The Formation of Character (Wide-Margin Study Edition): Volume 5: Shaping the Child's Personality

by Charlotte Mason, Dean Andreola (Introduction), Susan Schaeffer Macaulay (Foreword)

“Education in morals the young people must get at home, or not at all. The chief of their duties is the duty they owe to their from this stem, all other duties, to kindred, commonwealth, and neighbours, branch out.” —Charlotte Mason Charlotte Mason (1842–1923) was 100 years ahead of her time in developing an educational philosophy that stressed bringing broad and stimulating education to a child in a noncompetitive, Biblically-based way. Her timeless, practical insights and her emphasis on the responsibility of the home have made her a founding influence in the homeschooling movement. Formation of Character delves into shaping the child’s personality through incidental, rather than structured, education and circumstances. In this collection of mainly living stories you will gain wisdom for many areas of everyday life, including “Teachers owe much to Charlotte Mason’s deep insight into child psychology and to the new principles in character building and mind training which she advocated. The gratitude of [those] who have profited by her counsel will be her enduring memorial.” —Elizabeth R., Her Majesty the Queen Mother of England Now you can read Charlotte Mason’s original writings with confidence. This study edition of the Original Home Schooling Series presents

483 pages, Paperback

Published June 19, 2023