Charlotte Mason was an educator in England during the previous century, and her methods are currently experiencing a rebirth among American home schools. Charlotte Mason had a a concern that students develop a lifetime love of learning. This nourishment was achieved through a wide curriculum using a variety of books. Her method provides a generous education. It is based on core subjects and incorporates the fine arts.
Children deal directly with the best books, music and art.
The children are trained in the practice of narration, or telling back what they've learned. The emphasis is always placed on what the children do know rather than what they do not know. This training in essay-style examination effectively prepares children for adulthood and success in college. Her method also includes a unique style of dictation and spelling. It assimilates such knowledge as the body assimilates food, and the person becomes what is called magnanimous, that is, a person of great mind, wide interests, incapable of occupying himself much about petty, personal matters.