Teaching the Classics by Adam Andrews

[Woolspinner]

Has anyone used this program? Can you give me your opinions? Anything work just as well for lower cost?

Thanks in advance for you opinions.

[cseitter]

I really liked it. My DS and I did it this past spring. I liked the selections of lit and it was nice to have Andrew teach it instead of me. We watched the video together and then we both did the homework assignements that Jill Pike put together on the IEW_Families yahoo group. At the end of the week we compared notes and talked about it. It was alot of fun for both of us. :001_smile:

[TKDmom]

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[Sunshine State Sue]

I watched the DVDs months ago and just watched them again with ds, having him complete the workbook.

 

Adam Andrews talks about context, structure, and style. I'm even starting to understand what he means. Context is the background information on the author and time period. The structure of the story is nicely written on the story chart (plot, conflict, character, setting, theme). Style are things like alliteration, similies, foreshadowing, etc. Then, Adam has the Socratic List of questions to ask in order to pull all the above information out of the students. Piece of cake. :001_rolleyes:

 

We will attempt to follow this method this year with literature corresponding to American history studies. I am not 100% confident that we'll do well, but we'll certainly be better off for having viewed the DVDs and working through the workbook.

 

Occasionally, I get The Well Educated Mind out of the library. I've read parts of it on and off. Mostly I wind up feeling intimidated by it. But, she has questions in there that do virtually the same thing - pull all the information out of the students. That's assuming the students engage. She even has grammar, logic, and rhetoric stage questions, which are not meant for ages, but rather for the different levels that the students will theoretically progress through. Another piece of cake. :001_rolleyes:

 

Here is a thread in which Nan in Mass describes how she used TWEM:

TWEM...

 

If you do a search on Teaching the Classics in the title only on the K-8 board, you will find quite a few other threads.

 

HTH!

[Woolspinner]

I'm sure you are doing great and your high school years will be wondeful!

[Capt_Uhura]

if you want to get a flavor of Mr. Andrews, check out his audio downloads at his Website. There is a freebie MP3 from one of his conventions. The MP3 on From Suess to Socrates is a good one as well as the one about Henry Longfellow's poem.

[elfinbaby]

I love the DVDs! I borrowed them but am seriously considering purchasing them.

[Guest]

I've been looking at this for myself. :tongue_smilie: My question was, if you buy the Teaching the Classics DVD Seminar and workbook and want to get the Worldview set as well, do you need the worldview DVD or just the workbook? In other words, is the DVD for the worldview supplement a stand alone or is it part of the original Teaching the Classics? I don't think I'm asking this very well, but maybe someone understands what I'm asking...

[Capt_Uhura]

I do believe they are different. World View is not part of Teaching the Classics. I believe World View is about teaching literature from a CHristian perspective. Teaching the CLassics does not have a Christian emphasis although he does mention his faith every now and then.

[brownie]

I watched and enjoyed it. We will be implementing it this fall I hope! I also agree it is similar to the Well-Educated Mind but that is targetted for adults. Teaching the Classics makes it much simpler to implement with children. Brownie

[Guest]

Thanks!