Bibliograph

The well-trained mind, a guide to classical education at home, Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise

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The well-trained mind, a guide to classical education at home, Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The well-trained mind

Nature of contents

bibliographyhandbooks

Oclc number

952943001

Responsibility statement

Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise

Sub title

a guide to classical education at home

Summary

Shares recommendations for providing a child with an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school, in a guide that incorporates resource listings, contact information, and Internet links

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The story of a classical home education -- Part I: The grammar stage : kindergarten through fourth grade. The parrot years ; Unlocking the doors : the preschool years ; Words, words, words : spelling, grammar, reading, and writing ; The joy of numbers : math ; Seventy centuries in four years : history and geography ; Investigating the world : science ; Dead languages for live kids : Latin (and other languages still living) ; Electronic teachers : using computers and other screens ; Matters of faith : religion ; Finer things : art and music -- Part II: The logic stage : fifth grade through eighth grade. The argumentative child ; Snow White was irrational : logic for the intuitive ; The language of reason : math ; Recognizing the patterns : science ; Why 1492? : history and geography ; Thinking straight : spelling, grammar, reading, and writing ; Looking into other worlds : Latin and languages ; Away with abusive fallacies! : religion ; The history of creativity : art and music ; Texts and technology : how to use screens in the logic stage ; Moving toward independence : logic for life -- Part III: The rhetoric stage : ninth grade through twelfth grade. Preparing for high school : an overview ; Speaking your mind : the rhetoric stage ; Skill with words : grammar and writing ; Great books : history and reading ; Comfort with numbers : math ; Principles and laws : science ; Learning other worlds : foreign languages ; Looking behind the curtain : technology skills ; Apologizing for faith : religion and ethics ; Appreciating the arts : art and music ; The specialist -- Part V: Coming home : how to educate your child at home. The kitchen-table school : why home-educate? ; When learning doesn't improve : difficulties and challenges ; The confident child : socialization ; The character issue : parents as teachers ; And just when do I do all this? : schedules for home schoolers ; Paper proof : grades and record keeping ; The yardstick : standardized testing ; Where's the team? : athletics at home ; The local school : dealing with your school system ; Yelling for help : tutors, online resources, distance learning, cooperative classes, and colleges and universities ; Going to college : applications for home schoolers ; Working : apprenticeships and other jobs ; The final word : starting in the middle

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