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The Value of Handicrafts in Education
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff Agnes Drury (1874–1958) was “brought up … on lines very similar to those advised by Charlotte Mason.” We are told t…
5 hours ago
Some Difficulties Overcome
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff When H. W. Household first introduced the Charlotte Mason method to the schools of Gloucestershire, he began with f…
1 week ago
Olive Norton: The Transcript
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff On a fateful January day in the early 1970s, two girls visited a school. Their names were Margaret and Kirsteen. Th…
2 weeks ago
The PNEU Ideal in Education
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The June 1918 Parents’ Review shared some good news: “The generosity of members has enabled the Committee to engage…
3 weeks ago
Education Is a Life
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff Today we continue our Helen Wix series. Last week we saw that Miss Wix was widely recognized for her ability to tea…
1 month ago
A Few Roots
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff One of the most dramatic chapters in the story of Charlotte Mason’s life is the adoption of her methods by a large …
1 month, 1 week ago
If I Could Begin Again
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The “Books” section of the 1909 Parents’ Review contains a brief notice by Miss Mason of a new book: The Training o…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
By My Spirit
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The first time a visitor enters St. Mary’s Church in Ambleside, the first thing she notices is the beautiful and in…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Obedience as a Vice
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff The Table of Contents of the 1921 Parents’ Review lists an article entitled “To What Extent Obedience may be Consid…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Teaching of Scripture in the Parents’ Union School
Editor’s Note, by Art Middlekauff Rose Amy Pennethorne was Organising Secretary of the PNEU from 1921 to 1940. In her first year in office, she contr…
2 months ago