Charlotte Mason Charlotte Mason (1842-1923) was a British educator and reformer whose ideas helped shape modern approaches to homeschooling and child-centred education. She founded the Parents' National Educational Union (PNEU) and devoted her career to developing mthods that encouraged intellectual curiosity, moral development, and lifelong learning.Mason believed that children should encounter great ideas through literature, history, science, and the arts rather than through simplified textbooks. Her emphasis on "living books," narration, nature study, and the formation of good habits became the foundation of what is now widely known as the Charlotte Mason method of education.Her six-volume Original Homeschooling Series remains a cornerstone of modern homeschooling philosophy and continues to influence educators around the world. Read More Read Less