Ep 117 - What is a Living Book? (with Leah Boden, the Modern Miss Mason)

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Season 10 of the Tips for Homeschool Science podcast is here! This season will be all about living books and science. In this episode, we'll be discussing what living books are with Charlotte Mason education expert, Leah Boden, the Modern Miss Mason.
Key Takeaways

1. A traditional education spoon-feeds. A Charlotte Mason education ask of the child, "Why don't you contribute?"
2. Living books help our kids to form relationships with knowledge.
3. If a book is full of facts and pictures, it's not a living book.

Episode's Topics

• 00:00 – Intro
• 01:23 – Who was Charlotte Mason?
• 04:05 – The single most important idea from her education philosophy
• 06:35 – What is a living book?
• 10:57 – Tips for picking living books
• 12:40 – How you discuss living books with our kids.
• 19:33 – Leah's living books for science, plus a glimpse at how they handled science
• 24:52 – Leah's new book - The Modern Miss Mason.
• 31:20 – How Elemental Science can help with living books and science

Episode Links

• Full Transcript
• The Modern Miss Mason Website
• Leah Boden's Instagram

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