Project Gutenberg 2021-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 641 Mason, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Maria) 1842 1923 Mason, Charlotte Maria Shaw Lyttelton, Edward, Hon. 1855 1942 25011176 An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education: A Liberal Education for All Tim Lindell, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education: A Liberal Education for All" by Charlotte M. Mason is an educational treatise written in the early 20th century. The work puts forth a comprehensive philosophy of education, emphasizing the importance of nurturing a child's innate desire for knowledge and self-education rather than relying solely on external teaching methods. Mason argues for a liberal education accessible to all children, asserting that intellectual nourishment is as crucial as physical sustenance. The opening of the text introduces the author's perspective on education, stressing that children are born as fully capable individuals, not mere vessels to be filled with information. It underlines the necessity of providing children with a rich and varied intellectual diet, akin to how the body requires nutritious food. Through her philosophy, Mason seeks to establish that true education involves engaging with ideas rather than rote learning or superficial methods. She advocates for an approach that prioritizes children’s natural curiosity and capacity for self-directed learning, laying the groundwork for a more engaging and effective educational system. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Education Education -- Philosophy Education -- Great Britain Parents National Educational Union (London, England) LB Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Teaching & Education 994224 2025-07-26T09:03:47.898337 text/html 938631 2024-10-18T16:22:06 text/html 607716 2025-07-26T09:04:07.085242 application/epub+zip 614881 2025-07-26T09:03:52.532271 application/epub+zip 438381 2025-07-26T09:03:50.326268 application/epub+zip 875630 2025-07-26T09:04:15.631189 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 808367 2025-07-26T09:04:03.493167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632634 2022-09-29T20:23:48.860316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 785931 2025-07-26T09:03:45.455317 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 765780 2024-10-18T16:22:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17825 2025-07-26T09:04:15.794178 application/rdf+xml 19537 2025-07-26T09:03:50.553239 image/jpeg 2577 2025-07-26T09:03:50.440215 image/jpeg 547131 2025-07-26T09:03:47.976242 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia