On The New Mason Jar this week, we bring you a replay of a great conversation all about spring nature study with Cindy, Dawn and Cindy’s friend Jeannette Tulis How can moms begin nature study when they have never done it before? How to find spring ephemeral wildflowers, and other things to look for at this time of year Ideas for stepping up your nature study game What are some tips for nature journaling? To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/108. 

On the New Mason Jar today, we are sharing a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Zach and Andrea Vaughn. Zach serves as a U.S. Navy chaplain while Andrea homeschools their four children. How Zach and Andrea found out about Charlotte Mason What it is like being an active duty chaplain What are some of the benefits of homeschooling through frequent moves? How have you found homeschooling community when arriving a new place? How Zach participates in homeschooling when he is at home What is it like when Dad comes home from a long time away? How do you stay connected and keep communication open when apart? To view the full show notes for this episode including book links and quotes, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/107. 

On this week’s episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Denise Gaskins, veteran homeschool mom and math coach and tutor What are math logbooks, and why are they a helpful learning tool? Would Charlotte Mason have encouraged math games? How can math games progress as students gain proficiency with them? What is wrong with traditional math curricula, and do we need to change it? Denise gives Cindy and Dawn a math game prompt to show how these practices can work What are some ideas for students with math anxiety? To view the full show notes for this episode, including links to all the resources mentioned, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/106. 

Today on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Stephanie Russell about studying the Scriptures How Stephanie first learned about Charlotte Mason and her educational philosophy What is a “clew,” and how does this apply to studying the Bible? How Stephanie came upon this book along with Charlotte’s Mother’s Education Course Who was Mary Petrie, and how was she connected with Mason? How is Clews to Holy Writ set up? How can a busy mom actually implement this type of study? To view the full show notes for this episode, including all books and links mentioned, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/105

This week we are delighted to bring you another conversation between Cindy Rollins and guest Karen Glass, veteran homeschool mom and member of the AmblesideOnline Advisory Karen and Cindy tackle the subject of Charlotte Mason and classical education, refuting some misrepresentations of a Charlotte Mason education Cindy explains why she has a problem with the current neo-classical education movement Karen explains how this conversation even came about in the first place Karen discusses the value of spending time reading and re-reading Charlotte Mason's work Cindy asks Karen to explain why she believes Charlotte Mason is in the classical paradigm To view the full show notes for this episode, including quotes, book links and more about our hosts and guests, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/104. 

Today on The New Mason Jar podcast, Dawn moderates a discussion between host Cindy Rollins and guest Karen Glass, veteran homeschool mom and member of the AmblesideOnline Advisory Karen and Cindy talk about narration and composition in the Charlotte Mason paradigm, beginning with a little background on Karen’s new book, The Art of Composition Why Cindy has always said that parents don’t need a writing program and Karen’s response Cindy’s concern for parents to remember to focus on ideas in narration over the form of composition Karen’s thoughts on the building blocks of narration as the foundation of writing and composition How Karen came to see that she had developed a sort of philosophy of writing as a conversation Cindy talks about distinguishing between narration and summaries of a text Karen shares some encouragement for moms with struggling narrators To see the full show notes for this episode, including quotes and book links, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/103/. 

Welcome back to The New Mason Jar and another episode in our Morning Time for Moms self-education series Today Cindy and Dawn chat with Megan Graham, homeschooling mother of nine, two of whom she has graduated How Megan came to learn about the philosophy of Charlotte Mason What Megan’s own education was like and what her perception of learning was as a young person How did your idea of education shift, and were there any books that helped you form new ideas about education? How does Megan build in times to read in the midst of the busy seasons of life What Megan is currently reading To view the full show notes, including quotes and link to books mentioned, please visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/102/.

This week on The New Mason Jar, we bring you another special Q&A episode with Cindy’s Patreon members What is the approach to reading a book with a high school student in the Charlotte Mason paradigm? How do you deal with “imperfect” narrations, and how can you make stopping for narrations mid-read less distracting? Should we have students narrate poetry regularly? How can we start out narrations with young children, and what are some tips for helping students in the beginning? What can we do about teens who are affected by the fear of missing out on opportunities in public school? To view the complete show notes with quotes and links to books mentioned, please visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/101/. 

This week on The New Mason Jar podcast, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Dr. Jason Baxter about his new book Why Literature Still Matters published by Cassiodorus Press How Jason wrote this book and the style of his writing as if to a specific, live audience Why Jason wrote about the importance of beauty, art, and literature in terms of our current culture Why is there a sense of urgency about the message of reconnecting with the old books and ideas How Jason's Substack "Beauty Matters" serves to illuminate his book What type of literature Jason thinks may be making a comeback To view the full show notes for this episode, complete with quotes and links to books, visit our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/100/.

On The New Mason Jar this week, Cindy Rollins and Jeannette Tulis chat about ways to incorporate books into your Advent and Christmas traditions. This was a special video recording for Cindy's Patreon members, with the audio shared here for all our podcast listeners. You can download the full list of books Jeannette and Cindy talk about for your own book buying or borrowing during the holiday season on our website at https://thenewmasonjar.com/099/.