The well-trained mind: a guide to classical education at home

Table of Content:

Machine generated contents note: Prologue: The Story Of A Classical Home Education
1.Uncharted Territory: Jessie
2.A Personal Look at Classical Education: Susan
I THE GRAMMAR STAGE: KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FOURTH GRADE
3.The Parrot Years
Now or Never
How to Teach the Poll-Parrot Stage
Priorities

4.Unlocking the Doors: The Preschool Years
Preschool: Birth to Three
Kindergarten Years: Four and Five
Resources

5.Words, Words, Words: Spelling, Grammar, Reading, and Writing
Keeping It Organized
General Instructions for Grades 1 through 4
Overview of Language Work

6.The Joy of Numbers: Math
Procedural Math and Conceptual Math
Spiral Approach and Mastery Approach
The Way Children Think
Math Tables: A Defense
Keeping Math in View
Educate Yourself
How to Choose a Program
Suggested Schedules

7.Seventy Centuries in Four Years: History and Geography
Seventy Centuries in Four Years
Contents note continued: What If You're Starting in the Middle?
How to Do It

8.Investigating the World: Science
Goals for the Grammar Stage
Which Subjects to Study, and When
How to Teach Science: General Methods
How to Do Life Science: Animals, Human Beings, and Plants
How to Do Earth Science and Astronomy
How to Do Chemistry
How to Do Physics
How to Do Technology

9.Dead Languages for Live Kids: Latin (and Other Languages Still Living)
Why Latin?
How Does Latin Work?
What about Other Languages?
10.Electronic Teachers: Using Computers and Other Screens

11.Matters of Faith: Religion

12.Finer Things: Art and Music
Art
Music

pt. I Epilogue: Charts, Schedules, Worksheets, Etc.
The Grammar Stage at a Glance
Notebook Summary, Grades 1 through 4
Contents note continued: Sample Weekly Checklists
Curriculum Planning Worksheet
Whole Language and Phonics: Whole to Parts versus Parts to Whole Teaching

Pt. Ii the logic stage: fifth grade through eighth grade
13.The Argumentative Child
Building on the Foundation
Logic and the Trivium
Logic in the Curriculum
How to Teach the Logic Stage

14.Snow White Was Irrational: Logic for the Intuitive
An Introduction to Logic
How to Teach Logic

15.The Language of Reason: Math
How to Plan Middle-Grade Math

16.Recognizing the Patterns: Science
Your Goals
How to Teach Scientific Concepts: General Methods

17.Why 1492? History and Geography
Contents note continued: Keeping It Organized
Starting in the Middle (or with More than One)
A Word about American History
How to Outline
Summary of Logic-Stage History Work

18.Thinking Straight: Spelling, Grammar, Reading, and Writing
Spelling and Word Study
Grammar
Reading: Literature
Reading: For Fun (Continuing Skill Development)
Memory Work
Writing

19.Looking into Other Worlds: Latin and Languages
Teaching Options
Which Languages, and When?
When Do I Do It?

20.Away with Abusive Fallacies! Religion

21.The History of Creativity: Art and Music

22.Texts and Technology: How to Use Screens in the Logic Stage
Basic Skills in Technology
Educational Software
Online Learning
Internet Research
Movies, Etc.
Contents note continued: 23.Moving toward Independence: Logic for Life

Part II Epilogue: Charts, Schedules, Worksheets, Etc.
The Logic Stage at a Glance
Notebook Summary, Grades 5 through 8
Sample Weekly Checklists

pt. III THE RHETORIC STAGE: NINTH GRADE THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE
24.Preparing for High School: An Overview
High-School Requirements
Planning Ahead
Staying Organized
One Last Note

25.Speaking Your Mind: The Rhetoric Stage
A General Guide to the Rhetoric Stage
The Study of Rhetoric
Alternatives
A Word about STEM Kids and Rhetoric
Debate
How to Put It on the Transcript

26.Skill with Words: Grammar and Writing

27.Great Books: History and Reading
How to Talk about the Great Books
Writing Projects
Contents note continued: What about American History and Government?
Starting in the Middle
University Sources for Great Books Curricula

28.Comfort with Numbers: Math
A Word about Students Who Struggle

29.Principles and Laws: Science
An Overview of Rhetoric-Stage Science
What to Study, and When

30.Learning Other Worlds: Foreign Languages
Which Languages?
Planning the Progression

31.Looking Behind the Curtain: Technology Skills
The Obligatory Warnings about the Internet, Social Media, Etc.
Basic Programming Is Important

32.Apologizing for Faith: Religion and Ethics

33.Appreciating the Arts: Art and Music
Contents note continued: Art

34.The Specialist
General Guidelines
Flexibility
Specific Guidelines
Evaluation

35.Some People Hate Homer

Part III Epilogue
The Rhetoric Stage at a Glance
Pt. Iv coming home: how to educate your child at home

36.The Kitchen-Table School: Why Home-Educate?
Why Should You Home-School?
Encouragement for Parents
First Steps
Taking Your Child Out of School
The Realities of Home Schooling
A Personal Word from Jessie

37.When Learning Doesn't Improve: Difficulties and Challenges

38.The Confident Child: Socialization

39.The Character Issue: Parents as Teachers

40.And Just When Do I Do All This? Schedules for Home Schoolers
How Much Time Does It Take?
Yearly Planning
Weekly Planning
Daily Planning
Contents note continued: Jessie's Method of Organizing: A Personal Account
Good Use of Time
Home Schooling with Babies and Toddlers
Schedules for Home Schoolers
Jessie's Favorite Resources

41.Paper Proof: Grades and Record Keeping
Notification
Elementary School and Middle School: Portfolios
High School: Transcripts
Diploma

42.The Yardstick: Standardized Testing
Yearly Testing
AP and CLEP Exams
PSAT, SAT, and ACT

43.Where's the Team? Athletics at Home

44.The Local School: Dealing with Your School System

45.Yelling for Help: Tutors, Online Resources, Distance Learning, Cooperative Classes, and Colleges and Universities
Tutors
Online Resources
Correspondence Schools
Cooperative Classes
Community Colleges and Local Universities

46.Going to College: Applications for Home Schoolers
Planning for College
Choosing a College
The Application Process
The Portfolio
Contents note continued: One Successful Application
A Word about Early Admissions

47.Working: Apprenticeships and Other Jobs

48.The Final Word: Starting in the Middle.

"If you're a parent who has decided to educate your children yourself, this book is the first you should buy."?Washington Times
The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school—one that will train him or her to read, to think, to ?understand?, to be well-rounded and curious about learning. Veteran home educators Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer outline the classical pattern of education called the trivium, which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child's mind and comprises three stages: the elementary school "grammar stage," the middle school "logic stage," and the high school "rhetoric stage." Using this theory as your model, you'll be able to instruct your child in all levels of reading, writing, history, geography, mathematics, science, foreign languages, rhetoric, logic, art, and music, regardless of your own aptitude in those subjects.
This newly revised edition contains completely updated ordering information for all curricula and books, new and expanded curricula recommendations, new material on using computers and distance-learning resources, answers to common questions about home education, information about educational support groups, and advice on practical matters such as working with your local school board, preparing a high school transcript, and applying to colleges.

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