I did this as a (very) slow read so I feel like it was harder for me to get back into it each time I picked this book up. The first part is essays written by various educators so i found some I loved and thought were helpful and some I didn’t like so much. If you are a Charlotte Mason purist, or wanting to be, you will find this book helpful. If you’re wanting to learn more about Charlotte Mason and her philosophy I think this book would be enlightening as well. I am just finding that, while I do agree with much of the basis of her philosophy (mainly that children are born person and the focus on atmosphere and relationships) I do not think her way is the only way and don’t know that keeping perfectly in line with how she ran a school is really that important.