Show Notes
On The New Mason Jar this week, we bring you a special Q&A episode recorded with Kay Pelham and Jami Marstal as a follow-up to our 2025 Back to School Online Conference How can a mom of many finish well with her last few students, implementing more of Mason's methods now that she has more time with fewer children? What is some advice for dealing with disrespect from teens and pre-teens? What are some principles to help guide the upper years, making time for what really matters without overloading ourselves and our students? How should you approach starting a Charlotte Mason education with an older student? How can we communicate about Charlotte Mason's principles with those unfamiliar with them in a community or cooperative context? To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/119.
More from The New Mason Jar with Cindy Rollins
On this episode of The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Amy Tuttle, veteran homeschool mom of six, and member of AmblesideOnline Auxiliary, to talk about teaching reading with the Charlotte Mason method How Amy first learned about Charlotte Mason A little more about Amy's family and their mission work Why and how Amy decided to create the Discover Reading resource for Charlotte Mason homeschoolers How parents influence a child's learning experiences What resources Amy created to go along with the Discover Reading book To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/153.
On this week's episode of The New Mason Jar, Cindy and Dawn are joined by author and artist Jennifer Trafton to talk about her new book, If Only We Could See: Reimagining Creativity, Compassion, and Calling Through the Extraordinary Life of Lilias Trotter How Jennifer came to learn about Lilias Trotter How did the Keswick Movement impact Lilias? How did Lilias develop as an artist, and what was her connection with John Ruskin? How Lilias' way of seeing the world and people gave her a wider ministry What was George MacDonald's influence on Lilias? What Lilias' descriptive writing was like and how it encouraged others to see as she did To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/152.
On The New Mason Jar Podcast today, we bring you a conversation Cindy and Dawn had with Erin and Kimbell Kornu about their own self-education as part of our Morning Time for Moms series How the Kornus first came to know about Charlotte Mason's educational philosophy What were Kimbell and Erin's educational experiences like growing up? What are some of the future hopes and expectations Erin and Kimbell have for their children? How a life of family education works in the Kornu household How have Erin and Kimbell integrated hospitality into their home? Where can a mom (or dad) start building a habit of self-education? To view the full show notes for this episode, you can visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/151.
On this episode of The New Mason Jar Podcast, Cindy and Dawn are joined by Cassie Detwiler, homeschooling mother of 5 and Communications Director for the CMEC to talk about managing a homeschool with young children in the mix How Cassie first discovered Charlotte Mason's philosophy How Cassie makes the most of the time she has Ways Cassie implements a Charlotte Mason education in the early years Some favorite occupations of Cassie's younger children during older children's lesson times Ways to keep your perspective when facing challenges For the full show notes on this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/150.
On The New Mason Jar this week, Dawn and Cindy have a litte Q&A chat, including more information about their upcoming trip to Europe How this trip even came about What are some of the highlights of this trip going to be? What is the idea of scaffolding, and was it a practice of Charlotte Mason? To view the full show notes for this episode, please visit https://thenewmasonjar.com/149.