I’m supposed to be working on my next issue of the “Summer with Charlotte” series that I’ve been slogging through this summer these past few months but after wrestling through fits and starts in my head I realize the answer is, as usual, simple and honest, if not immediately obvious. I can’t. Not, I can’t ever. I just can’t yet because something…
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On Principles 9 & 10: The Mind Issue
Principle 9 & 10: How We Make Use of Mind “We hold that the child’s mind is no mere sac to hold ideas but is rather, if the figure may be allowed, a ‘spiritual organism’ with an appetite for all knowledge. This is its proper diet with which it is prepared to deal and what it is able to digest…
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Beyond Morning Time: A Conversation with Cindy Rollins
Cindy Rollins homeschooled her nine children for over thirty years. She is the host of The New Mason Jar podcast and a co-host with Angelina Stanford and Thomas Banks of the popular Literary Life Podcast. She also curates the “Over the Back Fence Newsletter” at MorningTimeForMoms.com. She is the author of Mere Motherhood; Morning Time: A Liturgy of Love; Hallelujah:…
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On Principles 5, 6, 7, & 8: The Instruments of Education Episode
Principle 5: Three Instruments of Education Therefore, we are limited to three educational instruments – the atmosphere of environment, the discipline of habit, and the presentation of living ideas. The P.N.E.U. Motto is: “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline and a life.” Principle 6: Education is an Atmosphere When we say that “education is an atmosphere,” we do not mean…
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On Principles 3 & 4: The Posture Issue
Principle 3: Authority and Docility The principles of Authority on the one hand and Docility on the other are natural, necessary, and fundamental. Principle 4: The Sacredness of Personality These principles (i.e. authority and docility) are limited by the respect due to the personality of children which may not be encroached upon whether by the direct use of fear or…
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