tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post113428292156989875..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: Susan Wise Bauer - her books & her "typical" days of homeschoolingHenry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-60763994777159402022009-10-20T19:59:22.693-07:002009-10-20T19:59:22.693-07:00Erin, how responsible is your son? Can you have h...Erin, how responsible is your son? Can you have him read "The Well-Trained Mind."<br /><br />One thing to remember is you don't have to teach a classroom of 30 students. You don't have to make lesson plans, create tests, or fill out forms.<br /><br />The average student gets about two hours of real instruction each day. <br /><br />You may find <a href="http://lionesshomeschool.blogspot.com/2006/05/golden-quote.html" rel="nofollow">The Golden Quote</a> comforting.<br /><br />If you have more questions, just ask, I'll try to respond faster.<br /><br />Good luck.Henry Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-59822987002089240352009-08-26T12:28:38.551-07:002009-08-26T12:28:38.551-07:00I'm a little, ok, A LOT overwhelmed. I'm l...I'm a little, ok, A LOT overwhelmed. I'm late to the party. We started home schooling our son in 7th grade after he was in Montessori from 1st-6th. I got Well-Trained-Mind and I'm modeling our days after the framework in the book. I'm getting the feeling that all the overlap is supposed to create a sense of cohesion, but I must be doing something wrong since right now it just seems like the lists my son is making and the binders with all the tabs are just spreading the material out into many different places. Perhaps I could use some suggestions as to how best to bring it all together for him. I need to find a workable writing program too.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13841810468592212451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-43767096618829668502007-10-02T09:05:00.000-07:002007-10-02T09:05:00.000-07:00Greetings from Memoria Press (www.memoriapress.com...Greetings from Memoria Press (www.memoriapress.com)! It is wonderful to see your interest in classical education and your reliance upon Bauer's great work. We would love to contact you via email if possible. You can contact us by replying to john@memoriapress.com via email. <BR/>Thanks!<BR/>John RandolphAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1134536083872241472005-12-13T20:54:00.000-08:002005-12-13T20:54:00.000-08:00One of the best things about "The Well Trained Min...One of the best things about "The Well Trained Mind" was the list of resources at the end of every chapter. I still smile when I think of Elvis Presley’s great hits in Latin" in the Latin chapter.Henry Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1134495782314754472005-12-13T09:43:00.000-08:002005-12-13T09:43:00.000-08:00A few years ago, we had the privilege of hearing S...A few years ago, we had the privilege of hearing Susan Wise Bauer speak. She said, "I give you permission to rip the schedules out of the book. The publisher insisted I put them in." She went on to say that her day didn't look anything like that. The publisher thought here real life was too chaotic. Check out the links to her typical day (links are in the original blog post).Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1134484843909927362005-12-13T06:40:00.000-08:002005-12-13T06:40:00.000-08:00We also read The Well Trained Mind (second edition...We also read The Well Trained Mind (second edition)when we started homeschooling. As you say, it was a great introduction, but in practice, it's been too structured for us and we've ended up integrating it with other approaches. We do use their approach to teaching history, though. We've also been using the first two volumes of The Story of the World, but my wife finds it irritating that WTM stresses a chronological approach to history, but Story of the World is not completely chronological. Another good book on the classical method is Teaching the Trivium by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1134413125732637272005-12-12T10:45:00.000-08:002005-12-12T10:45:00.000-08:00I read The Well-Trained Mind shortly after I start...I read <I>The Well-Trained Mind</I> shortly after I started homeschooling, and as soon as I did, I knew it was the way I wanted to go. We're on the last volume of <I>Story of the World</I> now, and it has been a wonderful resource. We've used many of her curriculum recommendations through the years, and I've been very pleased with just about every one of them.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05374740837049743495noreply@blogger.com