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A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason Podcast

Through twice monthly conversations, three moms who have studied the Charlotte Mason method of education and put her ideas into practice in their homes join together to share with one another for the benefit of listeners by giving explanations of Mason's principles and examples of those principles put into practice out of their own teaching experience. These short discussions aim at providing information, support, and encouragement for others by unfolding the myriad aspects.

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A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason Podcast
Episode 270: Can We Make Children Care? from 2023-12-01T07:00

Can you make a child care about their education? Or about anything, let alone the many things that Charlotte Mason commended? We tackle these questions in this episode of the p...

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Episode 269: Voices from the Conference: Jono Kiser on Dangerous Books from 2023-11-17T06:00

At the 2023 ADE at HOME {Virtual} Conference Jono Kiser of Living Literature presented a talk entitled "Good and Dangerous Books." We've invited him onto the podcast this week to discuss why Cha...

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Episode 268: Recitation Tactics from 2023-11-03T06:00

In this episode we return to the topic of Recitation, a distinctive feature of Charlotte Mason's Method. We are focusing on practical ways to help your student develop their skills in Recitation...

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Episode 267: Trusting the Method with Celeste Cruz from 2023-10-20T06:00

This season, we are interviewing experienced Charlotte Mason moms, inviting them to tell us how they've come to "Trust the Method." In today's episode, Celeste Cruz, mom of eleven children, from...

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Episode 266:The Unity of the Charlotte Mason Method from 2023-10-06T06:00

Charlotte Mason's Method can seem confusing and difficult to implement, especially if we view it as a list of do's and don'ts. But when we learn to see it as a unified whole, it is revealed as a...

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Episode 265: Trusting the Method with Bethany Glosser from 2023-09-15T06:00

This season, we are interviewing experienced Charlotte Mason moms, inviting them to tell us how they've come to "Trust the Method." In today's episode, Bethany Glosser, mom of six children, teen...

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Episode 264: The Time-Table from 2023-09-01T06:00

Charlotte Mason encouraged us to use a time-table to ensure lessons were kept short and varied. Today on the podcast we're talking about this essential tool, why Miss Mason called it the first p...

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Episode 263: What Does it Mean to "Trust the Method"? from 2023-08-18T06:00

The theme of this season of A Delectable Education: Charlotte Mason Podcast is "Trust the Method." But what does that mean? Are we just supposed to blindly follow a dead woman's advice from the ...

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Intro to Season 9: Announcements! New PEC! New Products! from 2023-08-04T07:00

A Delectable Education is back for its NINTH year. We have grown a lot over these past 8 years, and so has the Charlotte Mason Community. We are honored to be here sharing with you all still. In...

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Episode 261: Season 8 Closing Ceremonies from 2023-05-19T06:00

The end of the school year and the end of this podcast season is cause to pause and reflect. The ADE ladies review the past year and encourage you to not just slam the books closed, but pause to...

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Episode 260: CM in Your World--CM in Other Countries from 2023-05-05T06:00

Charlotte Mason's educational method was worldwide in her day and, thanks to persons like Mariana Mastracchio, this is happening again in our day. This episode closes out the ADE series on Charl...

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Episode 259: CM in Your Community: CM Gatherings and Conferences from 2023-04-21T06:00

Charlotte Mason held big gatherings to continue training educators in her method. Some of our formative learning about Charlotte Mason happened through conferences. This interview in the Charlot...

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Episode 258: Afternoons (Re-Release) from 2023-04-07T06:00

Charlotte Mason recommended "afternoon occupations" and instructions about them were included in her programmes. Are there particular occupations, specified times an...

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Episode 257: CM in Your Community: Learning in Community from 2023-03-17T07:00

What do it look like do use the Charlotte Mason Method with a group of students? Kelsi Rea joins the ADE ladies today to explain how she went about developing her Charlotte Mason school. Her ent...

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Episode 256: ADE Book Club--The Scent of Water from 2023-03-03T07:00

Charlotte Mason firmly believed that novels are our greatest teachers, hence why she included them as a major serving in the feast that nourishes our children's education. This episode was recor...

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Episode 255: CM in Your Community: Lessons from 2023-02-17T07:00

For this installment of our ongoing series, CM in Your Community, we are focusing on all the materials available for CM lessons! Mathematics was not a subject Charlotte Mason spoke about a lot, ...

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Episode 254: Charlotte Mason and Special Needs with Beth Corcoran of Flamingo Feathers from 2023-02-03T07:00

Charlotte Mason's method is relevant for every kind of child, which this week's episode verifies. Over two years ago, the ADE ladies were interviewed by Beth Corcoran on her Flamingo Feathers po...

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Episode 253: Narration Beyond Lessons from 2023-01-20T07:00

Narration, attention, habits: Charlotte Mason knew they were natural to a child and work together. The ADE ladies welcome Annette Dionisio to the podcast, a mom who has diligently employed the a...

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Episode 252: Family Read Alouds from 2023-01-06T07:00

Books are not just for school lessons, but as Charlotte Mason concurred, family read-aloud time is essential to the education of a child. Listen in as Emily, Nicole, and Liz reminisce about thei...

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Episode 251: CM In Your Community: CM Products from 2022-12-16T07:00

Homeschooling with Charlotte Mason's method brings life, more life than we expect. Don't miss this episode from the Charlotte Mason in Our Community series if you wonder about habits, notebook o...

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Episode 250: Charlotte Mason Through High School (Re-Release) from 2022-12-02T06:00

This is a re-release/update to our original Episode #80. Charlotte Mason developed her educational method for all students, but many feel that by high school they must get on to more serious pre...

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Episode 249: Voices from the Conference: Cathy McKay from 2022-11-18T06:00

Homeschooling teenage boys has its own challenges. The ADE ladies welcome Cathy McKay in the Voices of the Conference series to share her wisdom and experience in raising teen boys. Attendees of...

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Episode 248: Enjoying the {Virtual} Conference from 2022-11-04T06:00

A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason podcast seeks to inspire, encourage, and explain the Charlotte Mason method. During the midwinter ADE at Home {Virtual} Conference, all three take place in...

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Episode 247: CM in Your Community: Book Databases from 2022-10-21T06:00

Living books are the heart of the Charlotte Mason method of education, and providing a wide variety of books is essential. Of special importance to families in this century is reading living boo...

