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Originally Posted by forty-two
Quite a few people in my online hs circles (some kind of connection to classical) talk about the significant overlap between CM and classical. Some consider her to be actually working within the classical tradition. I think CM and classical work well together - they have a lot in common.
I read some of CM's works back in the day, and I found them very inspiring - I'd love to discuss putting her principles into practice.
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From everything I've read I've come to the opposite conclusion. Charlotte Mason and classical education (such as Classical Conversations) are antithetical.
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I'll start the Discussion.
The First Principle in original wording followed by a summary/modern rewording.
Children are born
persons
Children are born persons - they are not blank slates or embryonic oysters who have the potential of becoming persons. They already
are persons.
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"Reflections like these lead one to spare the rod ... purely because it is not easy to find a punishment that does not defeat it's own ends." -Charlotte Mason Parents and Children pg. 171
"If punishment were necessarily reformative, and able to cure us all of those 'sins we have a mind to,' why, the world would be a very good world;" -Charlotte Mason, Parents and Children pg. 172
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