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Index
Title
Contents
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
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
Keeping It Organized
General Instructions for Grades 1 through 4
Overview of Language Work
Resources
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
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
Suggested Schedules
Resources
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
Suggested Schedules
Resources
9. Dead Languages for Live Kids: Latin (and Other Languages Still Living)
Why Latin?
How Does Latin Work?
How to Do It
What about Other Languages?
Suggested Schedules
Resources
10. Electronic Teachers: Using Computers and Other Screens
11. Matters of Faith: Religion
Resources
12. Finer Things: Art and Music
Art
Music
Suggested Schedules
Resources
Part I Epilogue: Charts, Schedules, Worksheets, Etc.
The Grammar Stage at a Glance
Notebook Summary, Grades 1 through 4
Sample Weekly Checklists
Curriculum Planning Worksheet
Whole Language and Phonics: Whole to Parts versus Parts to Whole Teaching
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
An Introduction to Logic
How to Teach Logic
Resources
15. The Language of Reason: Math
How to Plan Middle-Grade Math
Suggested Schedules
Resources
16. Recognizing the Patterns: Science
Your Goals
Which Subjects to Study, and When
How to Teach Scientific Concepts: 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
Suggested Schedules
Resources
17. Why 1492? History and Geography
Keeping It Organized
Starting in the Middle (or with More than One)
A Word about American History
How to Do It
How to Outline
Summary of Logic-Stage History Work
Resources
18. Thinking Straight: Spelling, Grammar, Reading, and Writing
Keeping It Organized
Spelling and Word Study
Grammar
Reading: Literature
Reading: For Fun (Continuing Skill Development)
Memory Work
Writing
Overview of Language Work
Resources
19. Looking into Other Worlds: Latin and Languages
Teaching Options
Which Languages, and When?
When Do I Do It?
Suggested Schedules
Resources
20. Away with Abusive Fallacies! Religion
Resources
21. The History of Creativity: Art and Music
Art
Music
Suggested Schedules
Resources
22. Texts and Technology: How to Use Screens in the Logic Stage
Basic Skills in Technology
Educational Software
Online Learning
Internet Research
Movies, Etc.
Resources
23. Moving toward Independence: Logic for Life
Resources
Part II Epilogue: Charts, Schedules, Worksheets, Etc.
The Logic Stage at a Glance
Notebook Summary, Grades 5 through 8
Sample Weekly Checklists
Curriculum Planning Worksheet
Part 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
How to Do It
Alternatives
A Word about STEM Kids and Rhetoric
Debate
Suggested Schedules
How to Put It on the Transcript
Resources
26. Skill with Words: Grammar and Writing
How to Do It
Suggested Schedules
How to Put It on the Transcript
Resources
27. Great Books: History and Reading
How to Do It
How to Talk about the Great Books
Writing Projects
What about American History and Government?
Starting in the Middle
University Sources for Great Books Curricula
Suggested Schedules
How to Put It on the Transcript
Resources
28. Comfort with Numbers: Math
A Word about Students Who Struggle
Suggested Schedules
How to Put It on the Transcript
Resources
29. Principles and Laws: Science
An Overview of Rhetoric-Stage Science
What to Study, and When
How to Do It
Suggested Schedules
How to Put It on the Transcript
Resources
30. Learning Other Worlds: Foreign Languages
Which Languages?
Planning the Progression
Suggested Schedules
How to Put It on the Transcript
Resources
31. Looking Behind the Curtain: Technology Skills
The Obligatory Warnings about the Internet, Social Media, Etc.
Basic Programming Is Important
Suggested Schedules
32. Apologizing for Faith: Religion and Ethics
Resources
33. Appreciating the Arts: Art and Music
Art
Music
Suggested Schedules
How to Put It on the Transcript
Resources
34. The Specialist
General Guidelines
Flexibility
Specific Guidelines
Evaluation
Suggested Schedules
How to Put It on the Transcript
35. Some People Hate Homer
Part III Epilogue
The Rhetoric Stage at a Glance
Part 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
Resources
37. When Learning Doesn’t Improve: Difficulties and Challenges
38. The Confident Child: Socialization
39. The Character Issue: Parents as Teachers
Resources
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
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
Resources
42. The Yardstick: Standardized Testing
Yearly Testing
AP and CLEP Exams
PSAT, SAT, and ACT
Resources
43. Where’s the Team? Athletics at Home
Resources
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
One Successful Application
A Word about Early Admissions
Resources
47. Working: Apprenticeships and Other Jobs
Resources
48. The Final Word: Starting in the Middle
Appendix: Taking an Oral History
Acknowledgments
Index
Also by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise
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