Charlotte Mason Poetry
Charlotte Mason Poetry Team
Charlotte Mason Poetry is dedicated to promoting Charlotte Mason’s living ideas. We strive to share an authentic interpretation of Mason’s life work through a combination of original and vintage articles by a wide variety of authors. Our team draws from and transcribes many rare and wonderful documents from the PNEU many of which cannot be found anywhere else on the web.
Episodes
“GRIT”
Mrs. James Ward’s celebrated essay on grit, taken from the 1918 Parents’ Review. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
Episode 500
A roundtable discussion with members of the core and volunteer teams about the development and work of the Charlotte Mason Poetry podcast.
Conference Lessons — Class IA
M. W. Kitching tells the story of teaching Class IA students at the 19th Annual PNEU Conference in 1915. Read by Haley Struecker.
The Place of Classics in a Modern Education
W. H. D. Rouse speaks to the PNEU about classical languages in this historic article from 1906. Includes an editor’s note by Art Middlekauff.
Swedish Drill in the 21st Century
Melissa Petermann explores Charlotte Mason’s use of Swedish Drill and explains how it can be implemented today.
Rousseau (1712–1788)
Mrs. Milton Broad provides a balanced exposition and assessment of the revolutionary thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau in this vintage article from 1921. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
The Teaching of Citizenship, by Laura Faunce
House of Education graduate Laura Faunce explains how and why to teach citizenship in the Charlotte Mason method in this vintage article from 1921. Read by Kathy Dlugolonski.
Faith Without Guile
Rev. Francis Lewis explores faith and our relationship to Jesus Christ in this vintage sermon from 1924.
Knowledge the Pathway to the Dawn
H. W. Household presents his vision for a new dawn in this important 1921 message. Read by Greg Rolling.
With a Difference
Elsie Kitching explains the differences between the Charlotte Mason method and the methods that seem to be similar. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
Fire in the Bones
Sheila Carroll invites us to renew our vision of education in this plenary recorded live at the 2026 Living Education Retreat.
Wandering in Wealth
Heather Suemnicht shares her powerful and moving story in this plenary recorded live at the 2026 Living Education Retreat.
Sacred and Sane
Nancy Kelly explores what constitutes breadth and balance in a Charlotte Mason education in this plenary recorded live at the 2026 Living Education Retreat.
Outside-in or Inside-out
Art Middlekauff explores two paradigms of education and considers the implications. Recorded live at the 2026 Living Education Retreat.
A New Educational Frontier
Keegan Spittle asks whether the Charlotte Mason method should adapt to the demands of college, or colleges should adapt to the demands of the Charlotte Mason method.
Idyll Challenge VI
Art Middlekauff issues a challenge to parents and teachers to read Charlotte Mason’s six volumes in two years, starting on August 1.
The Imagination in Childhood
Charlotte Mason responds to Maria Montessori in this classical open letter from 1915. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
A Charlotte Mason Feast Spread for Our Children with Special Needs
Kathy Dlugolonski explains how a Charlotte Mason feast can be the best thing for our children with special needs.
The Evolution of Home Education for Girls
Mrs. Pell describes the effect of Charlotte Mason’s ideas on the home education of girls in this vintage 1918 article with an editor’s note by Tabitha Wirges. Read by Tabitha Wirges. 📷: @dave_stillwell
English Literature and the Teaching Methods of Miss Mason
H. W. Household describes and endorses Charlotte Mason’s approach to English literature in this vintage lecture from 1922. Read by Greg Rolling.
Holidays
Miss C. D. Lawe applies Charlotte Mason’s philosophy of education to the summer months in this vintage article from 1917. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
Ourselves, by R. A. Pennethorne
R. A. Pennethorne provides the PNEU perspective on Alexander Pope’s dictum, “the proper study of mankind is man” in this vintage article from 1921. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
Highways and By-Ways of Modern Thought
Elsie Kitching’s 1917 allegory about Charlotte Mason’s ideas and the history of thought. Read by Lisa Joss.
A Liberal Education for All — Letter III
Charlotte Mason’s third 1917 letter to The Times. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
A Liberal Education for All — Letter II
Charlotte Mason’s second 1917 letter to The Times. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
A Liberal Education for All — Letter I
Charlotte Mason’s first 1917 letter to The Times. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
Miss Mason’s Letter to the Children
Charlotte Mason’s unabridged letter to the children of the 1920 Whitby Gathering. Read by Haley Struecker.
What Next?
Elsie Kitching explains the Charlotte Mason approach to character formation in this vintage article from 1920. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
The True League of Nations
Rev. Francis Lewis discusses the personality of children and nations in this inspiring vintage article from 1918.
The Application of PNEU Principles in the Home
Mrs. Eustace Wade of Australia shares her profound insight into Charlotte Mason’s philosophy of education in this vintage article from 1921. Read by Lisa Joss.
The Value of Handicrafts in Education
Anges Drury explains the why, when, and how of handicrafts in this vintage article from 1927.
Some Difficulties Overcome
Miss F. M. Clark explains how to overcome various difficulties with the Charlotte Mason method in this vintage paper from 1927. Read by Haley Struecker.
Olive Norton: The Transcript
The lecture of the woman who introduced Susan Schaeffer Macaulay to Charlotte Mason, transcribed from a vintage 1978 recording. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
The PNEU Ideal in Education
Helen Wix outlines the key ideals of the Charlotte Mason method in this vintage article from 1919. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
Education Is a Life
Helen Wix explains Charlotte Mason’s eighth principle in this vintage article from 1927. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
A Few Roots
Helen Wix presents the foundational ideas of the Charlotte Mason method in this vintage article from 1927. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
If I Could Begin Again
Author and mother H. C. Cradock shares her advice on parenting in this vintage article from 1918. Read by Barbara Middlekauff.
By My Spirit
Rev. Francis Lewis explains that hearts are changed “not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit” in this vintage sermon from 1923. 📷: Photo North (www.photonorth.co.uk)
Obedience as a Vice
Mrs. Dermod O’Brien explores the glories and limitations of obedience in this vintage article from 1921. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
The Teaching of Scripture in the Parents’ Union School
Rose Amy Pennethorne provides a thorough survey of Charlotte Mason’s method for Bible lessons in this vintage article from 1921. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
Maurice Ravel
Dorothea Bostock introduces Maurice Ravel as the subject for composer study in this vintage PNEU article from 1975. Read by Maeva Dauplay.
Hints for Home Schoolrooms
A mother who taught her children at home shares tips and hints in this vintage article from 1923. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
The Teaching of Geography, by Mr. G. H. Smith
An experienced teacher gives practical guidance on teaching geography in this vintage article with a new editor’s note by Dawn Tull.
A Liberal Education For All, by Daisy Golding
Daisy S. Golding describes the Charlotte Mason method in action in this vintage paper from 1920. Read by Jennifer Talsma.
The Need for a Liberal Education
H. W. Household advocates for a liberal education for all according to the method developed by Charlotte Mason. Read by Greg Rolling.
The Manifestation of Christ in Worship
In this vintage article from 1924, Rev. Francis Lewis considers the implications of how God was manifested to mankind in Jesus.
The New Facility in Composition
A school head master shows how the Charlotte Mason method develops the art of composition in this vintage article from 1920.
Certain Difficulties
A school head master presents the benefits of narration in this vintage article from 1920.
Vehicle of Imagination
W. A. Myers Robinson discusses the relationship between poetry, day-dreaming, and imagination in this vintage article from 1971.
The Heart of a Child
Rev. Francis Lewis shows how the heart of a child opens the door to faith in this vintage sermon from 1924. Read by Greg Rolling.