Charlotte Mason Poetry
Charlotte Mason Poetry is dedicated to promoting Charlotte Mason’s living ideas. We strive to share an authentic interpretation of Mason’s life work through a combination of original and vintage articles by a wide variety of authors. Our team draws from and transcribes many rare and wonderful documents from the PNEU many of which cannot be found anywhere else on the web.
Episodes
Charlotte Mason put a heavy emphasis on meditation for the parent and the child. This talk explores what she meant by meditation and looks deeply at this neglected Christian practice. There is a not-surprising correlation between how we read Scripture and our school books! And the phrase, “read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest” might come …
The post Meditation: Narration of the Heart first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Nancy Kelly Some years ago, while meandering through the hushed archives of the Armitt Museum where so many of Charlotte Mason’s treasures are kept, I happened upon a little leaflet tucked into a plain box. Its title caught my eye immediately: Our Three-Fold Cord. I paused, heart stirred, and snapped a few quick …
The post Our Three-fold Cord first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The PNEU Notes section at the back of the March 1924 Parents’ Review contained a fascinating account of a conference on the topic of “A Liberal Education for All.” Although we only have a synopsis of the messages delivered, even these short paragraphs tell us much about what is meant …
The post PNEU Notes first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff After only two years of teaching experience, Edward G. Bolton (1899–1964) became the headmaster of Barrowden School in 1925.[1] Apparently his first year as headmaster was difficult, described in his own words as “a period of dissatisfaction.”[2] He then heard about the Charlotte Mason method in a lecture, which prompted …
The post A Year of PNEU first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The 1880s featured a public debate between two leading thinkers, both of whom were cited favorably by Charlotte Mason. These two thinkers were Thomas Huxley (1825–95) and Matthew Arnold (1822–88). Paul White summarizes this debate: In the public statements that are taken to epitomize the Victorian debate, Huxley’s 1880 lecture …
The post Professor Huxley and the PNEU first appeared on Charlotte Mas...The Influence of Learning from Lives Well-Lived The lives of others—both past and present—offer wisdom, courage, and faith for our own journeys. Charlotte Mason knew that biography is more than a history lesson; it is an invitation to walk alongside those who have gone before us, learning from their choices, struggles, and convictions. Through living …
The post Stories That Last first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.A well-worn path of knowing “… for we are on the other side of all doubt once we know Him in whom we have believed.” — Charlotte Mason, Parents and Children, p. 135 If you’ve traveled the way of an educator for long, you know that it often leads us through periods of doubt. In …
The post The Other Side of All Doubt first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.The Hidden Force of a Charlotte Mason Education A Charlotte Mason education is different and stands alone among the educational philosophies of the world. This may be due in large part to its not-so-apparent foundation of vitality, the peculiarity distinguishing the living from the non-living and the capacity to live and develop. Careful reading of …
The post Vitality first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Let’s face it: homeschooling is hard. As parent-educators, we want to prepare our children spiritually, mentally, and physically for the fullness of life. On this journey we face pressures and doubts. We wonder about our pace and progress. We wonder about results. We feel inadequate and can’t help but compare ourselves to others around us. …
The post Trusting the Method first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff On October 10, 1934, Cerise Parker gave a presentation to the Dublin branch of the PNEU.[1] Mrs. Parker was a member of the branch and hosted at least one of its meetings.[2] Her husband Cyril was the Headmaster of Avoca School[3] and contributed at least one article to The Parents’ …
The post Games and Wet Day Occupations first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Charlotte Mason said that “joy reigns in all our schoolrooms.” Do our schools reflect this joy or do we sabotage its presence, making our homes joyless? Joy was such an important principle for a living education that a PNEU conference in 1908 had joy as its theme! Let’s explore what Mason said about joy and …
The post Joy: Mainstay of a Living Education first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note. Today we present the fourth and final article from the 1926 “Democracy and Taste” series, “Art” by Juliet Williams. By Juliet Williams The Parents’ Review, 1926, pp. 236-244 The “drawing” that is taught to the average child at school scarcely comes under the heading of “Art”—but it is essentially an important educational subject, …
The post Art (Democracy and Taste) first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff In 1926 a PNEU meeting was held in connection with the Conference of Educational Associations to consider the subject “Democracy and Taste.” The purpose of the one-day conference was explained as follows: The Chairman in his opening remarks said that he felt more imagination was needed in the educational scheme. …
The post Nature Study (Democracy and Taste) first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff Felix Hope’s first “Readers and Critics” appeared in the March 1924 Parents’ Review. It ended with a promise — “To be continued.” That promise was fulfilled a month later in the April issue. The two articles provide a thought-provoking perspective on books, art, and what it all means to us. …
The post Readers and Critics, Part II first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff Felix Hope was a writer whose fascinating articles appeared in The Church Quarterly Review, The Parents’ Review, and other vintage periodicals. His contributions to The Parents’ Review spanned the years 1924 to 1931 and included such interesting titles as “Some Thoughts on Reading Old Books.” His articles from 1924 dealt …
The post Readers and Critics first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff Helen Wix was a House of Education graduate who played a significant role in the advancement of Charlotte Mason’s ideas during Miss Mason’s lifetime and beyond. As early as 1917 she was promoting the method by speaking at a meeting of Sunday School teachers. The paper she read was published …
The post The PNEU Method in Sunday Schools first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The Teacher’s World was a journal published in the first part of the last century. Originally it appeared as two separate periodicals, The Woman Teacher’s World and The Teacher, but these were combined into one around 1914. The cover story of the March 4, 1914 issue was written by Charlotte …
The post The Week’s Message, by Charlotte Mason first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.“On my arrival at Ambleside I was interviewed by Miss Mason who asked me for what purpose I had come. I replied: ‘I have come to learn to teach.’ Then Miss Mason said: ‘My dear, you have come here to learn to live.’” — a new student at Charloe Mason’s teacher training college It is …
The post Learning to Live first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Richele Baburina 2025 marks the 250th year of Jane Austen’s birth. In celebration, we are adding another article to our Jane Austen repertoire. This one comes in the form of a Scale How Tuesday, an evening gathering in which a teaching student at the House of Education presents on a favorite author …
The post Jane Austen first appeared on Charlotte Mason Poetry.Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff In 1906 “the head of an important school” approached Charlotte Mason and suggested that she convene a conference of educational leaders. The purpose would be “to confer as to the possibility of introducing a common curriculum for children under 14 into secondary schools.”[1] Charlotte Mason followed the suggestion, at least …
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