S9E120: Morning Time for Moms, Pt. 8, Twenty Years of The Literary Ladies Book Club
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Release Date: 09/18/2025
S9E120: Morning Time for Moms, Pt. 8, Twenty Years of The Literary Ladies Book Club
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
On this week’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Julie and Diana about their book discussion group, which recently celebrated its 20th year of meeting and reading together: How the group started and how they choose new books for the group to read Some of the ways they make book discussion nights special How Diana and Julie divide up roles and duties to share the load A little about the format of each book club meeting Why the ladies stick to classic literature and biographies instead of contemporary novels Julie and Diana’s tips for running a similar book club with...
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S9E119: Q&A No. 10, Back to School Conference 2025 Follow-up
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
On The New Mason Jar this week, we bring you a special Q&A episode recorded with Kay Pelham and Jami Marstal as a follow-up to our How can a mom of many finish well with her last few students, implementing more of Mason’s methods now that she has more time with fewer children? What is some advice for dealing with disrespect from teens and pre-teens? What are some principles to help guide the upper years, making time for what really matters without overloading ourselves and our students? How should you approach starting a Charlotte Mason education with an older student? How can we...
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S9E118: A Dad’s Role in the Homeschool and Living Book Press with Anthony Coafield
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Today on The New Mason Jar, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Anthony Coafield, Australian homeschooling father of three boys and founder of How Anthony and his wife found out about Charlotte Mason’s philosophy How stories shaped Anthony’s life from a young age Why and how Anthony started Living Books Press How Anthony juggles the publishing work and homeschooling his boys What Anthony has done to accommodate his children’s various learning needs What might people mean when they say they use a Charlotte Mason approach? What is some advice Anthony has for dads who are...
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S9E117: Teaching Foreign Language the Charlotte Mason Way with Sue Lee
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
On this week's episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Sue Lee, veteran homeschool mom and French teacher How Sue first learned about Charlotte Mason How art history led Sue to studying French In what ways did Sue's teaching change as she learned about Charlotte Mason's principles? How Sue started teaching French classes for homeschoolers What are some of Sue's tips for teaching a foreign language? How can a family plan a trip to France or another dream country? What is the role of beauty in education? To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit . ...
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S9E116: Remix of Homeschooling Only Children with Kay Pelham and Christy Hissong
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
Today’s New Mason Jar episode features another episode from our archives with guests are Kay Pelham and Christy Hissong Kay is a veteran homeschooling mom to one son, as well as a piano teacher and literary enthusiast Christy is also a veteran homeschooling mom of one boy, and teaches at a local Charlotte Mason cottage school How did each of our guests learn about Charlotte Mason? What are some of the challenges you faced with homeschooling an only child? What did reading aloud look like in your home? How did you figure out if your child had some learning challenges that needed addressed?...
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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
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
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
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
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
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
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
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
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...
info_outlineOn this week’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Julie and Diana about their book discussion group, which recently celebrated its 20th year of meeting and reading together:
- How the group started and how they choose new books for the group to read
- Some of the ways they make book discussion nights special
- How Diana and Julie divide up roles and duties to share the load
- A little about the format of each book club meeting
- Why the ladies stick to classic literature and biographies instead of contemporary novels
- Julie and Diana’s tips for running a similar book club with their friends
For full show notes, including links to books and podcasts mentioned, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/120.