I’m a big history buff, but I hated history class growing up. While I love history, it wasn’t thanks to my history textbook. I can still remember specific dates and events in the historical fiction novels I read over 20 years ago. What I don’t remember (and don’t care too) are the endless, boring details from my history textbooks. What Are Living Books? Living books, like the ones from my childhood, present ideas in an engaging way that children can learn from. They’re one of the cornerstones of the Charlotte Mason method.  “Children must have books, living books; the best are not too good for them; anything less than the…

Plenty of curriculums claim to be Charlotte Mason inspired, but what does that really mean? What is the Charlotte Mason method? And better yet, why would you want to have a Charlotte Mason homeschool? Who Was Charlotte Mason? Before we look into what the Charlotte Mason method is, it helps to know a little more about the person responsible. Charlotte Mason was a British Educator from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. Mason started off with her teaching certificate at a typical 19th century English school but eventually realized there was a better way. The wealthier students were taught art, advanced literature, and the “finer” subjects. While the poorer classes…