Alicia64 Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I don't want to leave WTM and my curricula all together. But I keep hearing so many good things about Charlotte Mason. But I don't know where to begin. . . Thanks! Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Have you read any of the books about a Charlotte Mason education? http://www.amazon.com/Charlotte-Mason-Companion-Personal-Reflections/dp/1889209023/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1297509093&sr=1-1 http://www.amazon.com/Childrens-Sake-Foundations-Education-School/dp/1433506955/ref=pd_sim_b_1 http://www.amazon.com/When-Children-Love-Learn-Application/dp/1581342594/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b Have you looked at some sites? http://www.simplycharlottemason.com/ http://www.amblesideonline.org/index.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
home4schoolmom Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I think I need more structure. Does that sound crazy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 There is a lot of helpful information here, including curriculum. http://www.charlottemasonhelp.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 http://Www.amblesideonline.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalphs Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 I don't want to leave WTM and my curricula all together. But I keep hearing so many good things about Charlotte Mason. But I don't know where to begin. . . Thanks! Alley Susan Schaeffer Macaulay's book, "For the Children's Sake" is an excellant starting point! You are welcome to read my review of the book at www.amazon.com :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Okay - what part appeals to you the most? I'd just pick that for a week or three. Nature study? Short lessons? Artist study? See how it goes then add another piece. Try here for more ideas. And if you want more nuts and bolts planning, try this book - it tells you how to plan any resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocelotmom Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 The two are not mutually exclusive. There's a lot of overlap in technique, and you can create a CM education that incorporates a lot of the WTM method (or vice versa). Ambleside Online has a ton of resources that will help you understand CM. I take the Ambleside Online recommendations, replace their history with SOTW, and mush the reading list around to fit better with the WTM 4-year rotation (AO is roughly a 5 year rotation, and I think I kind of agree with their reasoning more, but the WTM rotation works well with our family's child spacing, so I'm doing it that way.) http://www.tanglewoodeducation.com/ is a CM-based curriculum arranged along the WTM history rotation. http://dev.welltrainedmind.com/charlotte-mason-education/ and http://dev.welltrainedmind.com/the-classical-side-of-charlotte-mason/ have a lot of information about the WTM method and how Charlotte Mason methods compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2blessings Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I'm definately more CM than WTM. I use www.amblesideonline.com for my core using www.truthquesthistory.com for our history (an Ambleside alternate that lets me keep my kids together in a cycle). I also add in a progym writing program (Writing Tales then Classical Writing) and use Analytical Grammar. We don't do as much early memory work as strictly classical. It was challenging finding a balance. Best wishes:) Gina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnllj7 Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 I consider our homeschooling style Charlotte Mason/Classical. Some people would consider or think that Charlotte Mason is like an unschooling or something, but Based on Charlotte Mason guidelines, it is as intense as classical, If you read about it on Ambleside. Those are some hard books. I love the short classes, afternoons free to be out of doors. I may have over looked it, but Simply Charlotte Mason has alot of good material on her web page. everything from Curriculum guidelines, Books for grades, I love their books they use for spelling called i think spelling wisdom, It uses dictation to learn spelling. all in context. WOW pretty cool. nancyt.:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needleroozer Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Okay - what part appeals to you the most? I'd just pick that for a week or three. Nature study? Short lessons? Artist study? See how it goes then add another piece. Try here for more ideas. And if you want more nuts and bolts planning, try this book - it tells you how to plan any resource. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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