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AfterCast: An Audio Companion for the Classical, Charlotte Mason Mama

For many years now, Afterthoughts has been a sort of intellectual watering hole for classical, Charlotte Mason homeschooling mamas. At Afterthoughts, we have spent over a decade nourishing our minds o... Read more

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EP 29: The Mother's Compass

EP 29: The Mother's Compass

Today, I’m interrupting our Charlotte Mason series to bring you this season’s special conversation. Brittney McGann is b... Read more

24 Jan 2019

1hr 1min

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EP 09: Are You Sabotaging Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool?

EP 09: Are You Sabotaging Your Charlotte Mason Homeschool?

If you feel like you’re messing up your Charlotte Mason homeschool, the first thing you need to know is that you’re not ... Read more

24 Aug 2017

13mins

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EP 06: My Teacher, My Logos?

EP 06: My Teacher, My Logos?

If a logos is a central organizing principle, then we should think about what is the central organizing principle of our... Read more

9 Feb 2017

8mins

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EP 30: On Mother Culture

EP 30: On Mother Culture

Today, we take a look at something called Mother Culture. If you found the idea of a Mothers’ Education Course, which we... Read more

31 Jan 2019

10mins

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EP 13: The Use and Misuse of Charlotte Mason’s First Principle

EP 13: The Use and Misuse of Charlotte Mason’s First Principle

Children are born persons. — Charlotte Mason’s First Principle of Education In today's episode, we're digging deeply int... Read more

9 Nov 2017

11mins

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EP 17: What Did Charlotte Mason Mean by "Short Lessons?"

EP 17: What Did Charlotte Mason Mean by "Short Lessons?"

If you’re thinking that because Charlotte Mason prescribed short lessons, this means your high schooler should only do 2... Read more

29 Jun 2018

10mins

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EP 14: Why Your Curriculum Should Include Hard Books

EP 14: Why Your Curriculum Should Include Hard Books

Is YOUR child reading a hard book right now? Is he really struggling? Is your mommy heart going out to him, tempting you... Read more

7 Dec 2017

11mins

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EP 16: How to Help Your Children with Hard Books

EP 16: How to Help Your Children with Hard Books

It’s easy to say that our children should read hard books, but what does that look like in practice? Do we just throw th... Read more

14 Jun 2018

16mins

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EP 10: Music and the Poetry of Education

EP 10: Music and the Poetry of Education

In today’s episode, I have a bit of debate with a chapter in Clark and Jain’s book, The Liberal Arts Tradition. I love w... Read more

31 Aug 2017

14mins

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EP 28: Charlotte Mason's Mothers' Education Course: The Content

EP 28: Charlotte Mason's Mothers' Education Course: The Content

Today’s episode is our second on Charlotte Mason’s Mothers’ Education Course. If you recall, last episode we talked abou... Read more

17 Jan 2019

9mins

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EP 27: A Brief History of Charlotte Mason's Mothers' Education Course

EP 27: A Brief History of Charlotte Mason's Mothers' Education Course

Are you ready to take a look at Charlotte Mason’s Mothers’ Education Course? Before we talk content, we need to know our... Read more

10 Jan 2019

10mins

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EP 11: Far as the Curse is Found (Suffering and Holiness)

EP 11: Far as the Curse is Found (Suffering and Holiness)

Today's episode isn't about homeschooling, unless you count the fact that it's part of my series, The Low-Energy Mom's G... Read more

14 Sep 2017

10mins

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EP 23: Learning How to Live

EP 23: Learning How to Live

Welcome to Season 4 of AfterCast! I'm so glad you're here! Today, we're kicking off a new series of episodes. This whole... Read more

13 Dec 2018

9mins

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EP 18: Putting the Generosity Back in Generous Education

EP 18: Putting the Generosity Back in Generous Education

Charlotte Mason prescribe a “broad and generous education” for her students. For a variety of reasons, this can be a dau... Read more

12 Jul 2018

11mins

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EP 21: How Education Is Like Sandpaper

EP 21: How Education Is Like Sandpaper

In a Charlotte Mason education, there is no specialization. All students are to study all subjects. The question is WHY?... Read more

23 Aug 2018

13mins

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