Before we post the next blog that will be online for next week, I wanted to thank all of you who have commented and to encourage you to continue to do so. It is truly important that we dialogue continuously about Mason’s philosophy and daily practice of her philosophy in order to “work it [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Some Final Words for this Week by Carroll Smith
Posted in Purpose of This Blog, tagged Charlotte Mason, education, manipulatives on February 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On the Appropriate Use of Manipulatives, Projects and Other Hands-on Learning Methods in a Mason Context
Posted in Practical Application on February 23, 2008 | 12 Comments »
In many educational programs today there is a lot of use of “hands-on,” “project based,” or “problem solving” instruction (I refer to these as “physical” instructional practices). In this blog I want to share with you my initial, yet incomplete thoughts on the appropriate use, within a Mason context, of these “physical” instructional methods. Please [...]
