The way Charlotte Mason talks about moms and kids and obedience can easily sound like she’s frolicking in a field of whimsical flowers with a rare sort of child. It’s tempting to lift your coffee mug to your smirking lips and remind yourself that she didn’t have children of her own. 

She doesn’t really know what it’s like.

Or does she?

There’s a lot to habits in a Charlotte Mason philosophy: How are they formed and what part do they play in virtue? Which ones should we focus on and when? And do they really matter in the early years?

Welcome to Habits 101.

As a child memorizes, they form natural relationships with the world around them and learn to love what they know. It’ll happen whether or not you offer them noble ideas, meaning their memories can be full of beauty or full of junk. It can be Bach or Cardi B, but something will fill and form your child’s memory, and that will shape their heart’s affections.

Let’s talk about it.

On your first Google search, it seems like a classical education is pretty different than a Charlotte Mason education. The former seems like hard memory work; the latter involves a lot of watercolor nature journaling. But in this episode, we’re going to explore the what and how behind these education methods. Spoiler alert: a Charlotte Mason education is classical. Come find out why!

Consider this our podcast handshake.

In this first season, we’ll be discussing the foundations of a classical education, habits in the early years, the moral imagination, the heart of virtue, and more.

This is where a classical education becomes commonplace. Plus, we’ll laugh.