Episode 254: Charlotte Mason and Special Needs with Beth Corcoran of Flamingo Feathers

Charlotte Mason’s method is relevant for every kind of child, which this week’s episode verifies. Over two years ago, the ADE ladies were interviewed by Beth Corcoran on her Flamingo Feathers podcast, which focuses on education for children with special needs. Beth has graciously allowed us to post that episode for our listeners, of interest not only to parents with special needs children, but will especially inspire anyone by her introduction that describes how the ADE episode of 2020 has subsequently changed her family’s life.

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“The reader will say with truth,-” I knew all this before and have always acted more or less on these principles ” ; and I can only point to the unusual results we obtain through adhering not ‘ more or less,’ but strictly to the principles and practices I have indicated.” (6/19)

A Charlotte Mason Companion, Karen Andreola

For the Love of Physics, Walter Lewin

The Gift of Dyslexia, Ronald Davis

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Charlotte Mason Simple Languages

Flamingo Feathers Beth Corcoran’s website and podcast

ADE’s Parents’ Educational Course

Charlotte Mason and Special Needs ADE Episode 58

A Delectable Education on Patreon

ADE at Home 2023 {Virtual} Conference

Episode 253: Voices from the Conference–Annette Dionisio

Narration, attention, habits: Charlotte Mason knew they were natural to a child and work together. The ADE ladies welcome Annette Dionisio to the podcast, a mom who has diligently employed the art of narration in all areas of life with her children. Beyond the books, narration is key to our personhood and Annette has found it key to parenting. Enjoy this episode of “Voices from the Conference” as Annette presented two. lessons with her children and caught the attention of our 2022 attendees with her masterful use of a child’s natural gift of narration.

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“The mind receives knowledge, not in order that it may know, but in order that it may grow, in breadth and depth, in sound judgment and magnanimity; but in order to grow, it must know.” (6/237)

For the Children’s Sake, Susan Schaeffer Macaulay

Bestowing the Brush

ADE at Home 2023 {Virtual} Conference

A Delectable Education on Patreon

2023 ADE at HOME Virtual Conference

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The third annual ADE at Home Conference will be held on February 3 and 4, 2023, but registration closes on February 2, so get your tickets before it’s too late!

Experience 16 demonstration lessons. Each presents an actual school lesson and will equip you to carry out Miss Mason’s method in your home or classroom.
Prepare to be encouraged by 24 speakers from three continents and all walks of life. They bring experience from living out Charlotte Mason’s method’s in the country and the city, with many children or just a few. Some homeschool their children, and others teach in a classroom environment.
Choose from a broad range of topics explored through 32 sessions, from Latin lessons to Scouting and Sunday School to Science experiments. Our speakers will explain the principles and application of Miss Mason’s method related to home and school life. Whether you have little kids running underfoot or a house full of high school students, there is something for each of you.

All of the sessions will be available until May 04, 2023. However, we hope you will take advantage of the many opportunities to gather, socialize, interact, and find new and old friends during the conference. Use the Community Board or schedule Virtual Meetups to discuss the things that matter most to you. Last year we heard from groups who got together to watch. Others rented a hotel room to watch in silence. Still, more of our guests watched when they could grab a free hour here and there, so the live but also available for three months aspect of this conference is a great benefit. Remember, however, that each attendee still needs a ticket if you meet with a group. Besides, you can only watch so many sessions during the event, and you will want the opportunity to enjoy other sessions later.

The Details

DATE: February 3 and 4, 2023. Attendees will have access to all recorded sessions until May 04, 2023.

WHEN: Friday evening 5:00-9:00 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 6:45 p.m (EST).

COST: $50 per attendee. Patreon members get a 20% discount on a single ticket.

REGISTRATION: PLEASE NOTE that registration will close the day before the conference (February 2, 2023.)

We hope you can make this opportunity a priority in 2023. February is the time of year we all need a boost and fresh ideas to inspire us. Perhaps a conference registration is a great gift idea for you or someone you love!

Episode 252: Family Read Alouds

Books are not just for school lessons, but as Charlotte Mason concurred, family read-aloud time is essential to the education of a child. Listen in as Emily, Nicole, and Liz reminisce about their own experiences and share an abundance of suggestions for how to make family reading part of your family culture.

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“This habit should be begun early; so soon as the child can read at all, he should read for himself, and to himself, history, legends, fairy tales, and other suitable matter.” (1/227)

“There are few stronger family bonds than this habit of devoting an occasional hour to reading aloud, on winter evenings, at any rate…But this, of reading aloud, is not a practice to be taken up and laid down at pleasure. Let the habit drop, and it is difficult to take it up again.” (5/220)

[Read for] “the pleasure of other people from the moment when they can read fluently at all.” (5/220)

“It is not important that many books should be read; but it is important that only good books should be read.” (5/223)

A Bear Called Paddington, Michael Bond

The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien

The Yearling, Marjorie Rawlings

The Little House series

Charlotte’s Web, EB White

Betsy and the Circus, Carolyn Haywood

Wild Geese Flying, Cornelia Meigs

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

ADE at Home 2023 {Virtual} Conference

CM Peoria Conference

A Delectable Education on Patreon

Episode 251: CM in Your Community–CM Products

Homeschooling with Charlotte Mason’s method brings life, more life than we expect. Don’t miss this episode from the Charlotte Mason in Our Community series if you wonder about habits, notebook organization, the purpose of handicrafts, service to others, creativity, time management, and productivity. Micah Pettes joins the ADE ladies to discuss the story of how her Charlotte Mason education inspired a family business that is blessing hundreds of other families.

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“The question is not,––how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education––but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds his feet set? and, therefore, how full is the life he has before him?” (Vol. 3, pp. 170-71)