“Let the parent ask "Why?" and the child produce the answer, if he can. After he has turned the matter over in his mind, there is no harm in telling him - and he will remember it - the reason why.” IfsMindChildrenMatterReasonRememberAsksParentAnswersProduceHarmReason WhyHomeschooling Book:The Original Home School Series Source: The Original Home School Series
“Children should have the joy of living in far lands, in other persons, in other times - a delightful double existence; and this joy they will find, for the most part, in their story books. Their lessons, too, history and geography, should cultivate their conceptive powers. If the children do not live in the times of his history lesson, be not at home in the climate his geography book describes, why, these lessons will fail of their purpose.” IfsShouldChildrenPersonsBookStoriesHomeJoyPurposeExistenceFailingLandLessonsShould HaveClimateDelightfulGeographyJoy Of LivingStory Book Author:Charlotte Mason
“Children should Transcribe favourite Passages. A certain sense of possession and delight may be added to this exercise if children are allowed to choose for transcription their favourite verse in one poem and another.” IfsGivingShouldMayChildrenMadeBookCertainPleasureExerciseDelightPossessionChosenPassagesFavouriteVersesTranscription Author:Charlotte Mason
“Give your child a single valuable idea, and you have done more for his education than if you had laid upon his mind the burden of bushels of information.” IfsGivingMindChildrenIdeasDoneInformationOur ChildrenBurdenValuableYour Children Book:Home Education Source: Home Education
