If you are new to homeschooling, or are still in the planning stages to start after the first of the year, then one of the things you will need to decide is what kind of homeschooling you will do.
The Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling is one choice. Charlotte Mason was an educator in early 1900’s. Her whole philosophy was that children should have a three pronged approach to education, discipline, life, and atmosphere.
Atmosphere meant learning from one’s surroundings. Many homeschoolers adapt Charlotte Mason methods to keep the child inspired through the beauty and wonder of nature. This means lots of time out of doors for most Charlotte Mason type homeschools.
Discipline meant the formation of habits, and as such, many Charlotte Mason homeschoolers tend to apply this habit formation to character formation. The principle here is that if you teach the child how they should behave, then they will follow those habits as they grow up.
Life, as I understand the Charlotte Mason method, has to do with educating the whole child in an organic way. This means that the child does not just learn from text books, but to experience the things they are learning. This generally means lots of hands-on learning.
There are other styles of homeschooling, and I will try to briefly cover those next time.
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