I think we owe it to children to let them dig their knowledge, of whatever subject, for themselves out of the "fit" book; and this for two reasons: What a child digs for is his own possession; what is poured into his ear, like the idle song of a pleasant singer, floats out as lightly as it came in, and is rarely assimilated. I do not mean to say that the lecture and the oral lesson are without their uses; but these uses are, to give impulse and to order knowledge; and not to convey knowledge.
Charlotte MasonImagination does not stir at the suggestion of the feeble, much diluted stuff that is too often put into childrenยs hands.
Charlotte MasonLet children feed on the good, the excellent, the great! Don't get in their way with little lectures, facts, and guided tours!
Charlotte MasonWe attempt to define a person, the most commonplace person we know, but he will not submit to bounds; some unexpected beauty of nature breaks out; we find he is not what we thought, and begin to suspect that every person exceeds our power of measurement.
Charlotte Mason