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"Outstanding ... should be on every home educator's reference bookshelf." —Homeschooling Today
This educational bestseller has dominated its field for the last decade, sparking a homeschooling movement that has only continued to grow. It will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school. Two veteran home educators outline the classical pattern of education—the trivium—which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child's mind. With this model, you will 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.
Newly revised and updated, The Well-Trained Mind includes detailed book lists with complete ordering information; up-to-date listings of resources, publications, and Internet links; and useful contact information.
Anonymous
Posted September 7, 2009
Excellent! Excellent!
From the first page, it started to make so much sense that I kept nodding my head throughout the book. The resources you can get from this book is also priceless. My kids enjoy everything, based on this book,that I provide. Classical eudcation is THE WAY to go if you really want to educate your children properly. I would strongly recommend it to anyone who is interested in educating children, whether you homeschool or not.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted June 30, 2009
I'm a homeschooling mom of two boys. I have really wanted to get into the classical way of homeschooling. So I bought this book to use as a guideline. It is very useful with it's suggestions of different curriculum for different subjects and grades. The only thing I really wish is that it went more grade by grade instead of section by section and subject by subject. I would like to see it have all subjects for 1st grade, 2nd grade and so on. Instead of subject for all grades for each subject. It makes it a little confusing to find just what you are looking for. But overall is a great book.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Posted September 10, 2004
If you want to make a coherent, organized plan for teaching your child (ending up with an articulate, well-prepared high school graduate), this is the book you need. It's become an educational standard in many home schooling and afterschooling circles because the authors tell you what your goals are for each grade, in each subject, exactly how to reach those goals, and what materials to use. B&N customers, by the way, should be aware that the one-star review below was written by Robin Sampson, author of a competing home school plan, who recommends her own materials at the end of the review.
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Posted May 1, 2011
This book is my "YOU CAN DO THIS" guide. My Eureka Moment! If you're thinking about homeschooling or are already homeschooling, this book is an excellent resource to get you started or keep you on track. This book has been such a blessing for me as my 5th grader finishes up the school year in public school and we begin homeschooling for 6th grade next year. I began researching homeschooling materials and programs as soon as our family made this decision. This book's direction is dead on as to what I wanted for my homeschooler to experience.
Jessie Wise had me in the first chapter as she talks about having to undo what was happening to her son when he was at school was exactly my situation; and that he either came home fighting mad or crying. I've been there too.
This book gave me the boost that I needed to know that I can homeschool my 6th grader and choose the correct plan for her. Jessie is right; homeschooling is a radical step but then our world is in a pretty radical state these days. So many of the recommendations that Jessie provides in this book I had already planned to use in my home schooler's core program. This book also talks about things that I hadn't thought to include such as critical thinking and logic, and starting a foreign language course. I really enjoyed Jessie's section on "why home educate" and "socialization" as well as "record keeping". I feel well prepared now to begin this journey into homeschooling.
God never ceases to amaze me, as he puts the right books or people in my path to direct the course for my life and now my homeschooler's too.
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Posted April 10, 2010
My daughter attends 6th grade Montessori and will continue in same venue through 12th grade. The classical approach adopted by her school is supported by activities found in this volume. I appreciate the personal experience approach and the results of obviously vast research. Suggested reading matches what is happening at school as well as with math.
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Posted March 9, 2008
An excellent resource for home educators. In depth curriculum advice and guidance. If you want to home school because you appreciate the intelligence in your child and don't want them to lose the love of learning that is innate this is a must have reference. This book guides you through different types of teaching models and explains the trivium method of teaching. In depth sudy and reasoning behind the classical education model. You could pay to send your children to a top notch private school or you could buy this book and do it yourself.
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Posted March 21, 2006
Outstanding book! Speaks to my heart and soul for teaching my son. Classical Education makes sense it is an orderly and connected means to learning. The resources in this book are terrific. They provide much diversity and latitude in order to accomodate individual beliefs, wants and needs for your home teaching curriculum. Finding this book to use as the base for our curriculum choices has been a true blessing.
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Posted December 2, 2005
This book is a great resource for any homeschooling family. I started homeschooling my children this year and I was lucky enough to come across this book through another homeschool mom. The authors have given me a great guide for home educating my children. While children in their school are learning about the community around them, my children are learning about ancient cultures and reading classic literature. With this book, I believe my children will be articulate, knowledgeable, an have a thorough understanding of the world in which they live.
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Posted August 30, 2005
I purchased the first edition about 2 years ago and I could not put it down. I carried it everywhere I went when I had buy homeschooling books. Although a friend said I may be a little too ambitious my first year to start all of the things she suggested, in the end it did give me a good perspective on where to start. I had no idea where to begin when I brought my 4th grade son home to homeschool. We did as much as we could and left the rest to what ever we disired to do. If this is your first year I highly suggest it, mostly for the main subjects. We didn't cover foriegn lang or the classical volcab. That's up to you.
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Posted December 20, 2010
I am a new homeschooling mom with a 5th grader, Kindergartner, and a Preschooler. I have found this book to be full of great things and it has made our experience with homeschooling very good.
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Posted May 5, 2010
An excellent read and an excellent resource.
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Posted April 29, 2009
This book helped me get a grasp on what I wanted out of homeschooling as well as help direct me.
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Posted March 23, 2009
My children have been educated via the classical method through a private school and I love this method of teaching. I now plan to homeschool my two youngest for 4th grade and 7th grade and I have used this book as my primary resource for curriculum and insight into what they should be learning. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the classical method!
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"Outstanding ... should be on every home educator's reference bookshelf." —Homeschooling Today
This educational bestseller has dominated its field for the last decade, sparking a homeschooling movement that has only continued to grow. It will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school. Two veteran home educators outline the classical pattern of education—the trivium—which organizes ...