SusanAR Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I'm curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearWallowSchool Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 About three times.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Several times all the way through, and many times bits and pieces as needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosy Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Many times. :D I read it years ago when we were starting homeschooling, and refer back to it when preparing for a new school year or when something isn't working for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I have read parts of it :blushing: We only use portions of WTM in our homeschool :blushing: so those are the parts I have read. I don't even have a copy of the book (yet) :crying: Did I just get myself banned from this forum?? :001_unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Jenny Flint Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I read it cover to cover when the kids were little- about 10 years ago. I read the grammar stage section a few times after that, at various points while my son was covering those years. I read the logic stage section a few times after that, at various points while my son was clearing those years, and referred to the grammar stage section for my daughter, when I forgot something or had a quick question. I read (present tense) the rhetoric section through each year now, with a quick reference to the logic section for dd. I refer to the rhetoric section and the testing/record keeping section about once every other month when I have a quick question. I check out the newest edition (I have the second edition and got rid of my first edition a few years ago) whenever I am in the bookstore and have a quick question about newer resources, etc. I have not purchased it, though. I am pretty hard-core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes - all editions over and over for years. It is how I get motivated when things are starting to get sloppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country Mouse Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I am pretty hard-core. Me too. I've read it a bunch. I have the 3rd edition but I've kept the 2nd edition and loan it out to friends so they can see how great it is. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I have read parts of it :blushing: We only use portions of WTM in our homeschool :blushing: so those are the parts I have read. I don't even have a copy of the book (yet) :crying: Did I just get myself banned from this forum?? :001_unsure: They'd have to kick me out first ~ I haven't read it at all. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmont6bu Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes, in bits and pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes. Each edition a couple of times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Up until about a month ago, I had all 3 editions that I didn't want to part with now. I decided to donate the second one. The original one is just too cool because I had read it so much. The new one is the one I refer to for current questions and concerns. I have to admit I don't follow classical. We've settled into a traditional path that I cannot fight anymore. But that doesn't stop me from consulting the WTM numerous times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cindie2dds Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes, and I have reread sections. I bought the new version when it came out. It's a great resource! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I have read each edition several times. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfatherslily Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I've read and reread the sections that pertain to us. I'm entirely uninterested in the high school portions at this point:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2g2b Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I've read and re-read and taken notes to plan next year. It's helpful to me. Vickie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy_kid_wrangler04 Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Hey thats no fair you add the poll after I incriminate myself :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I have read all of the Grammar Stage section (parts of it several times), all of the Coming Home section, and parts of the rest. I have the third edition and my dd is 5 so I have been prioritizing the Grammar section for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulfbourne Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I have read all of the Grammar Stage section (parts of it several times), all of the Coming Home section, and parts of the rest. I have the third edition and my dd is 5 so I have been prioritizing the Grammar section for now. This is me. I've most of the book once through, but I keep going back and rereading the grammar section as I plan out in my head how I want to do things. My oldest is only three though. :blushing: I'm a bit obsessive when it comes to research and planning and with something like my kids education I want to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartingOver Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I read the 1999 version a million times. I am on the 2nd read through the current edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes, in bits and pieces. It was the catalyst for launching us into homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I don't even know how many times I've read it, but several. It was what hooked me on homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes, in its entirety, and I have re-read sections of it. I have Post-it sticky flags littered through its pages so I can quickly access information. I have the first edition though. I suppose one of these days I should buy the new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 You didn't put the option "read, reread, pored over, marked up, read again, have all three editions..." :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Do you mean this year? :D I find I read it about once a year. Then I dip and reread sections as needed. TWTM was the book that started our homeschool plans. I found it at the library when my oldest was 18 mos. old and it blew me away. The thought of homeschooling had never crossed my mind before and after I read it, there was no going back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medieval Mom Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes, many times, and all editions. I like the first and the latest editions most of all, for different reasons. This book is what gave me the confidence to begin homeschooling and I shall be forever grateful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Several times all the way through, and many times bits and pieces as needed. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Mine has cookie crumbs in the middle. All my well-loved books do...:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I've read all the way through....where my littles are :D After that I've read bits and pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes, and it's still a reference for me even 10 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I was also inspired by this book to really want to homeschool. Every time I read it, I also wish I had had the chance to be educated in this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann@thebeach Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 We don't follow a "true" classical model but I have read it and reread it and think it's a great resource. I love the reviews/suggested programs and reading lists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineFarmMom Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Several times. I've dog-eared it, taken notes from it, written in the margins, etc. I've also read more than one version of it. My first copy was the first edition and I've recently read the newest edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani3boys Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I refer back to the book almost weekly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleWonders Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I have read it through, and then reread the grammar stage part (plus a couple other sections) many times. I'm getting ready to dive into the logic stage in depth (my oldest is only going on 9, but I swear he entered the logic stage at 2!). I have the 2nd edition and think I'm going to buy the 3rd edition this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraGB Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I refer back to the book almost weekly. Same here. It is my primary spine for how we do school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes, and I've reread sections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivetails Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 When I voted, I was the only "no" ..now there's seven. Come out, come out, wherever you are. They won't kick us out, promise. ;) It's not the method that we chose for our homeschooling ~ because it just wouldn't be a good fit for us. However, in the two years that I've been on this forum, I've certainly seen that it works well for quite a lot of people. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I've read all the way through....where my littles are :D After that I've read bits and pieces. I've only read it once and only through the grammar stage as DD is so little, but it's already THE book for me. Before that book I wasn't sure I could homeschool. Now I know I can - I just have to convince DH!;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 (edited) I'm going to say yes, many times, but... I've only skimmed the high school part. (It scares me!) Edited April 30, 2010 by Jan in SC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 You need a category for "how many times" the book has been re-read!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I purchased and read all three editions, and gave the first two to other homeschoolers when I got the third edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I have not only read it, but I re-read it in its ENTIRETY every summer!! ;) I started having it as a summer read even before I had children! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allearia Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 You didn't put the option "read, reread, pored over, marked up, read again, have all three editions..." :-) This is my answer. I got the 1999 edition from the library and that was the first any notion of homeschooling occurred to me. I bought it read it, waited impatiently until my kids were old enough, read the second edition, and now the third edition repeatedly. It is the reason we are homeschooling, and my sort of ideal picture I have in my head even though we don't follow everything 100%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I read the whole thing when we were first starting. Since then, I read at least part of it every summer - generally whatever stage we are on plus the next stage. I refer to it often during the school year when I need a little boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I read it through cover to cover every summer as my teaching sabbatical...and I pay special attention to our hx rotation and the areas I am feeling particularly weak in. I also read much of CM's writings every summer and then pre-read my high schoolers lit book (and I always have a high schooler.....OY!) ~~Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 Yes, and I refer back to different sections frequently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyomarie Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I've only read the 1st edition. I bought it when it first came out, read it through and reread sections a number of times in those first few years afterword. I sometimes have thought about updating to a newer version but the truth is, I've already graduated 2, I'm on my last child, and he is one I've had to do many things differently for than I would have for my first child. My oldest is my more natural TWTM-style learner. The other 2 are late bloomers with language based learning challenges. While I keep many of the goals of classsical style learning in mind, I've had to adopt more eclectic methods to help us reach our goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted May 1, 2010 Share Posted May 1, 2010 Several times all the way through, and many times bits and pieces as needed. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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