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Episode 246: Homeschooling Through Fear and Anxiety from 2022-10-07T06:00

Charlotte Mason spoke to the fears and anxieties of mothers in her day. Her counsel is exceedingly relevant today. The ADE ladies have invited Jessica Becker to the podcast to discuss one of our...

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Episode 245: CM In Your Community: Book Publishing from 2022-09-16T06:00:14

The spreading of the practice of Charlotte Mason's method has created a demand for living books, old standbys that this generation deserves to know. This week begins this season's new series: Ch...

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Episode 244: Home Management from 2022-09-02T06:00:26

A Charlotte Mason education requires a lot of time and effort on the part of the teacher to prepare the best feast for the children. How does the parent also manage all the needs of daily life i...

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Episode 243: Scheduling Handicrafts from 2022-08-19T06:00:55

This new episode on handicrafts contains further revelation on Charlotte Mason's  purpose and approach to handicrafts. Emily, Nicole, and Liz, as always, draw out the practical application for t...

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Episode 242: Intro to Season 8 from 2022-08-05T07:00:19

Welcome to Season Eight! Emily, Nicole, and Liz are delighted to bring you up to date on new helps for teaching being offered  at A Delectable Education's site, events to look forward to, and an...

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242: Welcome to Season 8 from 2022-08-05T06:00:01

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Episode 241: Seasonal Reflections from 2022-05-27T06:00:39

Charlotte Mason encouraged the habit of gratitude. This end-of-year season wrap-up episode is a collection of testimonials from mothers who have experienced the benefits of her method. Emily, Li...

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Episode 240: Charlotte Mason Math from 2022-05-13T06:00:22

As with every subject, Charlotte Mason's method starts with ideas and continues with natural instruction according to her principles. Math is no exception. Guests Emily Al-Khatib and Heather Sch...

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Episode 239: Drawing from 2022-04-22T06:00:10

Why did Charlotte Mason include drawing as one of the essential subjects in her curriculum? And why is ADE re-releasing the original discussion on drawing as one of the basics this season? This ...

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Episode 238: Handling Bad Attitudes from 2022-04-08T06:00:44

Charlotte Mason's counsel on education extends beyond academics to sound parenting advice. It's wonderful to come to the feast, but what if the learners at the table have such bad attitudes that...

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Episode 237: Writing: Grammar&Composition from 2022-03-25T06:00:40

This week's Charlotte Mason podcast episode is a re-release of a fundamental subject: writing. There is far more to composition than mechanical knowledge. This episode reveals the progression fr...

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Episode 236: Poetry from 2022-03-11T12:02:17

For Charlotte Mason, poetry was a life giving instructor and inspirer of the children. This podcast episode includes special guest, Jono Kiser, a lover, writer, and teacher of poetry. Together t...

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Episode 235: When the Feast is Too Much from 2022-02-25T07:00:14

Overwhelmed? Overwrought? Or, just over it all? This episode is a re-release of one of our top listened to discussions, because when the broad feast feels unachievable or suffocating, we all nee...

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Episode 234: ADE Book Club: Peace Like a River from 2022-02-11T07:00:38

Charlotte Mason set her method firmly on the power of narrative. This episode is the book discussion of a novel from 2001: Peace Like a River by Leif Enger. Miss Mason kept up with current literatu...

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Episode 233: Method of Lessons from 2022-01-28T07:00

Charlotte Mason advocated a "method" of lessons, which included comments to the teacher about preparing for lessons. What is included in this practice, why is it necessary or helpful, and how do...

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Episode 232: Forecasting from 2022-01-14T07:00

Charlotte Mason's curriculum set appropriately short lessons in many varied subjects. Her programs included timetables to help organize the short morning lessons. This episode is a discussion of...

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Episode 231: Picture&Composer Study from 2021-12-24T07:00

Merry Christmas to all. This re-release of an early episode on picture study and music appreciation begins with a few tips and updates and is appropriate for a feast for the eyes, ears, and hear...

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Episode 230: Education Is... from 2021-12-10T07:00

Charlotte Mason made several statements that began, "Education is…" This episode teases out many of her definitions of education. Emily, Nicole, and Liz discuss her perspective on education and ...

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Episode 229: Exams from 2021-11-26T07:00

Term examinations in Charlotte Mason's schools were mandatory. This re-release of our 2017 podcast episode explores the purpose of examinations, what was covered, and how we evaluate our child's...

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Seasonal Announcements from 2021-11-19T19:00

We're popping into the feed today with three short announcements about upcoming events and items you'll want to know about.

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Episode 228: Mastery Before Moving On from 2021-11-05T06:00

Did Charlotte Mason advocate the common notion of "mastery before moving on?" Liz, Emily, and Nicole discuss this popular idea and, based on Miss Mason's principles, the cases when moving on wit...

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Episode 227: Writing--Transcription&Dictation from 2021-10-22T06:00

A Charlotte Mason education is grounded in principles of teaching, not just products. This is critical in the area of writing, whether handwriting or written composition. Since writing is essent...

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Episode 226: Making Plans for Physical Geography from 2021-10-08T06:00

This week's Charlotte Mason podcast is an interview with a mom of five on the subject of physical geography. Morgan Conner wanted to know more about her region, wanted to learn how to do geograp...

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Episode 225: Nature Study from 2021-09-24T06:00

Nature study is essential in a Charlotte Mason education. In revisiting "the basics," this is the reason we offer you this re-release of our original nature study episode. Even if you have been ...

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Episode 224: Combining Multiple Students from 2021-09-10T06:00

Charlotte Mason increased the feast both in variety of lessons and length of lessons as the children grew, but how does one teacher with multiple students in multiple grades manage? This episode...

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Season 7 Trailer from 2021-09-03T06:00

Another season of Charlotte Mason episodes is around the corner. Want to know what series we will be doing, what new projects we have to offer, and what to expect? Emily, Nicole, and Liz give so...

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Episode 223: Short Topics #6 from 2021-07-23T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast episode addresses three short topics: the lists of attainments for six and 12-year-olds, what age is right to start school, and memorization. Liz, Emily, and Nicole ...

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Episode 222: Ourselves, Part IV from 2021-07-09T06:00

In Charlotte Mason's book addressed to students, she wrote them a chapter on vocation. This episode concludes our series on the first book of Ourselves and is an informal chat about our calling ...

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Episode 221: For Kids Who Are New to CM from 2021-06-25T06:00

Instead of focusing on the principles and feast of curriculum subjects for the teacher, this episode speaks directly to the students who are beginning their Charlotte Mason education. Maybe you ...

