The Well-Trained Mind by Bauer, Susan Wise -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover ALSO BY SUSAN WISE BAUER Title Page Copyright Dedication CONTENTS Acknowledgments for the First Edition Acknowledgments for the Revised Edition Acknowledgments for the Third Edition What The Well-Trained Mind Does: An Overview Practical Considerations: Using The Well-Trained Mind without Losing Your Own Supplementing Your Child’s Education: The Well-Trained Mind and Full-Time School Epigraph PROLOGUE: THE STORY OF A CLASSICAL HOME EDUCATION

1. Uncharted Territory: Jessie 2. A Personal Look at Classical Education: Susan

PART 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

How to Do It General Instructions for Grades 1 through 4 Overview of Language Work RESOURCES

6. The Joy of Numbers: Math

The Way Children Think Math Tables: A Defense How to Do It Choosing Programs Schedules RESOURCES

7. Seventy Centuries in Four Years: History and Geography

Seventy Centuries in Four Years What If You’re Starting in the Middle? How to Do It RESOURCES

8. Making Sense of the World: Science

Priorities Textbooks How to Do It RESOURCES

9. Dead Languages for Live Kids: Latin (and Other Languages Still Living)

Why Latin? How Does Latin Work? How to Do It Schedules What about Other Languages? RESOURCES

10. Electronic Teachers: Using Computers and Videos 11. Matters of Faith: Religion

RESOURCES

12. Finer Things: Art and Music

Art Music RESOURCES

Part I Epilogue Epilogue

The Grammar Stage at a Glance Notebook Summary, Grades 1 through 4 Whole Language and Phonics: Whole to Parts versus Parts to Whole

PART 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 Priorities

14. Snow White Was Irrational: Logic for the Intuitive

How to Do It For the Logically Challenged RESOURCES

15. The Language of Reason: Math

How to Do It: Fifth and Sixth Grades The Shift to Upper-Level Math RESOURCES

16. Why 1492? History and Geography

Organizing the Material Starting in the Middle (or with More than One) How to Do It RESOURCES

17. Thinking Straight: Spelling, Grammar, Reading, and Writing

How to Do It Spelling and Word Study Grammar Reading Writing Schedules RESOURCES

18. Making Deductions: Science

Your Goals Texts Schedule The Notebook How to Do It RESOURCES

19. Looking into Other Worlds: Latin and Languages

Teaching Options Which Languages? Which Texts? When Do I Do It? Schedules RESOURCES

20. Away with Abusive Fallacies! Religion

RESOURCES

21. The History of Creativity: Art and Music

Art Music Schedules RESOURCES

22. Magic Boxes: Using Computers and Videos

Software The Internet DVDs RESOURCES

23. Moving toward Independence: Logic for Life Part II Epilogue Epilogue

The Logic Stage at a Glance

PART III. THE RHETORIC STAGE: NINTH GRADE THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE

24. Speaking Your Mind: The Rhetoric Stage

A General Guide to the Rhetoric Stage The Study of Rhetoric How to Do It Debate Schedules RESOURCES

25. Skill with Words: Grammar and Writing

How to Do It Schedules RESOURCES

26. Great Books: History and Reading

How to Do It How to Talk about the Great Books Writing Projects What about American Government? Starting in the Middle University Sources for Great-Books Curricula Schedules RESOURCES

27. Comfort with Numbers: Math

Possible Sequences Outside Help Advanced Placement Schedules RESOURCES

28. Principles and Laws: Science

AN OVERVIEW OF RHETORIC-STAGE SCIENCE How to Do It Outside Help Sample Schedules RESOURCES

29. Learning Other Worlds: Foreign Languages

Which Languages? Texts and Courses Schedules RESOURCES

30. Mastering the Magic Box: Computer Skills

Generally Speaking Practically Speaking Schedule RESOURCES

31. Apologizing for Faith: Religion

RESOURCES

32. Appreciating the Arts: Art and Music

Art Music Schedules RESOURCES

33. The Specialist

General Guidelines Flexibility Specific Guidelines Evaluation Schedule RESOURCE

34. Some People Hate Homer Part III Epilogue Epilogue

The Rhetoric Stage at a Glance

PART IV. COMING HOME: HOW TO EDUCATE YOUR CHILD AT HOME

35. The Kitchen-Table School: Why Home-Educate?

Why Should You Home-School? Encouragement for Parents First Steps Taking Your Child Out of School Learning Challenges The Realities of Home Schooling A Personal Word from Jessie RESOURCES

36. The Confident Child: Socialization

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37. The Character Issue: Parents as Teachers

RESOURCES

38. And Just When Do I Do All This? Schedules for Home Schoolers

How Much Time Does It Take? Yearly Planning Weekly Planning Daily Planning Jessie’s Method of Organizing: A Personal Account Good Use of Time Home Schooling with Babies and Toddlers Schedules for Home Schoolers RESOURCES

39. Paper Proof: Grades and Record Keeping

Notification Elementary School and Middle School: Portfolios High School: Transcripts Diploma RESOURCES

40. The Yardstick: Standardized Testing

Yearly Testing AP and CLEP Exams PSAT, SAT, and ACT RESOURCES

41. Where’s the Team? Athletics at Home

RESOURCES

42. The Local School: Dealing with Your School System

RESOURCE

43. Yelling for Help: Tutors, Online Resources, Correspondence Schools, Cooperative Classes, and Colleges and Universities

Tutors Online Resources Correspondence Schools Cooperative Classes Community Colleges and Local Universities RESOURCES

44. Going to College: Applications for Home Schoolers

Planning for College Choosing a College The Application Process The Portfolio One Successful Application Transcript Help A Word about Early Admissions RESOURCES

45. Working: Apprenticeships and Other Jobs

RESOURCES

46. More Stuff: The Annotated Catalog List

General Elementary Grades History Classics, Latin, Logic Shakespeare Language: Reading, Writing, Grammar, and So Forth Science Mathematics Used-Curricula and -Book Vendors

47. The Final Word: Starting in the Middle

APPENDICES

1. Taking an Oral History 2. Home-Education Organizations 3. National Science Competitions 4. Sources 5. Previous Recommendations

Selected Bibliography

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