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Charlotte Mason Educational Conference Lectures
The Chronicle Article by David Glenn:
Divided Attention
New York Times Article by Susan Engel:
Playing to Learn
Core Knowledge Article by Robert Pondiscio:
Old Whine, New Bottle
Article by Dr. Carroll Smith:
Charlotte Mason's Use of Narration
New Version of the Review:
Winter 2008-2009 Volume 4 Issue 1
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Speaker: Jason Fletcher Biography
Jason was born in St Louis, raised in Salem, Oregon from age 5. He travelled to L'Abri in England in early 1993 where he met his wife, Fiona and since being married they have lived in Cambridge, UK. Jason earned a BA in Theology/Biblical Studies from Wheaton College, and a M.Phil in Church History from Cambridge, followed by a one year teacher training course. He taught religious studies, history and politics at the secondary level for 4 years prior to becoming the manager, and then director, of the Jubilee Centre, an evangelical think-tank based in Cambridge. He left that in Jan 08 to work full time as the headteacher of Heritage School, established in September 07. Fiona and Jason have two children: Maisie (8) and Seth (6).
Topic: Relational Paradigm of Christianity (2008) The debate about the place of assessment in education has been going on for a long time, and still continues unabated. In England as well as N. America the debate has reached new heights, as governments increasingly want to exercise control over the school curriculum and over what they perceive as educational standards.
Christianity is a relational religion, a worldview with a concern for relationships at its heart. In this lecture, we will look at how the Scriptures give us a relational agenda with applications extending from public policy to everyday individual decisions. Practical examples of how relational thinking affects our ordinary lives will be discussed with attention given to the five dimensions of relational living. Brief applications to education and Mason’s work will conclude the lecture. Attention is given to responding to today’s concerns for “going green,” climate change, global warming by thinking about care of creation within a relational agenda.
The 6th Annual Charlotte Mason Educational Conference
June 9-12, 2010
Theme for this year's conference:
A 21st Century Education: Ideas Toward a Charlotte Mason Curriculum
After a year of intense study of Mason's works, a team of people is excited to share their new-found understanding of what Mason taught about curriculum.
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