Students as Persons by Deani van Pelt and Jen Spencer
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Because the personhood of the child is central to Mason’s philosophy, and because much of education today that holds widespread appeal is considered to be child-centred, this monograph focuses on the concept of personhood as proposed by Mason and as worked out in the century subsequent to her life. We discuss some implications for practitioners, based on avoiding what Mason (1921) called potential “tyrannies” over the child’s personhood. We briefly account for current personalist theorists connecting Mason’s insights with later 20th-century analysis of personhood. We highlight the critical distinctions between the concept of “persons” and “individuals,” examine the notion of divine image-bearing in “persons,” and then discuss Mason’s assertion of divine presence in all learning. This article concludes with considering how these ideas indicate that Mason holds a constructivist view of education, but of a particular sort, and the implications for K-12 education, specifically for a liberal education. **Available here as a digital download or as a paperback on Amazon.**
The multi-authored Charlotte Mason Centenary Monograph series is designed to highlight and explore the continuing educational and leadership relevance of Charlotte Mason (1842–1923) through the collective contributions of the Armitt Museum and Library, the University of Cumbria, the Charlotte Mason Institute, and other scholars and practitioners worldwide.
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