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Episode 220: Ourselves, Part III: Justice from 2021-06-11T06:00

Charlotte Mason's book for students, Ourselves,  is valuable to homeschool parents and all teachers, too. This episode in the series highlighting sections of Ourselves addresses a hot topic in o...

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Episode 219: ADE at Home Q&A from 2021-05-28T06:00

From the wisdom of Charlotte Mason for homeschool families, we share a session from the ADE at Home Conference in February 2021: a long Q&A session. Here are dozens of questions of everyday scho...

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Episode 218: Ourselves, Part III: Loyalty from 2021-05-14T06:00

This episode on the series covering Charlotte Mason's volume Ourselves addresses one aspect of the portion of "The House of Heart," namely, loyalty. What do love and loyalty have to do with one ...

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Episode 217: The Work and Aims of the P.U.S. from 2021-04-24T03:00

For those who try to wrap their mind about the enormous feast Charlotte Mason offered in her curriculum, today's episode is a treasure. Emily, Nicole, and Liz read  for you a hundred-year-old ar...

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Episode 216: Ourselves, Part II from 2021-04-09T06:00

What do beauty and homeschooling the Charlotte Mason way have to do with one another? This free-form conversation discusses the inborn need to appreciate beauty in everyone, its development, its...

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Episode 215: Nature Walks from 2021-03-26T06:00

A keynote of a Charlotte Mason education is the nature walk. Would you believe we have never had an episode dedicated solely to this topic? By way of apology for the delay, this episode covers a...

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Episode 214: Ourselves, Part I from 2021-03-12T07:00

Charlotte Mason addresses concerns about our body in Ourselves and this week's lively discussion focuses on the body's need for rest. Not just our students, but homeschool teachers also need res...

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Episode 213: Book Discussion: Waverley from 2021-02-26T07:00

A Charlotte Mason education included the best novels the world had to offer. This episode is a lively discussion of Sir Walter Scott's Waverley, a book Miss Mason referred to in all of her six v...

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ADE at HOME Announcement from 2021-02-22T07:00

Our first ever ADE at HOME Virtual Conference was a great success...but it's not over! Take a quick listen to hear some exciting news, and a chance to WIN access to all the content from this wee...

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Episode 212: Ourselves: Introductory from 2021-02-12T07:00

Charlotte Mason homeschoolers know that the curriculum feeds the whole person. Miss Mason tackled helping young persons to understand themselves and their place in the world through one of her v...

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Episode 211: Short Topics #5 from 2021-01-22T07:00

Charlotte Mason developed her educational method upon underlying philosophical principles, but many of those influences popular in her day are unknown to today's homeschooling teachers. This epi...

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Episode 210: Short Synopsis: 20 from 2021-01-08T07:00

Of supreme importance to homeschool and other educators is knowing who Charlotte Mason called "The Supreme Educator of all mankind"--the Holy Spirit. This podcast episode discusses the implicati...

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Episode 209: Personal Daily Bible Reading from 2020-12-25T07:00

This Christmas Day episode is a discussion of Bible reading, a subject found in Charlotte Mason's programs, but was for the child's personal Bible reading. Emily, Liz, and Nicole discuss why thi...

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Episode 208: Short Synopsis: 16-19 from 2020-12-11T07:00

For every homeschool teacher, Charlotte Mason's wisdom on the child's personality is invaluable. This next installment of the synopsis, points 16-19, covers these two aspects, aspects the teache...

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Episode 207: Moral Develeopment from 2020-11-27T07:00

Homeschool parents recognize that there is more to education than academic subjects. Charlotte Mason was careful to ground the teacher's understanding in the moral responsibility of training chi...

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Episode 206: Short Synopsis 13-15 from 2020-11-13T07:00

Charlotte Mason's short synopsis of the main points of her educational  method is useful to homeschool and classroom teachers. This episode continues through this "synopsis," moving beyond philo...

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Episode 205: Scale How Evenings from 2020-10-23T06:00

Charlotte Mason's training college was unique, but it was not all study and offers some scope for imagination to today's homeschool families implementing her method. This episode discusses the S...

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Episode 204: Short Synopsis Points 9-12 from 2020-10-09T06:00

Charlotte Mason distilled her philosophy into some succinctly stated principles, and the homeschool or classroom teacher does well to underpin their efforts by considering the philosophy that dr...

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Episode 203: Short Topics #4 from 2020-09-25T06:00

Homeschool teachers must consider many aspects of education beyond the books and pencils, especially with the Charlotte Mason method. This "shorts" episode includes three widely dispersed topics...

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Episode 202: Short Synopsis Points 5-8 from 2020-09-11T06:00

Whether you homeschool, or wherever you teach with Charlotte Mason's method, a working knowledge of her synopsis is essential. This second installment addresses the three instruments of educatio...

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Episode 201: Short Synopsis Points 1-4 from 2020-08-14T06:00

Charlotte Mason summed up her underpinning principles of education in a few succinct points. This episode is the first in a series that will take a related group of principles and unfold them on...

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Episode 200: News! Announcements! Managing a CM Life from 2020-08-07T06:00

Charlotte Mason's method of education creeps into our entire lives as educators--not just school time. This podcast is entering its sixth season and we celebrate this landmark number and beginni...

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Episode 199: Multi-Age Math Immersion from 2020-07-03T06:00

This immersion lesson demonstrates how to combine children of different ages and levels of learning during a single math lesson with Charlotte Mason's method of teaching. Emily Al-Khatib and her...

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Episode 198: CM in Our Homes: Matthew Milliner from 2020-05-22T06:00

Charlotte Mason is to be thanked for introducing young children to the beauty of art in school lessons. This episode of Charlotte Mason in our homes is an interview with Matthew Milliner, art hi...

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Episode 197: Children's Gatherings from 2020-05-08T06:00

Charlotte Mason's vision for children spread throughout the world. A special celebration called "The Children's Gathering" occurred a few times, a holy holiday for experiencing learning together...

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Episode 196: Short Topics #3 from 2020-04-24T06:00

Charlotte Mason's method of education impacts our lives on many levels. This episode of short topics includes ideas for collections from our physical world, ideas for getting more out of books b...

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Episode 195: Current Events from 2020-04-10T06:00

The feast Charlotte Mason spread for the children included generous portions of history, geography, and modern language, but in the upper forms the news of the day was another important aspect f...

