Tips for Switching to Charlotte Mason from Classical

Simply Charlotte Mason Homeschooling

Sonya Shafer

Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Parenting, How To

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🗓️ 8 January 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Switching to Charlotte Mason from Classical homeschooling? Here are the tips you need to be successful. If you are coming to Charlotte Mason Method homeschooling from another curriculum like Classical Conversations, you may want to compare Charlotte Mason with Classical Education. Learn from these top tips from homeschool author and speaker Sonya Shafer that will help you succeed as a homeschool parent. Videos for Making the Transition Gradually https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhkD5hzLjrk3tqby9SMnlStC4rmiRC4rs Video on Five Flavors of Homeschooling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrpgDC0Rosc Video on Key Differences between Classical and Charlotte Mason https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwLZxLXdxls Video on How Composition Is Taught Over the Years in Language Arts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5IxHO0CnTI // FOR MORE Facts vs. Ideas https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/facts-vs-ideas/ Another Example of Facts vs. Ideas https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/another-example-facts-vs-ideas/ Savoring vs. Shoveling https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/lesson-1-from-the-exhibit-hall-savoring-vs-shoveling/ Teach the Child https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/teach-child-not-just-curriculum/ Feed Your Mind https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/feed-your-mind/ Using the Mind vs. Feeding the Mind https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/using-the-mind-vs-feeding-the-mind/ Teaching Composition https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/teaching-writing-subject-by-subject-part-15/ // FOLLOW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simplycharlottemason/ Facebook News: https://www.facebook.com/SimplyCM SCM Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1445273695729787/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/simplycm/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimplyCM SCM Forum: https://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/ Subscribe Listen to the audio version of the podcast https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/switching-to-charlotte-mason-from-classical/#audio Read the blog post version of the podcast https://simplycharlottemason.com/blog/switching-to-charlotte-mason-from-classical/ Upcoming Events https://simplycharlottemason.com/events-speaking/ Contact https://simplycharlottemason.com/contact/

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0:00.0	I'm often asked, is Charlotte Mason classical?
0:05.0	Homestchoolers can debate that question all day.
0:08.4	Here's my take on it.
0:10.2	If by classical you mean appreciating and using classic literature, cultivating good character,
0:19.0	focusing on what is good and true and noble and beautiful, and
0:23.1	spreading a wide feast that includes art and music and poetry and Shakespeare and time in
0:29.5	nature, then I would agree that a Charlotte Mason approach does include those characteristics.
0:36.6	But if by classical you mean an approach that is based on the trivium for school-age children,
0:43.3	I would have to disagree.
0:45.3	Charlotte Mason is not trivium-based.
0:48.5	There are some foundational differences between those two approaches.
0:53.1	If you're not sure what a trivium is, watch the video
0:56.2	Five Flavors of Homeschooling. If you have decided to move from a trivium-based type of
1:03.4	classical homeschooling to more of a Charlotte Mason approach, you may find that you need
1:08.9	to shift your thinking in a few areas.
1:13.6	Welcome to the Simply Charlotte Mason podcast. I'm Sonia Schaefer. I want to share three
1:24.4	tendencies that you might want to watch for if you're switching from
1:28.5	a classical approach to a Charlotte Mason approach. Keep in mind that the word classical
1:34.1	means different things to different people. Depending on your definition of a classical
1:39.7	education, you may experience some, all, or none of these tendencies. These are just areas
1:48.2	in which I've received the most questions over the years from homeschoolers who are making
1:53.6	a transition from a trivium-based classical approach to a Charlotte Mason approach. The first tendency is that you might find yourself
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