AfterCast: An Audio Companion for the Classical, Charlotte Mason Mama
Summary: For many years now, Afterthoughts has been a sort of intellectual watering hole for classical, Charlotte Mason homeschooling mamas. At Afterthoughts, we have spent over a decade nourishing our minds on theology, educational philosophy, and a million other books and subjects thrown in – all the while bringing these ideas into a direct collision course with our daily lives. As an audio companion, this podcast is a chance to hear Afterthoughts blog posts rather than read them. Couple that with some bonus content focused on books and interviews, and you’ve got AfterCast. Go to afterthoughtsblog.net to learn more.
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If a logos is a central organizing principle, then we should think about what is the central organizing principle of our homeschools. We might hope it is one thing when in fact it's another -- which means it's time to be honest with ourselves!
In today's episode, I read an excerpt from Eusebius, The Church History (translated by Paul Maier) and then attempt to pull out a principle that I personally found helpful, and I hope you do, too. I'd tell you what that principle is, but I think it's nicer to hear it in context, so why not click that play button?
Charlotte Mason's 2nd principle says, "[Children] are not born either good or bad, but with possibilities for good and for evil." This can trip some people up, especially Protestants. When we look at the context of hereditary determinism, we start to understand what she was fighting against. That's what we're doing today: using a bit of Charles Dickens in order to understand the historical context.
EP 04: The Don't Look Theory of Parenting
Charlotte Mason once said that "all education is self-education." Okay. That's great. But what if my child is a late bloomer? Does this mean that I as the mother need to start being more aggressive and take my child's learning in my own hands? Can I MAKE learning happen? Is it possible that our jobs as mother-teachers requires patience more than anything else?
When Charlotte Mason was asked her opinion on "moral instruction direct and indirect," she offered an interesting third way: wide reading. Today, we'll talk about how wide reading feeds the imagination which fuels moral development.
I met someone who told me she didn't require narration because her child like to jump straight to discussion -- and the discussions were good ones, so that was that. In order to decide whether or not discussion can replace narration like that, we need to think through what narration is and why we do it.
In this first brief episode, Brandy explains what AfterCast is all about and what the different types of episodes are all about.
