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In Vital Harmony: Charlotte Mason and the Natural Laws of Education 10/11/2019

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Charlotte Mason looked at the world and saw that it was governed by universal laws, such as the law of gravity. Then she wondered. What if there were similar laws that governed the way people learn? If we knew what those laws were, we’d be able to pursue education along the most promising lines .

She devoted her life to finding the key principles of education and then developing methods to make the most of them. The result is a comprehensive picture of living and learning that breathes life into education at every level—from babyhood to the adult years. It’s not a rote system, but a flexible set of ideas that keep education in focus.

These principles are for everyone concerned with teaching and learning. They are no more difficult to implement than the principle of gravity which allows you to walk, run, and even--when you know what you are doing--to soar.

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Mind to Mind: An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education 29/08/2015

by Karen Glass, Charlotte Mason

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This is Charlotte Mason as you have not seen her before: Mind to Mind is her well-seasoned final work, originally titled An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education. Divested of outdated material, the essential philosophy is brought into sharp relief. Ms. Mason wrote, “The message for our age is, Believe in mind, and let education go straight as a bolt to the mind of the pupil.” Our generation needs to hear that message more acutely than ever. Karen Glass, with deep respect for the original, has preserved the essentials in Ms. Mason’s own words, while delivering the material in a format that speaks to today’s readers. This book is an abridgment in the literal Latin sense of “to shorten.” What has been shortened is not merely the length of the original volume, but the path between the modern reader and the mind of Charlotte Mason.

In this book, Charlotte Mason presents the vital principles that underlie her methods, and with the confidence of many decades of practice behind her, recommends those methods to a wider audience. She wanted to reform and regenerate the educational practices of Great Britain in the early 20th century, but 21st century readers will find her ideas just as potent, just as penetrating, and even more refreshing than they were when they were originally penned.

Her first principle is "Children are born persons": not machines, not animals, not accidental conglomerations of cells, but persons, with all the magnificent possibilities that personhood implies. The education we should offer a person is the education Charlotte Mason offers to us.

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AmblesideOnline Year 8 Poetry: John Donne (AmblesideOnline Poetry) 24/04/2012

by Wendi Capehart, Leslie Laurio, Karen Glass, Lynn Bruce, Anne White, Donna-Jean Breckinridge

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John Donne's poems for use with AmblesideOnline, year 8. Includes a brief biographical entry and Donne's last sermon.

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Encore Series Collection: Books 1-3 (Encore Collection Book 1) 05/03/2019

by Karen Glass

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This is a collection of the first three books in the Encore series. These short books originally appeared on the author's blog, and have been minimally revised for this convenient reading format. There is additional content included in each book which is exclusive to the digital edition and not available elsewhere.

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Know and Tell: The Art of Narration 31/10/2018

by Karen Glass

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*This book is in a fixed format.* Please download and check a sample to be sure it can be read on your device before purchasing.*

Narration, the art of telling, has been used as a pedagogical tool since ancient times. Over one hundred years ago, Charlotte Mason methodized narration and implemented it in scores of schools in Great Britain. Over the past few decades, educators in the US, mostly in home schools, have followed her guidelines with outstanding results.

This book discusses the theory behind the use of narration and then walks through the process from beginning to end, to show how simply "telling" is the foundation for higher-level thinking and writing.

While narration has grown popular among homeschoolers, it also works well in the classroom. In this book, you will find sample narrations and many resources to help you use narration with your students in any setting. If you've been wanting to try narration, but haven't felt confident enough to rely on an unfamiliar method, this book will give you the tools that you need to make the process easier.

People are narrating every day, and this book will show you how to make that natural activity a vital part of education that enhances children's relationship with knowledge and allows them to grow into skilled communicators.

