Mother Culture Reading List

Well, here we are in the second week of school already and only 9 sleeps until our first Charlotte Mason support group.  I wasn't sure if most folks would pick up their books before the first meeting or whether you would want to wait until then.  Now that the verdict is in and most have picked up their books (or will be soon) I figured that I should publish our reading list for the year. 

If you haven't heard yet, we will be meeting every 5-6 weeks throughout the school year for some learning and encouragement here in my home in Bradford.  Our book choice for this year is the new edition of Educating the Whole Hearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson.  For more specific details about our meetings, check out this post. 

As for the reading list, please forgive me as I have tried to balance the reading but of course some sections are bigger than others.  The goal has been to read both practical and theoretical sections for each gathering so that we have the chance to look at ideas like creating the right learning atmosphere as well as history or geography. 

Knowing that many of you don't live nearby or aren't able to join us because of all of life's busy demands, I want to invite you to join us virtually.  Grab a copy of Educating the Whole Hearted Child (I have these in stock and am happy to ship one to you.)  Take the opportunity to follow along on the readings with us and we can carry on the discussion here.  I plan to list some of the highlights of our discussions here and especially to keep some lists of the favourite resources that we like to make. 

So whether you are here in person or in spirit, please join us for some Mother Culture this school year!

See you all soon,

Cori

Readings from "Educating the Whole Hearted Child"

September 22 – Chapters 1, 2, 10

October 27 – Chapters 3, 4, 11 (half; pages 193-204)

December 1 – Chapters 5, 6, 11 (half; pages 205-210)

January 12 – Chapters 7, 12 (part; pages 211-222)

February 16 – Chapters 8, 9, 12 (part; pages 223-231)

March 22 – Chapters 15, 16, 12&13 (parts; pages 232-247)

May 3 – Chapters 17, 13 (part; pages 248-256)

June 7 – Chapters 18, 14

FYI:

Educating the Whole Hearted Child Table of Contents

PREFACE: A WholeHearted Journey for Home
INTRODUCTION: Christian Homeschooling — Taking a Step of Faith toward Home
SECTION 1: HOME
Chapter 1: The Christian Home — Learning to Be at Home with Christ
Chapter 2: The Christian Homeschool — Learning at Home to Be with Christ
Chapter 3: Home Nurture — Shepherding Your Child’s Spirit to Long for God
Chapter 4: Home Discipleship — Shaping Your Child’s Heart to Live for God
Chapter 5: Home Education — Strengthening Your Child’s Mind to Learn for God
SECTION 2: LEARNING
Chapter 6: The WholeHearted Learning Model — Living and Learning Together at Home
Chapter 7: The WholeHearted Learning Home — Creating a Home You Can Learn Within
Chapter 8: The WholeHearted Learning Child — Understanding Your Child
Chapter 9: The WholeHearted Learning Youth — Beyond the WholeHearted Child
SECTION 3: METHODS
Chapter 10: Discipleship Studies Methods — The Study of the Bible
Chapter 11: Disciplined Studies Methods — The Study of the Basics
Chapter 12: Discussion Studies Methods — The Study of Ideas
Chapter 13: Discovery Studies Methods — The Study of Learning
Chapter 14: Discretionary Studies Methods — The Study of Living
SECTION 4: LIVING
Chapter 15: Family — Keeping the Vision Alive
Chapter 16: Structure — Keeping the Homeschooling Together
Chapter 17: Order — Keeping the Home Together
Chapter 18: Support — Keeping the Spirit Strong
POSTSCRIPT: The Challenge — Keeping Faith in the Family
RESOURCES
A: Books for the WholeHearted Family
B: Books for WholeHearted Learning
C: Forms for WholeHearted Learning