Classical Education Vs Charlotte Mason's Teaching Methods| A response to

This video is a response to the Memoria Press video where they seek to compare Mason to classical education and they miss the mark. Here’s their video: • Charlotte Mason Explai...
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[@danaemadrid4510]

This was great. I’m a classical educator (only in my 3rd year with a classical pedagogical emphasis) and I do not see why people need to put CM against Classical. Like you said, it seems both benefit each other.

[@mollymay8998]

Like someone already commented, you did a lovely job discussing the topic with charity! I'm 4 years into implementing the CM method in my home and find it to be absolutely brilliant how developmentally appropriate and rich her curriculum is. In response to not including the Greeks and Romans in her curriculum, that's simply untrue. She had students reading Tales of Troy and Greece by Andrew Lang in 2nd and 3rd grade, Plutarch starting in 4th or 5th grade, and Latin in 5th grade. I think starting with myths and adventure tales at a young age makes so much sense. It's broad and becomes a more in-depth study over the years. She truly understood how children are! I think you're right in that we can mutually enrich each other between CM and classical educators. It's good classical teachers keep such an emphasis on studies such as the Greeks and Romans because, as a product of public education, I had little exposure to their influence until I started using the CM method. It's a great reminder of how important ancient civilizations have been!

[@joycherrick]

Thank you for adding the specifics about Greek and Roman studies! I agree (of course!) Mason does such a great job of challenging students and honoring them. I’m so grateful so many women have studied her and that we are able to continue learning from her work 120 years later!

[@homeschoollifemom]

Would love a video on teaching Plutarch!

[@joycherrick]

🙌

[@RachaelNewman]

I would love a video on Plutarch as well!

[@sarahgamlieli1236]

I’m interested to see how you teach Plutarch!

[@WoWLatinLearners]

Thank you for offering to do a Plutarch video. I'd love to see that. 😊 Also, you did a good job of organizing points to clear up the issues. Ty

[@FourWindsHomeschool]

I’d be thrilled by a video on Plutarch and how to teach it!

[@joycherrick]

🥰

[@mrskoeltzow7797]

Me too!

[@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable]

I would love a video about how to teach Plutarch. 😊

[@joycherrick]

Awesome!🤩

[@KHomestead]

Looking forward to a Plutarch video!

[@nwilson942]

You critiqued it so kindly ❤😊 I agree 💯 %

[@joycherrick]

🙌

[@rosemarycallenberg7722]

Thorough, clear, and kind. Thank you. :)

[@joycherrick]

My pleasure! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

[@evadyck2757]

Yes, please a video on Plutarch.

[@joycherrick]

🙌

[@kelseybogus7354]

Yes on Plutarch!!

[@joycherrick]

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[@cortneymckinney9215]

I would like some clarity on the habit of attention…while doing read alouds, are the children able to keep their hands busy, or should they be sitting there with full attention?

[@melissawalters521]

I believe they are allowed to keep their hands occupied. Sometimes, parents have their child draw a narration instead of a written or spoken narration. The child does the drawing while the parent is reading, and the child can take longer than the reading to finish.

[@joycherrick]

This is a great video idea! I think it depends on the child’s age, the content, and the child. With Mason we are looking for guiding principles and not hard-fast rules to help us. So we are trying to cultivate a child’s attention for his history. Does it help or hinder him to be drawing? One of my kids gets lost in his world and won’t follow the reading if he’s drawing. So clay or sand is a better fit to keep his hands busy during the story and then afterwards he can draw or tell back. Again, it helps to set up the lesson to help him track the story!

[@annelieseharrison9027]

I guess you could allow them to do activities while you read for flexibility, but with CM approach, children are generally encouraged to listen attentively during read-alouds and give their full attention to the reading. This is because Mason placed a high value on training children to focus deeply and engage their minds with the material. Allowing activities can be distracting and divides their attention from fully focusing on the story. The aim of full attention is so that they can develop rich, detailed and descriptive narrations.

[@EmilyG-om4ei]

Very interested in teaching of plutarch!