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Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition 12/10/2014

by Karen Glass

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The educators of ancient Greece and Rome gave the world a vision of what education should be. The medieval and Renaissance teachers valued their insights and lofty goals. Christian educators such as Augustine, Erasmus, Milton, and Comenius drew from the teaching of Plato, Aristotle, and Quintilian those truths which they found universal and potent. Charlotte Mason developed her own philosophy of education from the riches of the past, not accidentally but purposefully. She and the other founding members of the Parents’ National Educational Union in England were inspired by the classical educators of history and set out to achieve their vision in modern education. They succeeded—and thanks to Charlotte Mason’s clear development of methods to realize the classical ideals, we can partake of the classical tradition as well.

The classical tradition as it informs teaching is good not because it is old or “classical,” but because it works; and what works, whether old or new, is best. That’s the Mason message admirably conveyed by [Karen] Glass.
—David V. Hicks

Classical education is an education of the heart and conscience as much as it is an education of the mind. This book explores the classical emphasis on formation of character and links Charlotte Masons ideas to the thinkers of the past. This is not a “how to” book about education, but a “why to” book that will bring clarity to many of the ideas you already know about teaching and learning.

“I thought that my fire for heart education could not be further stoked; I was mistaken. Karen Glass has here laid out the thrilling joy of education, for both the teacher and the taught.”
—Michelle Miller, author of the TruthQuest History series

“From the very beginning I couldn't put it down! What a gem!”
—Sonya Shafer of Simply Charlotte Mason

“Karen says everything I would have loved to say about education in a clear, understandable, and easy to read style. It is the missing link between what we call Classical Education and the Charlotte Mason approach.”
—Cindy Rollins, contributor at The CiRCE Institute

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Classical Considerations: Charlotte Mason's Links to the Classical Tradition (Encore Book 3) 05/03/2019

by Karen Glass

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Interested in Charlotte Mason? Wondering if her ideas are similar to classical education? This little book is a collection of essays that highlight some of the questions you'll want to ask as you explore this idea. How do you define classical education? Does Charlotte Mason ever mention classical education? Sometimes just thinking about the questions is more fruitful than being given answers, and this book will clarify some questions so that you can work out your own answers.

This short work is an Encore book, which originally appeared on Karen Glass's author website. The book includes some bonus material exclusive to the Encore e-book.

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Charlotte Mason and Comenius (Encore Book 2) 24/11/2018

by Karen Glass

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Charlotte Mason and Comenius are two educational philosophers who lived centuries apart. How did they happen to share so many of the same ideas? Because they were looking for universal principles and not short-term solutions, their ideas about teaching and learning are surprisingly similar. Their shared insight may offer some hints to contemporary teachers as well!

This short work is an Encore book, which originally appeared on Karen Glass's author website. The book includes some bonus material exclusive to the Encore e-book.

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Some Practices are Principles (Encore Book 1) 12/11/2018

by Karen Glass

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Charlotte Mason gave us twenty educational principles. Most of them are philosophical in nature, but a few of them are practical. Which practices were important enough to be included in the principles? Read how Mason believed her philosophical principles should be implemented. This short work is an Encore book, which originally appeared on Karen Glass's author website. The book includes some bonus material exclusive to the Encore e-book.

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De mente a mente (Spanish Edition) 08/08/2017

by Charlotte Mason, Karen Glass, Silvia Cachia

( 12 )

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Karen Glass, en Mind to Mind, nos presentó a Charlotte Mason como no la habíamos visto antes. Partiendo de la obra de madurez de Charlotte Mason, que lleva por título Towards a Philosophy of Education (Hacia una filosofía educativa), Karen la despojó de todo aquello relevante en su momento, hoy por hoy caduco, y dejó en relieve la filosofía esencial que ha trascendido al tiempo. Así es como Karen consiguió abreviar el volumen sexto de Charlotte Mason, lo que acortó tanto el número de páginas como la distancia entre el lector moderno y la mente de Charlotte Mason.

Por segunda vez, el libro Mind to Mind nos presenta algo único. Es la primera vez que se ofrecen unas doscientas páginas traducidas de la obra original de Charlotte Mason, junto con breves párrafos introductorios de Karen Glass que nos guían en nuestra lectura.

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