Exploring the harmony between Charlotte Mason and Islamic education.
Just under four years ago, I came across an educational philosopher by the name of Charlotte Mason. As a new homeschooling mother, like many mothers — especially new homeschooling moms — I was trying to figure out the best way to homeschool and educate my children.
My first entrance into the world of Charlotte Mason (quite a fanatic statement, I know) came through my experience with books and my love for books, which I felt had developed in me a love of learning. However, unknown to me at the time, that was only a very surface-level understanding of this woman’s philosophy and how deeply her methods run.
Apparently, she wrote six volumes.
My husband, whom, after ten years of marriage, has grown tired of my passionate long monologues — has said that I need to give him an elevator pitch of who she is and what she teaches. No matter how hard I try, I fail every time.
I genuinely think it is impossible.But as I have gone deeper into her writings, something else has become clear to me: the very reason I was so captivated by her philosophy is how closely aligned it is with the philosophy and pedagogy of Islamic education.
And because of the very point I mentioned above — that I have failed to encapsulate Miss Mason’s philosophy into a few short sentences — I will be starting a mini-series exploring each of her principles and how they correlate with the Islamic educational tradition.
Hope to see you there!
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