“Self-education is the only possible education; the rest is mere veneer laid on the surface of a child's nature.” EducationLearningHomeschoolingHomeschool Author:Charlotte Mason
“Our aim in education is to give a full life. We owe it to them to initiate an immense number of interests. Life should be all living, and not merely a tedious passing of time; not all doing or all feeling or all thinking - the strain would be too great - but, all living; that is to say, we should be in touch wherever we go, whatever we hear, whatever we see, with some manner of vital interest.” ThinkingGivingShouldFeelingsWould BeInterestNumbersLearningAimPassingPassingsImmenseStrainTediousInitiateHomeschoolingFull Life Book:School Education Source: School Education
“We have never been so rich in books. But there has never been a generation when there is so much twaddle in print for children.” ChildrenBookLearningRichGenerationsPrint Author:Charlotte Mason
“Therefore, teaching, talk and tale, however lucid or fascinating, effect nothing until self-activity be set up; that is, self-education is the only possible education; the rest is mere veneer laid on the surface of a child's nature.” ChildrenSelfLearningTeachingEffectsActivityMereSurfaceTalesFascinatingSelf EducationVeneer Book:Towards a Psychology of Education Source: Towards a Psychology of Education
