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Can a homeschooling mama avoid the Mathew Effect? If so, how?
Yes, by figuring out what the Mathew effect really is
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If you are interested in the educational philosophy side of it you may consider picking up a used copy of the Padeia Proposal.
It is brief (a plus in my book) and to the point, and there may be a point or two in there worth considering. I would steer away from the Padeia Programme, as it reads pretty much as a standard school curriculum. No new insights to be found in as far as I can see. Probably comittee work done in setting up the padeia schools it seems to me.
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Have it here on my shelf, but I would say spend money on something else.
The Padeia Proposal is slightly better, but would not recommend buying that either.
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Thank you.
Had a look at the material, and it looks like it would cover much of the requirement, so could probably work, also I like the Giancoli text so that is a plus.
If someone have other alternatives, I still have a few days to decide, so please put them up.
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Anyone that have any ideas as to how to help a student that is struggling in physics (with poor teaching) going into final year of International Baccalaureate (senior).
Need an online programme that she can work with over the summer, preferably asynchronous but that is not critical.
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. :crying:
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1. Would the Bravewriter EE be appropriate for a senior high school student
2. What alternatives exist [summerstudy] to the Bravewriter programme?
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google earth
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I have used the ancient history one without having Teaching Writing: Structure & Style without encountering any difficulties, although I do suspect that it might be a little better or a little easier with. It would probably be OK even without the teacher book.
I think that the student resource notebook is a plus to get as there are some references to it that we missed in the beginning without it.
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Writing with Skill and IEW
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I'd say go to TL2, or maybe pick up Peter Kreeft's book Socratic Logic
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So what to do say to those people that think they are not smart enough, educated enough, ___ enough to homeschool?
Go talk to an average public school teacher. Figure out which one is smarter.
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There is no science in "social science" so the best "get-it-done-and-quickly" would be to drop it from the curricula. Can't be done quicker.
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If you have not done any formal logic that might well be a good next step.
Traditional Logic by Cochran (christian text) maybe good next step. If you need a secular text it is a bit more complicated.
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If you were my child, I'd tell you to be very careful in citing Wikipedia as it is not a reliable source.
Here's a more reliable one that you may want to read: http://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2010/06/the-perniciously-persistent-myths-of-hypatia-and-the-great-library
If you were my child I would recommend that you read your own sources to ensure they support your view of the world before posting
She was , however, brutally murderedâ€and then dismemberedâ€by a gang of Christian parabalani (a fraternity originally founded to care for the city’s poor); that much is true.-
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Yes, Ms. Hakim includes several claims that historians have disputed such as blaming St. Cyril for the burning of the Library of Alexandria and the murder of Hypathia, when the truth was it was a mob of both Christians and pagans.
She's got a grudge against Christianity in general and the Roman Catholic Church in particular and that is why I only selectively use her books.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia
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While I believe you can write pretty well without any formal grammar training, the grammar could be the difference between decent/good and outstanding in some cases.
I second the opinion on Analytical Grammar above. Honestly I did not think it would work when I ordered it based on the reviews here, but it has worked very well and without too much involvement on my part. In other words, a smashing hit.
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Essentially I guess I am saying that I think what most students really need to be scientifically literate - including university students in the sciences - and don't get is a basic course in the philosophy/history/sociology of science.
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Essentially I guess I am saying that I think what most students really need to be scientifically literate - including university students in the sciences - and don't get is a basic course in the philosophy/history/sociology of science.
There is one book that I think might be a good fit, Ideas on the Nature of Science. It was actually based on a radio series, and so I think might be more accessible to students. It's a series of interviews and so it touches on a lot of these basic questions and each section is not too much to really be digested.
http://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/how-to-think-about-science-part-1-24-1.2953274
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Congratulation on fighting the system and winning. :hurray:
A little thought goes out to most, who just have to give up since they don't understand how it (does not) works.
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I got wonderful improvement with using french ruled paper, old fashioned dip-pen and inkwell, but still not consolidated (revert to terrible handwriting with normal paper)
On the french ruled paper
http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/521733-french-cursive-handwriting/
Dip pen and inkwell you can find on eBay easy
I also got these workbooks
http://www.amazon.com/Spencerian-Penmanship-Theory-Book-copybooks/dp/088062096X
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Several interesting observations made here.
In my case I am just thinking in terms of the documentation for university applications. I find that the learning process and testing is somewhat different subjects, even if the test may affect the content of the learning in some ways.
For Greek for example there is neither AP nor SAT II, so looking at GCSE or maybe National Greek Exam for that one
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-classical-greek-j291-j091-from-2012/
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Possible candidates include:
Peter Kreeft: Socratic Logic
Scott Sullivan: Traditional Logic
Cochran: Traditional Logic I & II
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I would beg to differ that political history and scientific history have almost nothing in common. In fact, as objective as we scientists like to think we are there is often a huge powerful leading the advance of science, or frustrating it. From Aristotle to Einstein, governments and benefactors have effected the direction of works of science. The same is true for art, writing, economics, and so much more. Truth is objective, immutable, and science attempts to pursue truth, but that pursuit is intertwined with the art, politics, philosophies, economics, and other threads of human nature. History is looking back through the sometimes tightly woven, sometimes knotted, sometimes lank threads of our human story to see their patterns and connections.
I don't need independent testing or anything like that. I'm just hoping someone else might have saved me some leg work by lining up page numbers in a couple of books so we can approach the different threads in connection, and through her interest in one thread shown in context she might gain an interest and understanding for the others.
Well, in the last century science have to a significant degree been influenced (or taken over) by government, before that politics and science didn't mix too much, in my humble opinion.
Anyhow if you do not require outside testing, I would very much recommend the Story of Science. I have it myself and like it very much, but have unfortunately not had time to start it yet. Hopefully, this summer we'll get through the first one.
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Well, what is normally called "History" in school is primarily History of Politics (including a strong nationalistic element normally placed there by whoever is in power in the country that produced that history book).
Story of Science is History of Science and thus have almost nothing in common with the above. One could also study the history of writing, of mathematics, of logic, of agriculture, religion, etc
The problem I believe is if you need some independent testing/exam in History, since that will invariably be in the History of Politics.
Philosophy for children?
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Nice.
Maybe some illustrations may be beneficial to the kids understanding [even if I can see some reasons not to, but even that would give rise to some philosophical pondering]