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Charlotte Maria Shaw Mason (1 January 1842 – 16 January 1923) was a British educator who invested her life in improving the quality of education in England at the turn of the twentieth century. Her revolutionary methods led to a shift from utilitarian education to the education of a child upon living ideas. She based much of her early philosophy on current brain research, on the writings of John Amos Comenius, Matthew Arnold, John Ruskin, and others, and on the collaborative efforts of those whose beliefs about education she admired, as well as her vast experience as both a teacher and a trainer and mentor for new teachers. After the release of a groundbreaking book by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay, ''For the Children's Sake'' in 1984, Charlotte Mason's six volume educational series was republished by Karen Andreola, author of ''A Charlotte Mason Companion''. This led to a resurgence of Charlotte Mason's educational methods for a new generation of teachers and students. Charlotte Mason schools can now be found across the United States in homes, at charter schools and independent private schools. Mason's methods are used widely within the homeschool community. Regional and national conferences, retreats, and study groups have sprung up across the country and have increased Mason's methods popularity. ==Biography== Charlotte Mason was born in Bangor. An only child, she was mostly educated at home by her parents.〔Cholmondley, Essex (1960)The Story of Charlotte Mason, (1842–1923)〕〔(charlotte mason ), infed.org〕 Her mother died when she was 16. Her father died the following year. Mason enrolled in the Home and Colonial Society for the training of teachers and earned a First Class Certificate. She taught for more than ten years at Davison School in Worthing, England. During this time she began to develop her vision for "a liberal education for all." The word "liberal," as it related to education in Mason's time, implied a generous〔liberal. (n.d.) The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. (2003). Retrieved 20 August 2009 from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/liberal〕 and broad curriculum for all children, regardless of social class. Between 1880 and 1892, Charlotte Mason wrote a popular geography series called The Ambleside Geography Books: *Elementary Geography: Book I for Standard II (1881) *The British Empire and the Great Divisions of the Globe: Book II for Standard III (1882) *The Counties of England: Book III for Standard IV (1881) *The Countries of Europe Their Scenery and Peoples: Book IV for Standard V (1883) *The Old and New World: Asia, Africa, America, Australia: Book V (1884) Mason was soon invited to teach and lecture at Bishop Otter Teacher Training College in Chichester, England, where she stayed for more than five years. Her experiences there convinced her that parents would be greatly helped if they understood some basic principles about bringing up children. So Mason gave a series of lectures, which were later published as ''(Home Education ) ''(1886), a book explaining how to apply her principles to children from birth to nine. From this beginning, the Parents' Educational Union (PEU) was formed and quickly expanded. A periodical was launched, the ''Parents Review''〔("Parents' Review" ), AmblesideOnline Parents' Review Article Archive, Retrieved 11 November 2015〕 to keep in touch with PEU members. Charlotte Mason edited the Parents' Review from approximately 1890 until her death. It was published monthly. Each issue included feature articles on educational topics related to Miss Mason's vision of a liberal arts education for all children, as well as regular monthly columns on nature, health, parenting, book reviews, letters to the editor and PEU Notes about news from various districts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charlotte Mason」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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