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Episode 194: CM in our Homes: Caroline Chermely from 2020-03-27T06:00

Charlotte Mason did not limit persons and knew the scope of a child's education was limitless in its potential for each individual. This episode of Charlotte Mason in Our Homes interviews Caroli...

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Episode 193: The Interdependence of a CM Curriculum" from 2020-03-13T06:00

Did Charlotte Mason have a rhyme or reason to her broad and varied feast or, was it just a collection of unrelated topics? Far from a mishmash, the more the whole feast is pursued, in all its va...

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Episode 192: ADE Book Club: Middlemarch from 2020-02-28T07:00

Not only did Charlotte Mason include abundant novel reading in her curriculum feast and reference novels and characters from them continuously throughout her own writing, but she believed they w...

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Episode 191: The Home Story from 2020-02-14T07:00

Today's episode is a talk given by Liz at several conferences and events. She discusses the role parents play in the lives of their children--a topic much discussed by Charlotte Mason. We hope y...

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Episode 190: Picture Study from 2020-01-24T07:00

Charlotte Mason included the study of great works of art in her regular school curriculum. This episode explores the many options for making picture study and picture talk more robust, richer, a...

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Episode 189: Time to Talk from 2020-01-10T07:00

Charlotte Mason insisted the teacher not take a "front and center" role, warned against the "talky-talky" teacher, etc. This episode addresses when it is appropriate for the teacher to explain, ...

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Episode 188: Short Topics #2 from 2019-12-27T07:00

This Charlotte Mason episode is a brief look into some important, but less talked of subjects. Nicole briefly discusses the natural history lists, what kind, why, and how they are kept; Emily sh...

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Episode 187: CM in Our Homes: Jessica in SE Asia from 2019-11-22T07:00

This episode is an interview with Jessica in southeast Asia as part of our Charlotte Mason in Our Homes series. Living and teaching with this method in another culture presents special challenge...

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Episode 186: Method of Lessons from 2019-11-08T07:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast is an immensely realistic and practical guide for the teacher. Liz, Emily, and Nicole share what Charlotte Mason's principles for lesson preparation and planning are...

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Episode 185: Short Topics #! from 2019-10-25T06:00

The range of subjects related to a Charlotte Mason education is immense. Nicole, Emily, and Liz each focus on one topic or aspect of her education in this episode:  museums, examination rubrics,...

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Episode 184: Reading&Writing Readiness from 2019-10-11T06:00

This episode discusses what Charlotte Mason advised for the early  years, before formal school lessons, in the areas of reading and writing. Emily, Liz, and Nicole share from her writings, the <...

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Episode 183: CM in Our Homes, Ryan Morgan from 2019-09-27T06:00

This installment of "Charlotte Mason in Our Home" is an interview with Ryan Morgan, mother of five, wife of a frequently deployed husband, who has educated with Charlotte Mason's method through ...

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Episode 182: Visualization from 2019-09-13T06:00

Charlotte Mason understood a fundamental skill persons have in learning:  visualization. Emily, Liz, and Nicole focus this week's discussion on how Ms. Mason utilized this ability in children to...

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Episode 181: Sol Fa Immersion Lesson from 2019-08-23T06:00

Ms. Mason believed everyone could and should learn to sing. She employed the technique of the Sol Fa method to aid in this study. This week's immersion lesson is a demonstration of the process w...

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Episode 180: Picture Study Immersion from 2019-08-09T06:00

Have you ever wondered how Picture Study may change in the older Forms? Perhaps your Picture Studies have fallen into a rut and you'd like to bring more variety into these lessons. Join Emily an...

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Episode 179: Recitation Immersion from 2019-07-26T06:00

This week's immersion lesson is recitation. Nicole does real life lessons with her daughters, two of them in fact. Learn about the breathing lessons used in upper forms and how a child is encour...

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Episode 178: Plutarch Immersion from 2019-07-12T06:00

This week's immersion lesson demonstrates a Plutarch lesson. Nicole and her two daughters, forms III and IV, share their classroom experience with us, which reveals why Miss Mason considered thi...

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Episode 177: Map Questions Immersion from 2019-06-28T06:00

This week's immersion lesson demonstrates the use of "map questions," in the geography lesson. We know that maps are important, but in what way were maps utilized in the lesson? What sorts of qu...

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Episode 176: Form IA Reading Lesson from 2019-06-14T06:00

Charlotte Mason acknowledged that teaching reading can feel like
moving at a snail's pace, but that children love making progress. In this demonstration of a reading lesson, Maelle underst...

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Episode 175: Charlotte Mason Sunday School from 2019-05-31T06:00

This episode of A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason Podcast is an interview with Min Hwang to explore her implementation of Charlotte Mason's ideas in the children's ministry of her church. M...

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Episode 174: Listener Q&A #35 from 2019-05-24T06:00

This is a monthly question and answer episode discussing how to interest our husbands in Charlotte Mason's method, how to implement narration as an adult, and how and what can be done for childr...

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Episode 173: CM in Our Homes, Emma Buckingham from 2019-05-17T06:00

This week's Charlotte Mason podcast is an interview with a college graduate. Liz talks with Emma about her upbringing with Charlotte Mason's method, how that prepared her for her future academic...

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Episode 172: Folk Dancing with Sandra Sosa from 2019-05-10T06:00

Charlotte Mason included folk dance in the wide and varied feast. Today's interview with Sandra Sosa explores some of the enormous range of possibilities that open up to us when we consider maki...

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Episode 171: No Education But Self-Education from 2019-05-03T06:00

"No education, but self-education," said Charlotte Mason. What does this mean in our schoolroom, in our daily lives? Listen to the discussion of what we are really aiming for in the education of...

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Episode 170: Listener Q&A #34 from 2019-04-26T06:00

The April Q&A episode discusses the usual variety of questions: Did
Charlotte Mason use textbooks? Is her parenting advice valid? How
can we get more rest? Plus, strategies for lesso...

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Episode 168: Habit Training from 2019-04-12T06:00

"Education, said Charlotte Mason, is an "atmosphere, a discipline, and a life." Habit formation, the discipline, is fundamental to our function as persons. Miss Mason offers descriptions of habi...

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Episode 167: Method vs. System from 2019-04-05T06:00

It is not an exaggeration to say that understanding the ideas in this Charlotte Mason podcast is the most important piece of knowledge you can gain as a teacher and parent. Liz, Emily, and Nicol...

