Volume 1 is entitled Home Education because some of the material deals with educating a child before school age. It was also written at a time when not all children in the UK were sent to school. Volume 1 lays much groundwork for the philosophy in general so is a beneficial read for anyone wanting
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Charlotte Mason mentions narration in other parts of the volume, but most of her teaching about it is in Part V — PART V – Lessons as Instruments of Education …in the chapter– VIII. Reading for Older Children …in the section — The Habit of Reading The most common and the monstrous defect in the
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Narration is simply a telling back. In the philosophy of Charlotte Mason, this telling back is to be done after ONE reading, listening, or seeing. Narration is the backbone of the student developing the habits necessary to learning and retaining what is learned. There are so many ways to narrate — write down the narration
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Even though Charlotte Mason’s first volume – Home Education – is subtitled “The Education of Children under Nine Years of Age” this volume lays the groundwork for the entire philosophy. Some information, such as the care of young, preschool aged children, is not necessary for understanding her philosophy. Miss Mason wrote in the Preface to
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