Charlotte Mason firmly believed that novels are our greatest teachers, hence why she included them as a major serving in the feast that nourishes our children’s education. This episode was recorded live at the ADE At Home conference, February 7, 2025, with Nicole, Emily, and Liz leading a discussion with attendees who had read the book and come to what they gleaned from Miss Gaskell’s groundbreaking and somewhat controversial novel, Ruth. If you have read the book, you will enjoy listening to what we all gleaned from this story, and if you have not, you will be inspired to read it.

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Ruth, Elizabeth Gaskell

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This season, as we explore finding balance in the Charlotte Mason Method, we are interviewing people who have been able to find balance in their various contexts. This episode is an interview with Angie Cole, a home-educating mom from Arizona, who has cultivated unique learning communities for herself and her four children. We understand the need for balance in determining how to incorporate social time and group learning while homeschooling and protecting morning lesson time. Angie has a lot of wisdom and experience to share with us!

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Charlotte Mason Simple Languages

Charlotte Mason in Community

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If you purchased a ticket for the 2025 ADE at HOME Virtual Conference, you are welcome to log into Whova anytime between now and May 7, 2025, to watch all 36 sessions, including demonstration lessons, workshops, plenaries, live panel discussions, and interactive meet-ups — 30 hours of content!

Search your inbox for an email with the subject “Welcome to ADE at HOME! (Important Jump Start Information Inside),” which will give you all the information you need to get logged in.

If you missed us this year, we hope to see you in February 2026! Please know that there are many, many resources available to you outside of the conference. There are over 270 ADE podcasts that cover the range of subjects and related needs when teaching with Miss Mason’s method, as well as many teaching videos (some from past conferences,) curriculum help, and resources on our Teacher Help page.

In today’s podcast episode, we bring you a session from the 2024 ADE at HOME {Virtual} Conference. LaShawne Thomas presented a session full of ideas and possibilities for navigating homeschooling when seasons of transition arise (and sometimes hang around) in our lives. A long-time Charlotte Mason educator and former Navy wife, LaShawne has experienced her fair share of upheavals and transitions and has much wisdom to share with us.

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Our Country and Its People, Monroe & Buckbee

Strayer-Upton Practical Arithmetic

ADE at HOME 2025 {Virtual} Conference

Living Book Press — Our Season Sponsor

Picture Study Portfolios

Simply Charlotte Mason’s Elementary Arithmetic Series

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