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Revitalized: A new rendering of Charlotte Mason's School Education
In School Education, Charlotte Mason examined most of her educational principles: authority and obedience; the respect owed to personality; and the uses of environment, habit, and living ideas. She also compared the educational ideas of her Parents' Union with other psychological thought and worldviews; explored the building of early affinities through literary examples; and provided specific application of those principles through samples of student work. This rich treasure chest of thought has now been re-imagined for a new era, using formats such as letters and conversations, while attempting to remain as faithful as possible to the original work. It is offered not with the intent of presenting “much teaching with little knowledge,” but rather to encourage the growth of lifelong affinities.
336 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 18, 2022
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February 23, 2023Reading through it again, because sometimes you forget what's in your own books.
January 19, 2024
I took my time with this and really I think that’s the only way to go. A little bit has a lot of info. It is full of gold and you have to pay attention! I loved the jokes and the conversational tone, I really appreciated having a more accessible retelling of Charlotte Mason’s School Education, it helped a lot.
March 30, 2022
This was so fun!
I loved the conversational tone throughout. Whether it was the Ambleside Advisory having Grand Conversations with Miss Mason, or the letters Mason was writing to her niece, it not only made some of these concepts easier to grasp but also highlighted relationship. It tied in wonderfully with her final paragraph:
“But let us try, however imperfectly, to make education a science of relationships–– in other words, try in one subject or another to let the children work upon living ideas. In this field small efforts are honoured with great rewards, and we perceive that the education we are giving exceeds all that we intended or imagined.”
I enjoyed imagining Mason’s writings unraveled into relationships like this—like a meeting of the Inklings or a long awaited letter from a mentor. The small efforts of relationships honored with Great Rewards.
It was sprinkled with humor. Perhaps you, too, need a chill pill and eyes in the back of your head in your masterly inactivity toolkit. It also touched on the practical in her Notes for a New Era that acted as a bridge between the old paths while we also press into the new.
Even if you’ve read Mason’s School Education numerous times, this is a breath of fresh air.
I loved the conversational tone throughout. Whether it was the Ambleside Advisory having Grand Conversations with Miss Mason, or the letters Mason was writing to her niece, it not only made some of these concepts easier to grasp but also highlighted relationship. It tied in wonderfully with her final paragraph:
“But let us try, however imperfectly, to make education a science of relationships–– in other words, try in one subject or another to let the children work upon living ideas. In this field small efforts are honoured with great rewards, and we perceive that the education we are giving exceeds all that we intended or imagined.”
I enjoyed imagining Mason’s writings unraveled into relationships like this—like a meeting of the Inklings or a long awaited letter from a mentor. The small efforts of relationships honored with Great Rewards.
It was sprinkled with humor. Perhaps you, too, need a chill pill and eyes in the back of your head in your masterly inactivity toolkit. It also touched on the practical in her Notes for a New Era that acted as a bridge between the old paths while we also press into the new.
Even if you’ve read Mason’s School Education numerous times, this is a breath of fresh air.
November 15, 2023
I enjoyed this so much! I have been slowly reading through it over the last 6 months. I love the way the Ambleside ladies are used as students of Miss Mason's and it made the reading of this so enjoyable. I had read School Education in the past and Revitalized is such a welcome addition to the original. If you use Charlotte Mason's method and philosophy in your homeschool or even want to begin understanding her method, I wholeheartedly recommend this as your next read!
April 23, 2024
This was an excellent reordering of School Education, linking and streamlining ideas in a way that gathered them together well. I really appreciated the discussion/conversation format of some parts as that clarified certain things well.
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