Episode 32: The Perilous Privilege of Mothering

A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason Podcast

Nicole Williams

Homeschoolpodcast, Charlottemasoneducation, Education, Cmmethod, Studyguide

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🗓️ 1 May 2016

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

This week's Charlotte Mason podcast celebrates the role of mothers in their children's education. Ms. Mason had plenty to say to us as mothers and we share our own experiences as mothers in an effort to encourage you. This one's for you, Mom.

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"The children are, in truth, to be regarded less as personal property than as public trusts, put into the hands of parents that they may make the very most of them for the good of society. And this responsibility is not equally divided between the parents: it is upon the mothers of the present that the future of the world depends, in even a greater degree than upon the fathers, because it is the mothers who have the sole direction of the children's early, most impressible years." (Vol. 1, p. 2)

"We are waking up to our duties and in proportion as mothers become more highly educated and efficient, they will doubtless feel the more strongly that the education of their children during the first six years of life is an undertaking hardly to be entrusted to any hands but their own. And they will take it up as their profession––that is, with the diligence, regularity, and punctuality which men bestow on their professional labours." (Vol. 1, pp. 2-3)

"We allow no separation to grow up between the intellectual and 'spiritual' life of children, but teach them that the Divine Spirit has constant access to their spirits, and is their Continual Helper in all the interests, duties and joys of life." (Charlotte Mason's 20th Principle of Education)

"I venture to suggest, not what is practicable in any household, but what seems to me absolutely best for the children; and that, in the faith that mothers work wonders once they are convinced that wonders are demanded of them." (Vol. 1, p. 44)

I Buy a School, Marion Berry

The Story of Charlotte Mason, Essex Cholmondeley (We are in no way suggesting you buy this book for the current price! Linking solely for your information)

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Grace to Build Retreat

Liz's talk on Mothers (audio download)

ADE Podcast Episode that describes the Great Recognition further

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0:00.0	This week's podcast is brought to you courtesy of the picture study portfolios.
0:04.0	My purpose in designing these picture study lessons was to put beautiful art before children
0:09.0	and provide information and a biography of the artist together for mothers and teachers
0:14.8	to use to simplify their planning, educate them with the essentials, and help them
0:19.3	feel confident to bring a delightful lesson to their children throughout a term.
0:24.0	There are now 15 individual artist portfolios available to choose from
0:28.0	and I am happy to offer this resource and to help a
0:30.0	delectable education podcast at the same time. The Picture Study is one of the most the was to furnish the gallery in a child's mind with the beautiful pictures and ideas
0:44.8	of God's gift of beauty for him to carry throughout life. You can find picture
0:49.6	study portfolios in the was to put beautiful art before children and provide information and a biography of the artist together for mothers and teachers to use to simplify their planning, educate them with the essentials, and help them feel confident to bring a delightful
1:14.5	lesson to their children throughout a term. There are now 15 individual
1:18.8	artist portfolios available to choose from and I am happy to offer this
1:22.3	resource and to help a
1:23.3	delectable education podcast at the same time. The picture study is one of the
1:27.8	most delectable dishes for the child's appetite on a weekly basis. Mason's desire was to furnish the gallery in a child's mind
1:36.0	with the beautiful pictures and ideas of God's gift of beauty
1:39.0	for him to carry throughout life.
1:41.0	You can find picture study portfolios in the bookstore at simply charlatan.com. Oh, You're going to be here. Welcome back to a delectable education, the podcast that spreads the
2:19.7	feast of the Charlotte Mason method. We are taking a little break from our discussion of the various subjects in a Charlotte
2:26.8	Mason education today to celebrate Mother's Day, which is coming up the weekend that this episode airs.
2:33.2	And we've had a lot of new listeners lately
2:36.0	and we thought we would just go around and introduce
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