The second interview in the Ultimate Guide to Homeschool Methods is with a super-special friend of mine, Brandy Vencel. I am not (currently) a Charlotte Mason homeschooler, but sitting at the feet of Brandy keeps inching me more and more in that direction I think. I just love chatting with her about Charlotte Mason.
Brandy, who has used Ambleside Online since her oldest was in first grade, is on the Ambleside Online Auxiliary Board. She also provides excellent Charlotte Mason support on her blog Afterthoughts.
I hope you enjoy meeting Brandy.
Links and Resources from Today’s Show:
- Towards a Philosophy of Education: Charlotte Mason Volume VI
- Brandy’s Newbie Tuesday Monthly Newsletter for those new to CM
- Start Here: A Journey Through Charlotte Mason’s 20 Principles
- For the Children’s Sake
- Ambleside Online
- Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style
- Cindy Rollins
- Teaching Reading With Bob Books
- Grammar of Poetry
- MEP Math
- KISS Grammar
- Latin: First Year (Henle Latin)
- Left Back: A Century of Battles over School Reform
- Desiring the Kingdom
- Consider This
- Simply Charlotte Mason
- Joyous Lessons
- Charlotte Mason in Community
- Crossing the Brandywine
Towards A Philosophy Of Education (Charlotte Mason’s Original Homeschooling Series)Start Here: A Journey Through Charlotte Mason’s 20 PrinciplesFor the Children’s Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and SchoolTeaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical StyleLeft Back: A Century of Battles over School ReformDesiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation (Cultural Liturgies)
Audio Notes
The minute and second mark to find the following topics.
- 2:34 What influenced Brandy’s decision to use the Charlotte Mason method of education.
- 3:52 Why Brandy thinks it’s okay to start with Charlotte Mason practices before you completely understand Charlotte Mason principles.
- 7:04 Why Charlotte Mason principles are great for meeting the child where he or she is.
- 8:54 Charlotte Mason’s 20 principles and why they are the heart of a Charlotte Mason education.
- 14:30 Brandy’s typical day – goats and all.
- 16:10 All about Brandy’s Morning Time (She calls it Circle Time.)
- 23:49 Can you still use some favorite mainstream curriculum with a Charlotte Mason education?
- 28:38 Brandy’s “one thing” that she feels is the heart of a Charlotte Mason education.
- 29:21 Why Brandy feels the Charlotte Mason method is the best way to educate a child.
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