WaterLily Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 I'm planning to do these with my 8th grader (I only have book 1 so far) and I'm trying to figure out how it "works". Am I just to do this book with him out loud? Is there no writing, only discussion? This book is a little different than I expected so it will be interesting to see how it goes. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookworm Mom Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 :bigear: I'd love to know this too. I'll be ordering these soon but from what I can tell the student reads it on his/her own. I think I'll read along with my dd just to be sure she's understanding it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallory Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 We did CT 1 and are going to do 2 next year. There are short sections that are the lesson, then there are several to many questions for each section. It is really set up best to work for a class discussion and some people complain that it doesn't lend itself very well to homeschooling. We usually read the lesson aloud together. She might read, or I might, or we might switch. It just depends on what/how we are doing (we often end up doing this in the car, and in that case she reads ;)). Then we discuss the questions together. Sometimes there is a lesson that she needs to write down-- some of the symbolic logic ones, but usually we just do it all orally together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 I'm planning to do these with my 8th grader (I only have book 1 so far) and I'm trying to figure out how it "works". Am I just to do this book with him out loud? Is there no writing, only discussion? This book is a little different than I expected so it will be interesting to see how it goes. Thanks! We did these books last year, and we did them orally. And I did not go over every single exercise/example/case scenario - it would have taken too long. Also, I didn't linger long in ch. 2 of both books - not the kind of logic I want to emphasize at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Lessons are short, for the most part. Then we discussed the questions, or some of them. It is meant to be done interactively, IMO, but for classroom use the textbook writer added enough exercises that some could be assigned as written homework. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 We did these orally - most of the time just two of us - occassionally other family member's sat in. If you do a search on the K-8 board there are a couple of good threads about Critical Thinking 1 and 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 We started out reading aloud together and discussing. At some point, we switched to ds reading to himself, jotting his thoughts down in the margins of the book, then coming together to discuss. That gave him a bit more time to ponder his answers. I would read the section and the answers a day ahead of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaterLily Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 Thanks for the feedback! I feel like I have a better understanding. I definitely see how these books are better suited to a classroom/group, but hopefully we'll be able to get enough out of it to make it worthwhile. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted July 16, 2010 Share Posted July 16, 2010 Thanks for the feedback! I feel like I have a better understanding. I definitely see how these books are better suited to a classroom/group, but hopefully we'll be able to get enough out of it to make it worthwhile. :) I found it worthwhile even with just 1 student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I found it worthwhile even with just 1 student. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I was wondering about this too. If it is created more for a classroom setting, and done mainly orally at home, is the teacher's guide really necessary? Any benefit to having it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Unless you have an advanced degree in logic (LOL) you'll need the TM. It's NOT the most intuitive subject, not at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallory Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 I agree that the TG is very helpful! Not only with answers, but clarifing the lessons, pointing out key info, ect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Unless you have an advanced degree in logic (LOL) you'll need the TM. It's NOT the most intuitive subject, not at all. I agree that the TG is very helpful! Not only with answers, but clarifing the lessons, pointing out key info, ect. :iagree: and I'm a very logical (almost to a fault) person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in FL Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 YES! You need the TM - even with the TM there were some explanantions I didn't get!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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