In this episode I have a conversation with Julie Ross, founder of A Gentle Feast. We discuss the different ideas of teaching reading (AKA "The Reading Wars"), the pros and cons of each, and the research on reading. We also discuss why Charlotte Mason's method of teaching reading was so ingenious and effective!

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Julie has been teaching for almost two decades in various educational settings including public elementary school, private Christian school, and a university model homeschool academy. She was the co-founder of two of those schools utilizing my expertise in curriculum and organizational leadership. She created the scopes and sequences for these schools and created my own original curriculum for several classes. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education from Penn State University. She created A Gentle Feast because that’s what she wished she had when she first began homeschooling her children.

When she’s not busy homeschooling, doing laundry, or reading, she can be found painting Goodwill furniture or buying more books on Amazon.

The Feast Life Podcast

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Every parent and teacher should have a philosophy of education, or a set of principles, that drives their behavior and choices.

Do you know what yours are?

In this episode I go over Charlotte Mason's 20 principles (or 19, in this case) that she spent decades considering and applying. I have found so much peace and confidence in considering and adopting these principles as my own. As an end to season one I'm sharing these principles along with my own "narration" or paraphrasing of what they mean.

If you don't have a conscious set of principles that guide your behavior and choices then you will failure from overwhelm, confusion, and lack of direction. Consider the following principles in this episode and use them as a starting point for your own.

Do you agree with each one? If not, why? Which ones will you adopt? How will this principle affect your future choices?

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20 Principles

How Children Succeed by Paul Tough

The Marshmallow Experiment

Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown et al

Unselfie by Michele Borba

Punished by Rewards by Alife Kohn

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Charlotte Mason said that lessons should be based on living books and real things. But how do we use these materials once we have them?

Create activities? Quizzes? Lectures?

In this episode I discuss what we do with books and real things -- three methods that are time-tested and backed by science. Along with some teaching and learning methods that are frequently used, but aren't actually effective.

Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Peter C. Brown

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