Do you remember the first episode of the season? I laid out the first morning of formal schooling with its materials galore: alphabet and math manipulatives, nature packs, watercolors, piles of books, cups of tea, and so on. I asked if buying and organizing supplies are what make a ready mother-teacher or if maybe, just maybe, we were missing the main thing.
You know, like how to teach.
From January to December, we’ve spent the entire year getting our pedagogy in place, learning our educational philosophy, and preparing to be mother-teachers. It’s been a joy to do this and I hope you feel yourself getting your bearings in the classical Mason world as we learn together.
Before I close us out this season, I have one more surprise. Today, the excellent Karen Glass joins me on the podcast to bring it all together: motherhood, philosophy, and education as one harmonizing whole. It was a dream to talk with her and I hope you enjoy our conversation!
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Karen Glass homeschooled all of her four children from start to graduation using Charlotte Mason’s methods. She has immersed herself in Mason’s volumes and explored resources that Mason herself read and referenced. After many years of study, she has written several books to share some of the things she has learned, including Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition and Know and Tell: The Art of Narration. After living overseas for 25 years, she has recently relocated to the United States and has been speaking and teaching on various topics related to Charlotte Mason and education. You can find her on Instagram and Facebook, as well as many encouraging articles on her blog, which is linked to her website.
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You can find Karen on Instagram, Facebook, or her website.
Pst. You can also watch today’s interview on Youtube! Just search The Commonplace!
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Resources from Karen Glass
In Vital Harmony
Know and Tell
A Thinking Love
Consider This
Mind to Mind
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You can find the full episode notes here.
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Ep 09 | How Classical Education Nourishes the Soul: An Interview with Heidi White
Ep 08 | Tell Me a Story: An Interview with Emelie Thomas
Ep 07 | St. Basil the Great, St. Thomas Aquinas, and G. K. Chesterton: The Sacramental Imagination
Ep 06 | C.S. Lewis, Plutarch, and Dr. Vigen Guroian: Men Without Chests
Ep 05 | Plato, St. John Chrysostom, and Charlotte Mason: The Soul as a City
Ep 04 | The Tale of Bren & Brohen (Or, Why You Need Story in Your Parenting Toolbox) | Common House Bonus!
Ep 03 | Can You Even Teach Virtue?: A Primer
Ep 02 | “Long Live the Queen!”: A Philosophical Defense of Classical Education
Ep 01 | Only the Ancients Are Classical All of the Time
Ep 00 | Welcome to Season Three
Ep 21 | It’s Time to Say Goodbye
Ep 19 | All of Education is Sacred (Principle #20)
Ep 18 | Bonus: This One’s for the Dads (Interview with Trae Bailey of Classical Education)
Ep 17 | Bonus: Making Our Philosophy Practical in the Early Years (Interview with Bethany Douglass of Cloistered Away)
Ep 16 | The Way of the Reason (Principles #18-19)
Ep 15 | The Way of the Will (Principle #17)
Ep 14 | The Way of the Will and the Way of the Reason: A Primer (Principle #16)
Ep 13 | Bonus: How Do I Start a Classical Charlotte Mason Co-Op?! (Interview with Amanda Faus & Brooke Johnson)
Ep 12 | Narration: Tell It Back to Me (Principles #14-15)
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