Part 7, with Anne White
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On The New Mason Jar Podcast this week, Cindy and Dawn talk with Anne White, AmblesideOnline Advisory member, about how she continues her own education as a veteran homeschool mom A little more background on how Anne learned about Charlotte Mason What kinds of books Anne remembers reading as a child How Anne realized she needed to continue her own education as an adult What ways Anne seeks to grow in knowledge now and keeps her curiosity alive What Anne’s reading life looks like these days How can busy moms use the little pockets of time in their day to keep moving forward? Learn more...
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S8E111: Charlotte Mason in the Early Years with Jeannette Tullis
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In this week's episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Jeannette Tullis about implementing Kindergarten in harmony with Charlotte Mason's methods What was Charlotte Mason's approach to early childhood education? Is the idea of modern early education a myth? What do you do about writing or narration during the kindergarten years? How Jeannette makes reading aloud interactive Do parents need a curriculum to guide them through the early years? How do you choose good quality picture books? What can parents do to keep records in states where it is required? Plus: a sidebar...
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S8E110: Charlotte Mason Hybrid Schools with Anna Fischer
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On this week's episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn share a conversation with Anna Fischer about the homeschool hybrid school, Canyon Creek Christian Academy in Tennessee How Anna first heard about Charlotte Mason's educational philosophy What is a hybrid school? How Anna got involved with CCCA and later became co-director What it is like to run the hybrid school How the school leadership seeks educate and support parents What are the benefits for the students and any potential drawbacks of this hybrid model? What does a typical day at the school look like? How does the...
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S8E109: Speech and Debate from a Charlotte Mason Perspective with Hailey and Vivien White
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Today on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn have a veteran homeschool mom, Hailey White, and her daughter Vivien on the show to talk about speech and debate from a Charlotte Mason perspective How Hailey first learned about Charlotte Mason and her ideas What were Vivien's impressions of her education? How did the Whites become involved with Christian homeschooling speech and debate? How did participating in speech and debate influence Vivien's homeschool experience? What is the value of joining a Stoa club, and how does it work? What about concerns about the competitive nature of...
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S8E108: Remix of Spring Nature Study with Jeannette
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On The New Mason Jar this week, we bring you a replay of a great conversation all about spring nature study with Cindy, Dawn and Cindy’s friend Jeannette Tulis How can moms begin nature study when they have never done it before? How to find spring ephemeral wildflowers, and other things to look for at this time of year Ideas for stepping up your nature study game What are some tips for nature journaling? To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit our website at .
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S8E107: Homeschooling as a Military Family with Zach and Andrea Vaughn
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On the New Mason Jar today, we are sharing a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Zach and Andrea Vaughn. Zach serves as a U.S. Navy chaplain while Andrea homeschools their four children. How Zach and Andrea found out about Charlotte Mason What it is like being an active duty chaplain What are some of the benefits of homeschooling through frequent moves? How have you found homeschooling community when arriving a new place? How Zach participates in homeschooling when he is at home What is it like when Dad comes home from a long time away? How do you stay connected and keep communication open...
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S8E106: Using Math Journals and Games with Denise Gaskins
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On this week’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Denise Gaskins, veteran homeschool mom and math coach and tutor What are math logbooks, and why are they a helpful learning tool? Would Charlotte Mason have encouraged math games? How can math games progress as students gain proficiency with them? What is wrong with traditional math curricula, and do we need to change it? Denise gives Cindy and Dawn a math game prompt to show how these practices can work What are some ideas for students with math anxiety? To view the full show notes for this episode, including links...
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?"
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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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