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S8E103: Composition the Charlotte Mason Way with Karen Glass
Today on The New Mason Jar podcast, Dawn moderates a discussion between host Cindy Rollins and guest Karen Glass, veteran homeschool mom and member of the AmblesideOnline Advisory Karen and Cindy talk about narration and composition in the Charlotte Mason paradigm, beginning with a little background on Karen’s new book, The Art of Composition Why Cindy has always said that parents don’t need a writing program and Karen’s response Cindy’s concern for parents to remember to focus on ideas in narration over the form of composition Karen’s thoughts on the building blocks of narration as the foundation of writing and composition How Karen came to see that she had developed a sort of philosophy of writing as a conversation Cindy talks about distinguishing between narration and summaries of a text Karen shares some encouragement for moms with struggling narrators To see the full show notes for this episode, including quotes and book links, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/103/.
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S8E102: Morning Time for Moms, Part 6, with Megan Graham
Welcome back to The New Mason Jar and another episode in our Morning Time for Moms self-education series Today Cindy and Dawn chat with Megan Graham, homeschooling mother of nine, two of whom she has graduated How Megan came to learn about the philosophy of Charlotte Mason What Megan’s own education was like and what her perception of learning was as a young person How did your idea of education shift, and were there any books that helped you form new ideas about education? How does Megan build in times to read in the midst of the busy seasons of life What Megan is currently reading To view the full show notes, including quotes and link to books mentioned, please visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/102/.
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S8E101: Q&A NO. 9 WITH CINDY AND DAWN
This week on The New Mason Jar, we bring you another special Q&A episode with Cindy’s Patreon members What is the approach to reading a book with a high school student in the Charlotte Mason paradigm? How do you deal with “imperfect” narrations, and how can you make stopping for narrations mid-read less distracting? Should we have students narrate poetry regularly? How can we start out narrations with young children, and what are some tips for helping students in the beginning? What can we do about teens who are affected by the fear of missing out on opportunities in public school? To view the complete show notes with quotes and links to books mentioned, please visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/101/.
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S7E100: Why Literature Still Matters with Jason Baxter
This week on The New Mason Jar podcast, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Dr. Jason Baxter about his new book Why Literature Still Matters published by Cassiodorus Press How Jason wrote this book and the style of his writing as if to a specific, live audience Why Jason wrote about the importance of beauty, art, and literature in terms of our current culture Why is there a sense of urgency about the message of reconnecting with the old books and ideas How Jason's Substack "Beauty Matters" serves to illuminate his book What type of literature Jason thinks may be making a comeback To view the full show notes for this episode, complete with quotes and links to books, visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/100/.
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S7E99: 25 Books of Christmas with Jeannette Tulis
On The New Mason Jar this week, Cindy Rollins and Jeannette Tulis chat about ways to incorporate books into your Advent and Christmas traditions. This was a special video recording for Cindy's Patreon members, with the audio shared here for all our podcast listeners. You can download the full list of books Jeannette and Cindy talk about for your own book buying or borrowing during the holiday season on our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/099/.
The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins explores the application of Charlotte Mason’s philosophy to the atmosphere, discipline, and life of our homes and schools. We cover Charlotte’s timeless principles as they work themselves out in our real and modern lives. Interviewing seasoned moms who have cherished Charlotte’s works while raising real children in real families, we endeavor to lay a foundation of hope and possibility for our listeners. However imperfectly.
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