When Children Love to Learn: A Practical Application of Charlotte Mason's Philosophy for Today

by Elaine Cooper (Editor), Eve Anderson (Foreword by), Elaine Cooper (Preface by), Susan Schaeffer Macaulay (Contribution by), Jack Beckman (Contribution by)

Overview

Christian educators and parents will learn how to use methods pioneered by Charlotte Mason to create a learning environment that encourages children's natural love of learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781581342598
Publisher:	Crossway
Publication date:	04/07/2004
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	372,926
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

Elaine Cooper directs the Child Light Educational Trust in England with Susan Schaffer Macaulay. Alongside others, Cooper has written articles for several volumes on Charlotte Mason's ideas. 

Elaine Cooper directs the Child Light Educational Trust in England with Susan Schaffer Macaulay. Alongside others, Cooper has written articles for several volumes on Charlotte Mason's ideas. 

Susan Schaeffer Macaulay grew up in Switzerland at L’Abri Fellowship, which was founded by her parents, Francis and Edith Schaeffer. She and her husband, Ranald Macaulay, established and led the L’Abri branch in England for several years. She is the author of For the Family’s Sake and contributed to Books Children Love and When Children Love to Learn.

Table of Contents

	The Contributors	7
	Foreword	9
	Preface	13
Part 1
1	The Value of Charlotte Mason's Work for Today	19
2	The Child Is a Person	51
3	Four Pillars of Education
	Education Is an Atmosphere	71
	Education Is a Discipline	87
	Education Is a Life	100
	Education Is the Science of Relations	113
4	Distinctives of a Charlotte Mason Education
	Living Books	125
	Narration	128
	Reading and Literature	142
	Spelling and Composition	147
	Poetry	154
	The Teaching of Shakespeare	158
	History	163
	Mathematics	167
	Nature Study and Notebooks	170
	Science	174
	Picture Study	176
	Music Appreciation	179
	Bible Instruction	181
	Foreign Languages	186
	Physical Education	188
	Handcrafts	190
5	Broader Application of Charlotte Mason's Teaching Principles	193
Part 2
6	An Applied Philosophy	209
	Resources	237
	Notes	239
	Index	249

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"When Children Love to Learn is one of the better books I've seen on the Charlotte Mason approach. Elaine Cooper has done a phenomenal job of laying down the basic tenets parents of homeschoolers hold dear: a child must love to learn. Narration, living books, nature study-it's all here. Elaine covers a lot of ground to show how easy it can be to make learning enjoyable. Charlotte Mason fans will love this! Highly recommended for every homeschool reference library."
—Gena Suarez, Publisher, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine