birchbark Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaTron Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 giving you a bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Well, I haven't yet used the whole program, but I have been using World of Poetry in a co-op setting all semester, and based on that I would say that it's teacher-led, rather than student. It never feels like "work," though; it's conversational. It's not, though, a program meant for the student to work through solo--the program is designed to be socratic. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I would say that the teacher is indispensable. In fact, IMHO, requiring teacher involvement is one of the strengths of the program. When we "do" MCT we spend time talking about language in an engaging way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 MCT doesn't take a lot of time or prep-work, but it does require the teacher for the actual lesson - other than the practice book or the actual pen to paper work of the writing assignments, it pretty much all involves the teacher engaging and discussing the material with the student. It's definitely not a hand the kids the book and correct the answers later type of curriculum. But it's also open-and-go, so I've found it fun, engaging and no stress for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaTron Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Do y'all think it would be doable to do four different levels at one time? Each of my dc is in such a different place w/ regards to grammar, writing, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Do y'all think it would be doable to do four different levels at one time? Each of my dc is in such a different place w/ regards to grammar, writing, etc. Could you pair them up? At least at the beginning? Then once they get the hang of it, maybe at least the older ones could do some on their own... Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSDCY Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 MCT is teacher-intensive because the program involves lots of teacher-student interaction. But the actual teaching time is not that much. I'd say at Island level 30-45 minutes a week is plenty, and for Town level 45-60 minutes. Remember, you are not going through all 4 books simultaneously, so the reading and discussion won't take that long. After you go through the material with your student, you can assign independent work like reviews (I have ds re-read what we cover once a week), tests, and practice book pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 My bf uses an online class for MTC Grammar Town and Caesar's English 1 as well as Lightening Literature ( I am signing up my dd for this) and Art Appreciation. It's $180 for the MCT online classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaTron Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I'd have to think about that. I could possibly pair the middle two together, as they're probably the closest in abilities, but don't want dd12 to feel like I'm putting her down levels, KWIM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaTron Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Okay, thanks. That is very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaTron Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Where are the MCT online classes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 At the G3 Gifted Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanaTron Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Gracias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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