For the Children's Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School

Loved this book!!!

Such a good and important read!

I’ve read this book and very frequently given it to those who are interested in Charlotte Mason, home schooling or education in general. The author lays out such an excellent and accessible vision for education that will show you a completely paradigm shifting approach to life. She uses her own experiences with the cottage schools and her own children and lovingly takes you by the hand to lay out for you all the riches you never knew were possible.Watch out though! This books is absolutely the gateway to reading Charlotte Mason herself and you may find yourself in need of more shelf space!

I give this to every new homeschool mama I can. So much wisdom- philosophical, spiritual and practical.

This book is a great reminder of the reasons we teach. It helps us focus on the children's needs, opening up their minds and imaginations to the wonders of life and the world around them. I cannot recommend this book more highly. It is a gem.

Great insight on Charlotte Mason's ideas and principles

The quality of the book itself was good. The content is great and I highly recommend this book to any parent.

This book reveals the incredible wisdom and philosophy of education formed by Charlotte Mason, a teacher in England around the turn of the 20th century. Susan gives you a good grasp of Mason's principles that I have followed in homeschooling for 25 years, but these same principles can (and should!) apply to private and public education. Education is about lighting that fire, not filling the bucket. If you want your child to be full of information, this is not the educational philosophy for you. To quote Charlotte Mason, "It doesn't matter how much they know, but how much they care." CM viewed children as real persons, and her educational system reflects that. This is not un-schooling, though there are some commonalities, such as delight in learning. This is not classical education, though there are some commonalities, such as reading great books. But CM's philosophy of education, in my opinion, far surpasses un-schooling and classical education. It offers a balance of structure and freedom, and you will never find your children mechanically memorizing anything without understanding (which I consider inhumane). Rather than just select curriculum and homeschool, why not develop a solid philosophy of education that will be a rudder to your ship through the years, and will help you make all your curriculum choices? I can't recommend this book enough.