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Home Education Series Vol. VI: Towards A Philosophy of Education

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Home Education Series Vol. VI: Towards A Philosophy of Education

by Charlotte Mason

English· 13:16:18· 31 chapters
The sixth volume in the Home Education Series detailing Charlotte Mason's method of education. This volume is subtitled A Liberal Education for All. The series is used today by many home-schoolers around the globe and is considered a classic reference by the founder of the homeschooling movement. - Summary by InTheDesert

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    Foreword, Preface, Synopsis and Introduction

    50:26
  2. Chapter 2

    Self-Education

    23:07
  3. Chapter 3

    Children are Born Persons

    28:45
  4. Chapter 4

    The Good and Evil Nature of a Child

    50:08
  5. Chapter 5

    Authority and Docility

    24:43
  6. Chapter 6

    The Sacredness of Personality

    30:36
  7. Chapter 7

    Three Instruments of Education

    41:19
  8. Chapter 8

    How We Make Use of Mind

    39:13
  9. Chapter 9

    The Way of the Will

    21:52
  10. Chapter 10

    The Way of the Reason

    31:01
  11. Chapter 11

    The Curriculum

    12:22
  12. Chapter 12

    The Curriculum Section I: The Knowledge of God

    26:47
  13. Chapter 13

    The Curriculum Section II: The Knowledge of Man - History

    25:28
  14. Chapter 14

    The Curriculum Section II: The Knowledge of Man - Literature

    12:12
  15. Chapter 15

    The Curriculum Section II: The Knowledge of Man - Morals and Economics: Citizenship

    11:15
  16. Chapter 16

    The Curriculum Section II: The Knowledge of Man - Composition

    42:01
  17. Chapter 17

    The Curriculum Section II: The Knowledge of Man - Languages

    11:30
  18. Chapter 18

    The Curriculum Section II: The Knowledge of Man - Art

    11:19
  19. Chapter 19

    The Curriculum Section III: The Knowledge of the Universe - Science and Geography

    29:25
  20. Chapter 20

    The Curriculum Section III: The Knowledge of the Universe - Mathematics

    07:40
  21. Chapter 21

    The Curriculum Section III: The Knowledge of the Universe - Physical Devlopment, Handicrafts

    00:37
  22. Chapter 22

    A Liberal Education in Elementary Schools

    33:34
  23. Chapter 23

    A Liberal Education in Secondary Schools

    1:07:17
  24. Chapter 24

    The Scope of Continuation Schools

    50:13
  25. Chapter 25

    The Basis of National Strength: A Liberal Education from a National Standpoint 1. Knowledge

    14:53
  26. Chapter 26

    The Basis of National Strength: A Liberal Education from a National Standpoint 2. Letters, Knowledge and Virtue

    15:20
  27. Chapter 27

    The Basis of National Strength: A Liberal Education from a National Standpoint 3. Knowledge, Reason and Rebellion

    18:37
  28. Chapter 28

    The Basis of National Strength: A Liberal Education from a National Standpoint 4. New and Old Conceptions of Knowledge

    15:13
  29. Chapter 29

    The Basis of National Strength: A Liberal Education from a National Standpoint 5. Education and the Fullness of Time

    15:50
  30. Chapter 30

    The Basis of National Strength: A Liberal Education from a National Standpoint 6. Knowledge in Literary Form

    21:32
  31. Chapter 31

    Too Wide a Mesh

    12:03