Of the three sorts of knowledge proper to a child, the knowledge of God, of man, and of the universe,--the knowledge of God ranks first in importance, is indispensable, and most happy-making. Charlotte Mason More Quotes by Charlotte Mason More Quotes From Charlotte Mason Profound thought is conveyed in language of very great simplicity and purity. Charlotte Mason simplicity language profound The most common and the monstrous defect in the education of the day is that children fail to acquire the habit of reading. Charlotte Mason reading common children The children's lessons should provide material for their mental growth, should exercise the several powers of their minds, should furnish them with fruitful ideas, and should afford them knowledge, really valuable for its own sake, accurate, and interesting, of the kind that the child may recall as a man with profit and pleasure. Charlotte Mason exercise men children Let the parent ask "Why?" and the child produce the answer, if he can. After he has turned the matter over in his mind, there is no harm in telling him - and he will remember it - the reason why. Charlotte Mason parent mind children Imagination does not stir at the suggestion of the feeble, much diluted stuff that is too often put into childrens hands. Charlotte Mason imagination children hands The peculiar value of geography lies in its fitness to nourish the mind with ideas and furnish the imagination with pictures. Charlotte Mason imagination lying ideas 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 rest is mere veneer laid on the surface of a child's nature. Charlotte Mason learning teaching 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 in regard to the traits we call good, as to those we call evil:. Charlotte Mason evil children hands None of us can be proof against the influences that proceed from the persons he associates with. Wherefore, in books and men, let us look out for the best society, that which yields a bracing and wholesome influence. We all know the person for whose company we are the better, though the talk is only about fishing or embroidery. Charlotte Mason yield men book Education is the science of relations Charlotte Mason relation 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 to it as a meal of sawdust to the body; there are no organs for the assimilation of the one more than of the other. Charlotte Mason meals mind ideas Composition is as natural as jumping and running to children who have been allowed due use of books. Charlotte Mason running book children A child gets moral notions from the fairy-tales he delights in, as do his elders from tale and verse. Charlotte Mason delight moral children There is no education but self-education. Charlotte Mason self-education self
