The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education

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Overview

Children are natural learners, and building a core foundations at an early age is critical to their success both educationally and in life. Yet academic excellence is lacking in many school systems throughout the country. In this book, education expert and author Leigh A. Bortins incorporates the best ideas from the ancients and gives parents the tools to revive classical learning. In this prescriptive guide you'll learn:

Techniques to help your children expand their Knowledge base

Methods to strengthen effective self-expression

How to use great books and historical documents to deepen your Worldview

The core is an important resource that helps parents create ways to incorporate study into daily routines involving the entire family.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780230100350
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Publication date: 6/8/2010
  • Pages: 256
  • Sales rank: 258,239
  • Product dimensions: 8.30 (w) x 5.64 (h) x 0.67 (d)

Meet the Author

Leigh A. Bortins is the founder and CEO of Classical Conversations, Inc., whose enrollment is 20,000. She hosts a weekly radio show, Leigh! for Lunch and lectures widely about the importance of home education at nationwide conferences and seminars. She lives in West End, NC.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Foreword Becky Norton Dunlop Dunlop, Becky Norton

Introduction 1

PART ONE The Classical Model

Chapter One What's Wrong with Education Today? 13

Chapter Two Why We Need Classical Education 39

Chapter Three How Classical Education Can Help You 63

PART TWO The Core of a Classical Education

Chapter Four Reading 89

Chapter Five Writing 107

Chapter Six Math 129

Chapter Seven Geography 149

Chapter Eight History 165

Chapter Nine Science 179

Chapter Ten Fine Arts 199

Chapter Eleven Schedules and Resources for Classical Education 207

Epilogue How a Classical Education Gives Us Skills We Need as Adults 213

Resources 217

Index 231

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  • Posted February 7, 2011

    Good Read For Comparing Classical Model Books

    After reading The Well-Trained Mind, I have been very interested in reading about Classical Education. TWTM recommended a very rigorous structure tht can seem a little overwhelming. The Core shows that the Classical Model does not have to be so cut-and-dried as what TWTM purports. It provides a different perspective so that you can compare the two different books and figure out what will work best for your own family. It relieved a little anxiety and pressure and reminded me that homescooling is different in every home.

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    Posted June 3, 2011

    Excelleent read

    Helped me to get a big pictureof classical education!

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