Charlotte Mason —

First, let us explain what the Charlotte Mason style of home education is if you've never heard of her or her homeschooling concept before.

Charlotte Mason homeschooling is a child-centered and literature based approach to education. Where the focus is educating the whole person, through shorter lessons, narrative driven “living books”, nature study, copy work, and habit development.

The main goal is to foster a love for learning over sheer memorization for test taking or essay writing, with narrations being used as a way to check comprehension.

Now let's break down the differences so you can understand them better:

LIVING BOOKS — Living books are high quality books with engaging, narrative literature used for learning over large and dry textbooks that just list facts.

NARRATION — Narration is where children verbally “tell back” what they just learned to help them process the information. Older years may write down their narrations over giving them orally.

SHORT LESSONS — Each lesson is only 10-20 minutes long which allows for higher attention spans and hitting multiple subjects without a child burning out or having too much to process for the day.

NATURE STUDY — Nature study is a natural science program which just involves a child spending time outdoors with a notebook and art supplies, allowing them to take in their scenery and learning about it.

COPYWORK — Copywork is a natural learning tool where a child will learn spelling, grammar and handwriting through the simple act of copying down picked out literature or Bible passages.

HABIT DEVELOPMENT — Intentionally cultivating and training daily habits like obedience, truthfulness and attentiveness through schooling and daily life.