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Episode 166: A CM Charter School from 2019-03-29T06:00

Charlotte Mason was convinced that children--all children--are born persons and advocated for "a liberal education for all." This interview is with Nicolle Hutchinson who founded and administrat...

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Episode 165: Listener Q&A #33 from 2019-03-22T06:00

This month's Charlotte Mason Q&A episode addresses common challenges most families face:  how much should the child's preferences contribute to book selection, how can we most effectively combin...

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Episode 164: Charlotte Mason in Our Homes, Jenny Schreiner from 2019-03-15T06:00

Charlotte Mason's method works in all kinds of homes and with every kind of child. This podcast interview with Jenny Schreiner demonstrates this perfectly. If you have ever felt overwhelmed, jus...

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Episode 163: A Math Teacher's Thoughts on CM Math from 2019-03-08T07:00

Charlotte Mason grounded her educational method on definite principles and practices--and the subject of mathematics is no exception. Today's guest, Emily Al-Khatib is a math teacher herself and...

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Episode 162: Creating Your Own CM Curriculum from 2019-03-01T07:00

Charlotte Mason sent her programmes out to thousands, but what would she say about families striking out on their own to determine their own course? It is an era of independent-minded homeschool...

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Episode 161: Listener Q&A #32 from 2019-02-22T07:00

Charlotte Mason valued time and recognized its limitations. This Q&A episode considers three questions regarding time:  use of scheduling cards to develop a timetable for multiple ages, how to h...

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Episode 160: Charlotte Mason in Our Homes: Amy Fields from 2019-02-15T07:00

Charlotte Mason believed children are born persons and this podcast
honors a very special person and her family. Liz Cottrill interviews
Amy Fields, mother of a "full care child," wh...

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Episode 159: Composition Instruction from 2019-02-08T07:00

The subject of composition perplexes because Charlotte Mason required it and yet discouraged its instruction. How does a teacher abide by her principles and fulfill these requirements? This epis...

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Episode 158: The Charlotte Mason Digital Collection from 2019-02-01T07:00

Charlotte Mason left us her wisdom in her extensive writings, but this
podcast episode specifically addresses the further wealth of
information available through the CMDC--The Charlo...

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Episode 157: Listener Q&A #31 from 2019-01-25T07:00

Charlotte Mason's method is no exception: wherever truth is sown, misconceptions and myths are sure to proliferate alongside it. This month's Q&A episode addresses some common questions aris...

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Episode 156: CM in Our Homes: LaShawne Thomas from 2019-01-18T07:00

Charlotte Mason valued the child, and the mother, and this week's podcast episode reveals why. Emily interviews LaShawne Thomas who describes her journey from a full-time professional career, to...

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Episode 155: Solfa from 2019-01-11T07:00

Charlotte Mason considered musical training an essential, including Solfa in her curriculum. This interview with Heidi Buschbach reveals the purpose of this method of music training, how Miss Ma...

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Episode 154: Charlotte Mason's Life and Work from 2019-01-04T07:00

We begin a new year with Charlotte Mason's birthday by celebrating her life. This podcast episode reviews the timeline of Charlotte Mason's life, her accomplishments and the progression of her c...

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Episode 153: Listener Q&A #30 from 2018-12-28T07:00

What would Charlotte Mason say about children coming into the feast late or mid-year, when children refuse to cooperate, or how to get them to be more independent in their school lessons? This m...

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Episode 152: CM In Our Homes, Cheryl Torku from 2018-12-21T07:00

This podcast episode of Charlotte Mason in Our Homes features an interview with a mother of six children. Listen to her open and honest tale of how she decided upon a Charlotte Mason education, ...

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Episode 151: Mapping from 2018-12-14T07:00

Charlotte Mason thought geography a vital subject in the feast, but where do maps fit into the lessons and what are the most effective ways to use them? Emily unpacks her most recent research an...

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Episode 150: Leisure Reading from 2018-12-07T07:00

Living ideas flow from the living books Charlotte Mason assigned for school lessons and life lessons. This episode examines the purpose for the selection of literature for those after-school hou...

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Episode 149: God in the Laboratory from 2018-11-30T07:00

Charlotte Mason has given us a method of education. What does this imply? Was it based on  tradition? science? natural or divine law? And, what in all practical use, do these questions have to d...

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Episode 148: Listener Q&A #29 from 2018-11-23T07:00

Charlotte Mason had children feasting on books, which means we teachers have questions about them. This month's Q&A podcast episode addresses questions about children who are sensitive to certai...

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Episode 147: CM in Our Homes, Michele Jahncke from 2018-11-16T07:00

The Charlotte Mason in Our Homes series continues with an interview with Michele Jahncke, mother of five and business owner. We are grateful for her years of experience that have given her insig...

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Episode 146: Physical Geography from 2018-11-09T07:00

In the curriculum feast Charlotte Mason spreads for children is the subject of physical geography. This podcast episode will define how physical geography fits into the curriculum and the way it...

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Episode 145: Reading and Electronics from 2018-11-02T06:00

This episode of A Delectable Education podcast addresses a question Charlotte Mason never had to face: reading and electronics.  Reading in our day is in a state of plummeting deterioration. Ele...

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When The Feast Is Too Much: Listener Q&A #28 from 2018-10-26T06:00

This month's Charlotte Mason podcast question for us is asked so oft...

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Episode 143: CM In Our Homes, Jonathon Landell from 2018-10-19T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast episode  is an interview with a father.
Every home has special challenges and Jonathon Landell's particular
one is that of being a single father teaching...

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Episode 142: A Mother's Nature Notebook from 2018-10-12T07:30

Nature study is a critical part of the Charlotte Mason feast. This podcast episode is an interview with Nicole Handfield and her honest and inspiring testimony of the benefits to a mom when she ...

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Episode 141: Slipshod Habits of Reading from 2018-10-05T06:00

Charlotte Mason referred to "slipshod" habits in reading. This podcast episode describes what she meant. Nothing is more important than reading in a literature-rich education, but there is a lot...

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Episode 140: Special Live Q&A from 2018-09-28T11:39:09

This Charlotte Mason podcast episode is a special edition of our monthly Q&A. In March, 2018, down in the deep south, Art Middlekauff, Richele Baburina, Nicole, Emily, and Liz gathered with pare...

