Book Review: Home Education Series:Charlotte Mason – Volume 3 – School Education – Part 3
Volume 3 deals with teaching children between 9-12 Years
In Volume 3 Charlotte Mason Talks about:
1.Need for Inactivity on the part of the teacher and encourages parents to trust themselves more
2.The method by which the children are educated – by using living books and things(hands on activities)
3.On how to identify a living book
4.On allowing the living books to lead the child
5.On how an exam is conducted
Education is about teaching how to treat other people kindly,compassionately and respectfully
What it means to be an educated person:
She talks about utilitarian education and its hazards – educating for material benefits on narrow ciriculum leads to a materialistic approach towards life .On the other hand A wide circulum nurtures many interests and passions.
Being educated in a generous curriculum nurtures many interests which inturns leads to a Good and passionate worker:
