Best Charlotte Mason Quotes
- An observant child should be put in the way of things worth observing. Child
- A child gets moral notions from the fairy-tales he delights in, as do his elders from tale and verse. Child
- The people themselves begin to clamour for an education which shall qualify their children for life rather than for earning a living. As a matter… Begin
- To introduce children to literature is to instal them in a very rich and glorious kingdom, to bring a continual holiday to their doors, to… Best
- We talk of lost ideals, but perhaps they are not lost, only changed; when our ideal for ourselves and for our children becomes limited to… Becomes
- The teacher who allows his scholars the freedom of the city of books is at liberty to be their guide, philosopher and friend; and is… Allows
- Every person exceeds our power of measurement. Every Person
- The indwelling of Christ is a thought particularly fit for the children, because their large faith does not stumble at the mystery, their imagination leaps… Children
- The problem before the educator is to give the child control over his own nature, to enable him to hold himself in hand as much… Call
- For the mind is capable of dealing with only one kind of food; it lives, grows and is nourished upon ideas only; mere information is… Assimilation
- Our aim in education is to give a full life. We owe it to them to initiate an immense number of interests. Life should be… Aim
- We have never been so rich in books. But there has never been a generation when there is so much twaddle in print for children. Been
- Therefore, teaching, talk and tale, however lucid or fascinating, effect nothing until self-activity be set up; that is, self-education is the only possible education; the… Activity