How to Homeschool Part Three-Education is an Atmosphere

 

Many of you have taken some time this week to watch the Peaceful Life Workshop and get some clarity about your vision and values as a family and also taken time to talk to your children to see what they want to learn more about.

 

 

 

 Charlotte Mason said, 

 

“Education is an atmosphere—that is, the child breathes the atmosphere emanating from his parents; that of the ideas which rule their own lives” (Parents and Children, p. 247”

 

So as you start planning your learning environment, first think about the atmosphere you create by your own actions and personality. 

 

If you are dealing with issues like anger, fear, or comparison, it will leak onto your child and stifle learning, so taking some time this summer as you research homeschooling to work through Mothering by the Book and the study guide will help you create an internal atmosphere of peace.

 

 

As you work on your own mental health it will make a huge impact on the peace and calm of the learning environment. 

 

I recommend writing down what you want the flow of a homeschool day to feel like as well. For example, “We wake up cheerfully and eat a hearty breakfast together and then work through our chore chart and personal devotions. After getting dressed and helping children wash up and dress and make beds, we gather for morning time. During our cozy morning time we light a candle and then sing, read scripture and literature, while the children draw or write. We spend some time on math and language arts and then have lunch. In the afternoons we play outside or take a walk after an hour of rest. Our days are peaceful and calm and we love each other well.”