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Episode 139: CM In Our Homes: Patty Sommer from 2018-09-21T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast episode begins a new monthly series of
interviewing families from all walks of life who are implementing her
method. Nicole interviews Patty Sommer, a mi...

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Episode 138: Teaching Foreign Language from 2018-09-14T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast episode addresses the teaching of foreign language. Becca Buslovich tackles commonly asked questions, shares resources, and inspires us to make our foreign language ...

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Episode 137: Children's Favorite Lesson Books from 2018-09-07T06:00

This weeks Charlotte Mason podcast episode is all about our children’s involvement with books. We have interviewed the children to hear their first hand reasons for why they like the books they ...

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Episode 136: Elementary Algebra Immersion Lesson from 2018-08-31T06:00

A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason podcast presents another
immersion lesson in this episode. Richele Baburina, author of
"Mathematics: An Instrument for Living Teaching" and mat...

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Episode 135: Shakespeare Immersion Lesson from 2018-08-17T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast episode is a live Shakespeare lesson.
Open your own copy of Coriolanus if you wish and listen and follow
along with Emily, Liz, and Nicole as they conduc...

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Episode 134: Form II French Immersion Lesson from 2018-08-03T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast demonstrates a form II French lesson. Listen to how grammar and narration are incorporated. Find accompanying pictures on the website to help you follow along.

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Episode 133: Nature Walk Immersion from 2018-07-27T06:00

This week's Charlotte Mason podcast is a recorded nature walk with
Nicole Williams and seven-year-old Henry, Liz's grandson. Tag along
and listen as they explore Henry's backyard on ...

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Episode 132: Form IA Nature Lore and Object Lesson Immersion from 2018-07-13T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast episode is another immersion lesson
experience. Nicole Williams teaches seven-year-old Henry two lessons
in this episode:  first a nature lore lesson, th...

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Episode 131: Scouting from 2018-07-06T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast episode concerns an important pursuit in
education outside of "school" lessons: scouting. Emily, Nicole, and Liz discuss how scouting became part of the child'...

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Episode 130: Form IA Pilgrim's Progress Immersion Lesson from 2018-06-29T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast episode is an immersion lesson for second and third grade literature. Specifically, this is the one literature
book Mason never diverted from: Pilgrim's Progre...

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Episode 129: Form I French Immersion Lesson from 2018-06-15T06:00

Charlotte Mason began foreign language study the first year of school
and this podcast is a demonstration of two kinds of lessons in the
First Form (first through third grade). Becca...

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Episode 128: Form I Bible Immersion Lesson from 2018-06-01T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast is the first in our summer series of
immersion lessons. Listen in while Emily teaches a Bible lesson and
Liz and Nicole narrate in a simulated lesson, an...

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Episode 127: Listener Q&A #27 from 2018-05-25T06:00

This podcast episode addresses listener questions on applying the
philosophy and method of Charlotte Mason. When do we teach typing? How to form good habits when disorder reigns? What to d...

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Episode 126: Charlotte Mason Fathers from 2018-05-18T06:00

This Charlotte Mason education podcast episode is a group interview
with a most significant and influential person in a child's life:  the
fathers. Emily's husband, Jono Kiser, discu...

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Episode 125: The Relevance of Charlotte Mason Math from 2018-05-11T06:00

Math is a worrisome subject for many Charlotte Mason educators.
Wishing to stay true to Mason's guiding principles and up to date with
current knowledge, many hesitate when choosing ...

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Episode 124: Living Books Library from 2018-05-04T06:00

Charlotte Mason knew a child's education was secured once he entered into "living books," the heart of her educational method, and the wellspring of ideas to feed the minds of persons. This  wee...

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Episode 123: Listener Q&A #26 from 2018-04-27T06:00

Charlotte Mason offered guidance on practical issues of all kinds and A Delectable Education's Q&A podcast episodes are our attempt to apply her wisdom to your own questions of understandin...

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Episode 122: Charlotte Mason with Non-Homeschoolers from 2018-04-20T06:00

Today's Charlotte Mason podcast episode is an interview with Min Hwang, a homeschooling mom who has taken her enthusiasm for and knowledge of the Charlotte Mason method outside her own homeschoo...

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Growing Up with CM and Dyslexia from 2018-04-13T06:00

A special interview from A Delectable Education: how does a Charlotte
Mason education work when your child has dyslexia? Mitchell Williams,
son of ADE's Nicole Williams, shares his e...

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Towards an Authentic Interpretation from 2018-04-06T06:00

Charlotte Mason's method of education was taught over a hundred years ago and A Delectable Education's podcast this week reiterates its relevance for the twenty-first century educator and studen...

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Episode 119: Listener Q&A #25 from 2018-03-30T06:00

This Q&A podcast episode addresses why Charlotte Mason included Arabella Buckley's books, how a child can come to the history rotation and always be in exactly the right place, and why all adver...

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Episode 118: Homeschool Environments: An Interview with Jessica Feliciano from 2018-03-23T06:00

Charlotte Mason was concerned not only with the child's mind, but all of his person. This week's podcast episode is an interview with a new Charlotte Mason-educating mom who has deliberately con...

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Episode 117: Authority&Docility, Part III from 2018-03-16T06:00

Charlotte Mason's foundational principles encompass the relationship of parent and child. This is the third part of a series of podcast episodes discussing the role of "authority and docili...

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Episode 116: Authority&Docility, Part II from 2018-03-09T07:00

Charlotte Mason had much to say about parenting and this week's episode addresses the role of parents, their responsibilities, attitudes, and weaknesses. Mason was clear about the dignified offi...

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Episode 115: Authority&Docility, Part I from 2018-03-02T07:00

Charlotte Mason addressed parenting issues in concurrence with her
philosophy of education. This podcast episode is the first of a
three-part series on her third principle of "author...

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Episode 114: Listener Q&A #24 from 2018-02-23T07:00

Application of Charlotte Mason's principles in many areas of life is the focus of the ADE monthly Q&A episodes. This month:  how do we manage children's extracurricular involvements, when should...

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Episode 113: Service from 2018-02-16T07:00

Charlotte Mason's educational method encompasses all of life. This
podcast episode explores the possibilities of sharing and showing love
as a family through acts of mercy and servic...

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Episode 112: Notebooks and Paperwork, Part 2 from 2018-02-09T07:00

This podcast episode on Charlotte Mason's method is the second part for discussion of paperwork and notebooks. In particular, Emily addresses all the things that help our children keep track of ...

