The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins

Today on The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Celeste Cruz, Charlotte Mason homeschooling mom of eleven and executive director of the CMEC
How Celeste came to know about Charlotte Mason's philosophy
Some opening thoughts on CM's approach to history through both books and other things
What are some of the tools we can use for studying history, and what is their natural progression?
How does Celeste work these tools into her own homeschool?
What is the value of these tools when students are already narrating?
Why is it so important to consider the teacher's role in using these history study tools?
How can we support our students in the process?
See the full show notes for this episode at https://thenewmasonjar.com/139.

On this episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn talk with Amy Snell, veteran homeschooling mom of 5 and co-founder of the CMEC, about studying history in the Charlotte Mason paradigm
How Amy first discovered Charlotte Mason's philosophy
What is the role of history in the CM philosophy of education?
How is that different from the typical approach to how history is being taught today?
Why is pointing to the moral in a history lesson a problem?
What is unique about the CM history sequence?
How does the curriculum change as a student grows older?
Encouragement for teaching history using the CM method
For the full show notes for this episode, including books and links mentioned, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/138.

On The New Mason Jar Podcast today, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Dr. Joseph Loconte, author, Tolkien and Lewis scholar, historian, and filmmaker, to talk about his newest project, a documentary on Benjamin Rush.
How Dr. Loconte became interested in history
Who was Dr. Benjamin Rush, and why did Dr. Loconte decide to pursue his story for a documentary?
What did Benjamin Rush have to do with Thomas Payne and the writing of Common Sense?
Why Dr. Loconte decided to utilize the video essay format.
What can we say to young people who are conflicted about their feelings about the United States right now?
What drew Dr. Loconte to researching and writing about Lewis and Tolkien?
To view the full show notes with all the books, links, and quotes featured in this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/137.

On The New Mason Jar Podcast today, Cindy and Dawn chat about homeschooling through hard times with Stacy Halley, homeschooling mother of four and wife of a pastor and Air Force Reserve chaplain
How Stacy first heard about homeschooling and Charlotte Mason's philosophy
The circumstances in which Stacy's family found themselves due to hurricane damage and flooding
How Stacy dealt with homeschooling in the immediate aftermath and throughout the renovation process
The assurances we have in God's providence that Stacy relies on in times of difficulty
How trials can help shape and sanctify our children
For the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/136.

This week on The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn have Nate and Jess Roberts on to talk about singing together as a family
How Jess and Nate first learned about Charlotte Mason's philosophy
What is Nate's role in teaching other families and students about folk music and musical discipleship?
Why should we sing?
What is the importance of folk songs and hymns in musical education?
Why should the whole family be involved in singing?
A little about Solfa or Solfege
What are canons and why are they so valuable to sing?
To view the full show notes for this episode, including quotes and links to the resources mentioned, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/135.