Not exactly. This approach focuses on helping a student stay focused by taking a flexible approach to the school day. The Mason method encourages taking great care in studies but helps make that possible by keeping time on each individual subject short.

Instead of spending an hour on arithmetic, a student may spend twenty minutes. Instead of learning grammar by reading a book, it is taught through interaction and repetition. When a student makes a mistake, simply quote it back in the corrected form.

This method says that rather than focusing on grades, students should be taught a variety of subjects using a great thinkers, cultural events, and time outside of the classroom as a teacher. She also believed that using primary sources and quotes from historical figures were far better than reading a textbook or copying ‘The dog ran down the street.’ To learn handwriting.

Every moment in life was an opportunity to learn. She pioneered her method in the classroom but it works very well for homeschooling parents. Go outside with a book of poems and read about spring while you sit in the cool grass and listen to the bugs wake up. Copy a portion of George Washington’s farewell speech to work on handwriting.

Journaling was a big part of Charlotte Mason’s method so spend a day exploring the community where you live and have your student jot down things they noticed for the first time and how they felt about them. We’ve lived in this town for more than a decade but recently discovered a building we hadn’t noticed right by the ice cream shop.

Learning is all around us and reflecting on that can make learning more of a lifestyle, than a chore.

Additional Resources we found for you.

Charlotte Mason Research & Supply Co. Founders of the Present-Day Charlotte Mason Method of Education movement in North America, Dean & Karen Andreola founded the Charlotte Mason Research & Supply Co. in 1989 with the finding and republishing of the classic 6 volume Original Homeschooling Series by Charlotte Mason. Later that same year, they began the country’s first home based Charlotte Mason support group designed to introduce, instruct and encourage other homeschoolers with this method.
The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach will instruct you, step by step, how to give your child a Bible-focused, comprehensive education from preschool through high school; one that will train him or her to read, to study, to understand, to love to learn and, most importantly, to desire and seek true wisdom. This approach can be used for all grade levels. 500 pages.
Jeannie Fulbright is for anyone looking for insight and support from those who have traveled the journey of homeschool teaching, Jeannie Fulbright can help in offering extra knowledge on the topic. This includes information and articles on general homeschool ideas, as well as an understanding of following the calling of the Lord in order to raise Christian based children.
Queen Homeschool Supplies if you need extra education and insight on homeschooling techniques, you can find hundreds of books in this area. All of the books provide insight into the Charlotte Mason method of teaching, including information on academic areas and various Bible study methods.
Winter Promise  provides information, books and products used for the Literature Learning Method and the Charlotte Mason method. This includes curricula and books available to assist those who are looking for homeschool materials.
Penny Gardner has supplementary materials for the Charlotte Mason guide to learning, it can be found through the Penny Gardner website. This area provides study guides, nature information, journals, art appreciation and book lists for those who are entering into homeschooling and have the need for more guided information in order to homeschool their children.

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