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Episode 111: Notebooks and Paperwork, Part I from 2018-02-02T07:00

This Charlotte Mason education podcast focuses on the papers, the recordings, and drawings--all the reproductions of knowledge in the making. In particular, Liz, Nicole, and Emily address the ex...

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Episode 110: Listener Q&A #23 from 2018-01-26T07:00

This week's Charlotte Mason podcast episode is another Q&A session
with Liz, Nicole, and Emily, notably:  is it okay to start a Mason
education midyear? are the special studies books...

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Episode 109: The Profession of Teaching from 2018-01-19T07:00

This Charlotte Mason education podcast episode explores our responsibilities in teaching. If we have agreed to take on homeschooling as our work, what are the attitudes and practices that will m...

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Episode 108: Masterly Inactivity from 2018-01-12T07:00

Charlotte Mason encouraged a practice called "Masterly Inactivity." Emily, Liz, and Nicole discuss what this is, why it is important, and how in the world a mother actually manages to balance la...

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Episode 107: Forming Informed Opinions from 2018-01-05T07:00

Charlotte Mason wrote vastly on the subject of opinions, and this podcast will address some of her salient points. Do opinions matter? Does each person need to form their own? What do we do to h...

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Episode 106: Listener Q&A #22 from 2017-12-29T07:00

This Q&A podcast episodes focuses on Charlotte Mason's counsel for exams with many students, combining many students in one book, and what to accomplish during school breaks.

 

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Episode 105: Bible Lesson for the Upper Forms with Saviour of the World from 2017-12-22T07:00

The Savior of the World, Charlotte Mason's seven-volume poetic rendering of the Gospels, was part of the Bible lesson in her curriculum for forms III-VI. Liz, Emily, and Nicole become the studen...

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Episode 104: Sunday Schools from 2017-12-15T07:00

This week's episode of A Delectable Education podcast reviews what Charlotte Mason had to say about Sunday school. Since many listeners write to ask about the application of Mason's method in th...

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Episode 103: Sunday Reading from 2017-12-08T07:00

Charlotte Mason included a category named "Sunday Reading" on her programmes and this week's podcast discusses the purpose for this set-apart reading. In addition, there are plenty of suggestion...

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Episode 102: The Importance of Imagination from 2017-12-01T06:53:05

This week's podcast explores why Charlotte Mason's "feast" would be indigestible without one key ingredient:  the child's imagination. Jason Fiedler, pastor and homeschool dad, is interview...

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Episode 101: Listener Q&A #21 from 2017-11-24T07:00

This A Delectable Education podcast Q&A episode addresses how Charlotte Mason viewed the history of other countries, whether her feast in high school was "only for girls," and some  specifics ab...

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Episode 100: Music from 2017-11-17T07:00

This week's podcast episode discusses Mason's purpose for music in her curriculum feast. before the "non-musical" teachers ignore this subject for school, let us carefully explore why so much mu...

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Episode 99: Art Studies from 2017-11-10T07:00

This podcast episode describes why, to Charlotte Mason, art was a living, breathing part of life and, hence, the curriculum. How do we open the doors to beauty and truth found in art as teachers...

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Episode 98: Drawing from 2017-11-03T06:00

Drawing was an essential component of the Charlotte Mason feast of subjects, and this podcast episode describes her purpose for including this skill. If drawing intimidates or paralyzes you beca...

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Episode 97: Listener Q&A #20 from 2017-10-27T06:00

This week's Charlotte Mason podcast Q&A episode covers questions about transitioning through morning lessons, meeting state requirements for kindergarten, and handling the needs of a gifted chil...

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Episode 96: Natural History Clubs from 2017-10-20T06:00

This podcast episode explores how a Charlotte Mason education can be enhanced by joining with others to explore nature. Nicole Williams interviews Marcia Mattern who shares practical ideas for h...

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Episode 95: Object Lessons from 2017-10-13T06:00

This podcast episode describes Charlotte Mason's purpose for "object lessons" in spreading the feast. What is an object lesson, how is it to be conducted, how does a teacher prepare for it and o...

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Episode 94: Special Studies from 2017-10-06T13:55:41

Nature study is one big, beautiful part of a Charlotte Mason education. This podcast explores what is meant by “special studies,” and where it fits into the entire scheme of knowledge of the wor...

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Episode 93: Listener Q&A #19 from 2017-09-29T06:00

The application of Charlotte Mason's principles and practices raises many questions for the teacher. This Q&A installment addresses how to answer friends who ask what Mason is all about, AD...

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Episode 92: Charlotte Mason Study Groups from 2017-09-22T06:00

A Charlotte Mason mother needs to understand the method she is implementing with her children, but how is she to learn? One encouraging way to find support is to study Ms. Mason's writings toget...

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Episode 91: When Mothers Get Weary from 2017-09-15T06:00

This podcast faces the reality: a Charlotte Mason education is rewarding--but enormous! It is normal to become weary, worried, and woeful at times about the immense and multitudinous tasks of ed...

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Episode 90: Reading Charlotte Mason from 2017-09-08T06:00

This podcast episode explores Charlotte Mason's Home Education series, the six volumes written to thoroughly explain her educational principles and practices. Join Emily Kiser in an interview wi...

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Episode 89: Mothers' Continuing Education from 2017-09-01T06:00

When we embark on the homeschool journey, many of us feel inadequate to teach because of our own lack of education. Once we start, however, our enthusiasm for learning ourselves is usually kindl...

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Episode 88: Forms IV-VI Recap from 2017-08-18T06:00

What kind of feast did Charlotte Mason spread for the oldest students? The high school years often cause anxiety  in the homeschool teacher, but with the slow and steady progress in the lower fo...

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Episode 87: Form III Recap from 2017-08-04T06:00

Charlotte Mason carefully laid the foundation for the upper years in the lower forms. What are the differences in subjects and practices once students enter the middle form and are working towar...

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Episode 86: Form IIA Recap from 2017-07-21T06:00

Charlotte Mason had definite ideas for why the children should learn, as well as what was to be learned at every stage of school education. This episode provides an overview of the last two year...

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Episode 85: Form IIB Recap from 2017-07-07T06:00

Charlotte Mason's students moved to a new "form" at age 9 or 10. What makes Form II different from form I in the subject content and skills? This podcast discusses the wider room experienced by ...

