📘 About this eBook

Author

➡️ Charlotte M. Mason (1842 – 1923)
Charlotte Maria Mason was a pioneering British educator and reformer whose ideas transformed early childhood and home-based education. Her philosophy emphasized respect for the child as a person, the importance of habit formation, and broad liberal learning through exposure to “living books” rather than rote instruction.

📖 Title

School Education
Being the Third Volume of the Home Education Series

📚 Edition & Series

• Edition: Second Edition

• Series Title: Home Education Series, Vol. 3 (of 6)
  This volume continues Mason’s exploration of educational principles, focusing on the intellectual and moral development of children during the school years. It expands upon her earlier works on home instruction and lays out methods for cultivating thought, character, and citizenship in a formal learning setting.

🗂️ Library Classification (LoC Class)

LB — Education: Theory and Practice of Education

📘 Subjects

• Education — Philosophy

• Education — Curricula

🧾 Technical Details

• Category: Text (Educational Philosophy)

• EBook-No.: 77188

• LoC No.: 86892623

• Release Date: November 6, 2025

• Copyright Status: Public Domain in the USA

🪶 Summary (Modern Overview)

In School Education, Charlotte M. Mason articulates her influential philosophy for guiding the intellectual and moral growth of students. She challenges the utilitarian view of schooling, advocating instead for education as the “science of relations,” where children are nurtured to engage meaningfully with knowledge, nature, art, and faith.

This work remains a foundational text for educators and parents seeking a classical, child-centered approach that balances discipline with wonder, intellect with character, and learning with life.