Educational philosophy

In which we realise that neither of us have a written educational philosophy. This could, therefore, have been an extremely short podcast! Instead we had a good old chat about what we mean by this lofty term, why it might be helpful to have one, and how we could develop one. And we realise we do indeed each have one, held in our heads along with all the other essential and non-essential information of daily life.

As an aside, the photo was taken in Shakespeare’s schoolroom in Stratford-on-Avon. The philosophy of that particular school is quite inspiring…

Mentioned in this episode:

• Charlotte Mason
• Unschooling
• Montessori
• Whole-Hearted Child
• Classical Education
• Sonlight

Check out Molly’s blog post about the philosophy of Shakespeare’s schoolroom.