Charlotte Mason Poetry (recent episodes)

Keegan Spittle asks whether the Charlotte Mason method should adapt to the demands of college, or colleges should adapt to the demands of the Charlotte Mason method. Show notes page.

Art Middlekauff issues a challenge to parents and teachers to read Charlotte Mason’s six volumes in two years, starting on August 1. Show notes page.

Charlotte Mason responds to Maria Montessori in this classical open letter from 1915. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Kathy Dlugolonski explains how a Charlotte Mason feast can be the best thing for our children with special needs. Show notes page.

Mrs. Pell describes the effect of Charlotte Mason’s ideas on the home education of girls in this vintage 1918 article with an editor’s note by Tabitha Wirges. Read by Tabitha Wirges. 📷: @dave_stillwell. Show notes page.

H. W. Household describes and endorses Charlotte Mason’s approach to English literature in this vintage lecture from 1922. Read by Greg Rolling. Show notes page.

Miss C. D. Lawe applies Charlotte Mason’s philosophy of education to the summer months in this vintage article from 1917. Show notes page.

R. A. Pennethorne provides the PNEU perspective on Alexander Pope’s dictum, “the proper study of mankind is man” in this vintage article from 1921. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Elsie Kitching’s 1917 allegory about Charlotte Mason’s ideas and the history of thought. Read by Lisa Joss. Show notes page.

Charlotte Mason’s third 1917 letter to The Times. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Charlotte Mason’s second 1917 letter to The Times. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Charlotte Mason’s first 1917 letter to The Times. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Charlotte Mason’s unabridged letter to the children of the 1920 Whitby Gathering. Read by Haley Struecker. Show notes page.

Elsie Kitching explains the Charlotte Mason approach to character formation in this vintage article from 1920. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Rev. Francis Lewis discusses the personality of children and nations in this inspiring vintage article from 1918. Show notes page.

Mrs. Eustace Wade of Australia shares her profound insight into Charlotte Mason’s philosophy of education in this vintage article from 1921. Read by Lisa Joss. Show notes page.

Anges Drury explains the why, when, and how of handicrafts in this vintage article from 1927. Show notes page.

Miss F. M. Clark explains how to overcome various difficulties with the Charlotte Mason method in this vintage paper from 1927. Read by Haley Struecker. Show notes page.

The lecture of the woman who introduced Susan Schaeffer Macaulay to Charlotte Mason, transcribed from a vintage 1978 recording. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Helen Wix outlines the key ideals of the Charlotte Mason method in this vintage article from 1919. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Helen Wix explains Charlotte Mason’s eighth principle in this vintage article from 1927. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Helen Wix presents the foundational ideas of the Charlotte Mason method in this vintage article from 1927. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Author and mother H. C. Cradock shares her advice on parenting in this vintage article from 1918. Read by Barbara Middlekauff. Show notes page.

Rev. Francis Lewis explains that hearts are changed “not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit” in this vintage sermon from 1923. 📷: Photo North (www.photonorth.co.uk). Show notes page.

Mrs. Dermod O’Brien explores the glories and limitations of obedience in this vintage article from 1921. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Rose Amy Pennethorne provides a thorough survey of Charlotte Mason’s method for Bible lessons in this vintage article from 1921. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Dorothea Bostock introduces Maurice Ravel as the subject for composer study in this vintage PNEU article from 1975. Read by Maeva Dauplay. Show notes page.

A mother who taught her children at home shares tips and hints in this vintage article from 1923. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

An experienced teacher gives practical guidance on teaching geography in this vintage article with a new editor’s note by Dawn Tull. Show notes page.

Daisy S. Golding describes the Charlotte Mason method in action in this vintage paper from 1920. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

H. W. Household advocates for a liberal education for all according to the method developed by Charlotte Mason. Read by Greg Rolling. Show notes page.

In this vintage article from 1924, Rev. Francis Lewis considers the implications of how God was manifested to mankind in Jesus. Show notes page.

A school head master shows how the Charlotte Mason method develops the art of composition in this vintage article from 1920. Show notes page.

A school head master presents the benefits of narration in this vintage article from 1920. Show notes page.

W. A. Myers Robinson discusses the relationship between poetry, day-dreaming, and imagination in this vintage article from 1971. Show notes page.

Rev. Francis Lewis shows how the heart of a child opens the door to faith in this vintage sermon from 1924. Read by Greg Rolling. Show notes page.

Essex Cholmondeley tenderly explores first approaches to the Bible in this vintage article from 1923. Read by Haley Struecker. Show notes page.

G. L. Husband explores the benefits and nuances of narration in this vintage article from 1924. Show notes page.

R. Hudson explains the practical side of homeschool scheduling in this vintage article from 1972. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

G. D. Parkin explains how the small group is at the heart of the Charlotte Mason method in this vintage article from 1927. Show notes page.

Evelyn Underhill calls for education to bring out the best and highest powers of the spirit in this vintage article from 1916. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Charlotte Mason College graduate Joyce Goldmanis awakens the joy of reading in a child. Originally published in 1971. Read by Haley Struecker. Show notes page.

A homeschooling mother describes her experience with the Charlotte Mason method in this vintage article from 1917. Read by Haley Struecker. Show notes page.

Nancy Kelly explores explore what Charlotte Mason meant by meditation and explains how this neglected Christian practice relates to schoolwork and all of life. Recorded live at the 2021 Living Education Retreat. Show notes page.

The text of the cherished leaflet given to each graduate of Charlotte Mason’s House of Education. Read by Nancy Kelly. Show notes page.

The main ideas from the 1924 conference on “A Liberal Education for All” are summarized in this vintage article. Show notes page.

E. G. Bolton describes the impact of the Charlotte Mason method on a rural school in this vintage article from 1928. Read by Greg Rolling. Show notes page.

House of Education graduate Marion King comments on Thomas Huxley’s “A Liberal Education and Where to Find It” in this vintage article from 1918. Read by Jennifer Talsma. Show notes page.

Leah Boden explains the powerful role of biography in a Charlotte Mason education. Recorded live at the 2025 Living Education Retreat. Show notes page.

Amy Fiedler tells her story as a Charlotte Mason educator, a story that leads through doubt and to the other side. Recorded live at the 2025 Living Education Retreat. Show notes page.