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Episode 84: Form IA Recap from 2017-06-23T06:00

Charlotte Mason's young students had an abundant feast. This episode summarizes and reflects on the aspects of the subjects included for the upper part of the first form of school. What do they ...

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Episode 83: Form IB Recap from 2017-06-09T06:00

Charlotte Mason wanted children to set good intellectual habits, and these begin in the first year of formal lessons. A. A. Milne said, "Now we are Six," Mason said, "Now it's time to read," and...

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Episode 82: Listener Q&A #18 from 2017-05-26T06:00

Charlotte Mason advice to your frequently asked questions, this time on narration with non-Mason students, required standardized state testing, and the long-awaited, "What do we do in the summer...

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Episode 81: Sloyd, An Interview with Brittney McGann from 2017-05-19T06:00

Charlotte Mason was a proponent of the instruction in Sloyd. What is it, and when and how is it taught? Emily interviews guest Brittney McGann, who has researched the topic and practiced this su...

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Episode 80: Charlotte Mason through High School from 2017-05-12T06:00

Charlotte Mason developed her educational method for all students, but many feel that by high school they must get on to more serious preparation for college or career and abandon the course the...

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Episode 79: The Early Years from 2017-05-05T06:00

Charlotte Mason had much to say about children even before they start formal school lessons. This podcast explores the wide world of the preschooler and what families should do to make the most ...

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Episode 78: Listener Q&A #17 from 2017-04-28T06:00

The breadth of the Charlotte Mason feast requires a lot of knowledge for teachers. We are still learning and discuss some of those points in this episode, as well as correct comments we have mad...

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Episode 77: Dance, An Interview with Lance Halverson from 2017-04-21T06:00

One of the forms of physical education Charlotte Mason addressed was dance. This episode is an interview with Lance Halverson, ballroom dance instructor and, with his wife,  Mason educator of hi...

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Episode 76: Physical Training from 2017-04-14T06:00

Charlotte Mason did not neglect the physical education of children. This episode explores the myriad ways our children's bodies can be developed in harmony with what is going on in their minds a...

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Episode 75: Latin from 2017-04-07T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast addresses the inclusion of the subject of Latin in the wide feast. The purpose of language study, Latin in particular, is discussed, as well as how Mason approached ...

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Episode 74: Singing from 2017-03-31T06:00

Charlotte Mason's curriculum includes singing. This episode focuses on the art of singing, reasons why it should not be neglected in morning lessons,  and addresses not only the why, what, and w...

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Episode 73: Listener Q&A #16 from 2017-03-24T06:00

The increasing popularity of Charlotte Mason's method of education means an increase in misconceptions and misinformation. This episode tackles some of the "myths" that have circulated, particul...

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Episode 72: Listener Q&A #15 from 2017-03-17T06:00

This Charlotte Mason podcast addresses frequently asked questions: was Mason's method designed first and foremost for the classroom? Is it essential to have a poetry teatime or morning time?

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Episode 71: Listener Q&A #14 from 2017-03-10T07:00

Charlotte Mason died nearly a hundred years ago, but her ideas have continued to thrive. This episode addresses a few notions that exist that do not necessarily reflect hers. Based on listener q...

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Episode 69: Recitation from 2017-02-24T20:10:51

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Episode 66: Listener Q&A #13 from 2017-02-03T07:00

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Episode 64: Exams from 2017-01-20T07:00:16

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Episode 63: Listener Q&A #12 from 2017-01-13T07:00:03

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Episode 62: Afternoons from 2017-01-06T07:00:21

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Episode 60: Listener Q&A #11 from 2016-12-23T07:00:18

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Episode 59: Handicrafts from 2016-12-16T07:00:16

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Episode 55: Elementary Math from 2016-11-18T07:00

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Episode 54: Teaching Math from 2016-11-15T11:18:38

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Episode 53: Listener Q&A #10 from 2016-11-04T06:00:14

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Episode 51: Foreign Language from 2016-10-21T09:00:04

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Episode 49: Listener Q&A #9 from 2016-10-14T18:32:07

This episode marks the one year anniversary of this Charlotte Mason podcast. Over the past year, we have received dozens of questions from our listeners and this Q&A is exemplary of the requests...

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Episode 46: Reading from 2016-09-16T09:27:21

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Episode 45: Listener Q&A #8 from 2016-09-09T09:00:09

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Episode 44: Language Acquisition from 2016-09-02T17:15:34

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Episode 43: Listener Q&A #7 from 2016-08-01T16:00

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Episode 40: Listener Q&A #6 from 2016-07-08T09:00:16

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Episode 38: Shakespeare from 2016-06-17T16:00

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Episode 36: Literature from 2016-06-03T09:00:09

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A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason Podcast
Episode 35: Listener Q&A #5 from 2016-05-27T09:00:05

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Episode 31: Listener Q&A #4 from 2016-04-29T09:00:06

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Episode 27: Plutarch from 2016-04-01T10:00

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Episode 25: Listener Q&A #3 from 2016-03-18T10:00:06

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Episode 21: Nature Lore from 2016-02-19T11:00:16

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Episode 20: Nature Study from 2016-02-12T11:00:07

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Episode 19: History Q&A from 2016-02-05T11:02:29

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Episode 18: Geography (2.0) from 2016-01-22T17:00

The scope of the subject of geography matches the size of the world it covers and Charlotte Mason's approach to this subject is likewise vast and multifaceted. This podcast episode discusses the...

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Episode 17: Bible 2.0 from 2016-01-18T17:00

The Bible is the most authoritative and ancient of all books and Mason considered its lessons to be the supreme lesson, leading most directly to knowledge of God. This podcast explores why she w...

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A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason Podcast
Episode 16: Listener Q&A from 2016-01-15T11:00:09

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Episode 15: History Things from 2016-01-14T17:00

 

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Episode 14: History Books from 2016-01-13T17:00

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Episode 11: Why Study History from 2015-12-13T23:02:29

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Episode 9: Narration Q&A 2.0 from 2015-12-01T17:00

Whether in homeschooling, public or private schooling, the teacher finds that the appeal and wonder of narration that Charlotte Mason employed is not without its challenges. This episode address...

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Episode 8: Narration 2.0, The Act of Knowing from 2015-11-20T17:00

Homeschooling with Charlotte Mason's method is truly a joy when employing her foundational, and unique, use of narration. This episode unpacks the basics of why children make excellent narrators...

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