Charlotte Mason
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Charlotte Maria Shaw Mason (1 January 1842 – 16 January 1923) was a British educator and reformer in England at the turn of the twentieth century. She proposed to base the education of children upon a wide and liberal curriculum. She worked for five years under Fanny Trevor at Bishop Otter College.
Charlotte Maria Shaw Mason | |
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Born | 1 January 1842 Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales |
Died | 16 January 1923(1923-01-16) (aged 81) Ambleside, England |
Alma mater | Home and Colonial Society |
Occupation | Educator |
Employer(s) | Bishop Otter Teacher Training College, self-employed |
Mason's philosophy of education has been summarized as emanating from two principles, that "children are born persons" and "education is the science of relations." Mason promoted a humanistic and highly integrative model for education which emphasized cultivating a love of learning in children as well as spiritual and moral formation.[1] Her theories have become especially influential in the Christian education and homeschooling movements.