Jewels of Astonishing Worth Part 6 - Other Goals
Charlotte Mason has much to say about the power of developing constructive habits. The science behind this idea was known somewhat even in her time and is confirmed now as we more fully understand the formation of neural pathways. Sometimes, students of Mason make almost an idol out of habits, believing that if once they can form effective habits in their children the difficulties are over. Charlotte Mason made a point of insisting that habits are not our most important or sole focus. “The busy mother says she has no leisure to be that somebody [who takes time to gently guide a child exploring], and the child will run wild and get into bad habits; but we must not make a fetish of habit; education is a life as well as a discipline.” Charlotte Mason Volume 1 p. 192 Discussing all of her thoughts on habit training would require more than this single post, so we will pass on to another area of focus after just this one more note. Mason encourages us t...