Hunter Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I've heard people rave about the geography chapter in The Core and the instructions for outlining in the logic history chapter of TWTM. It made me think there might be other must read chapters in other books that I might not want to adopt in their entirety. If you could only adopt ONE chapter from each book/method, which ones would they be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusicMama Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I agree with the books/chapters you listed, they changed the way I thought about education in general, and those subjects in particular. Another one that was just as influential was the first chapter in Liping Ma's book "Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics". The phrase "decomposing a unit of higher value" really helped me out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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freerange Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I've heard people rave about the geography chapter in The Core QUOTE] I've seen this mentioned quite a bit here but never beyond "The Core." Is that the complete title? Is it on Amazon? Thanks .:) This isn't a chapter but I find Rebecca Rupp's journal excerpts the most inspiring part of her books. :) http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/023010035X/ref=mp_s_a_2?qid=1295048517&sr=8-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Jo Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 "Multum non Multa" from Latin Centered Curriculum has made the biggest difference in our homeschool. We are implementing the Geography chapter from the Core too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 The Core The one on how to do Geography... and for a great follow up visual to is... The Draw to Write Book that had "blobbing" in it... Can't remember which one ;( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 The Robinson Curriculum folks taught me how to tweak a Saxon math book to any child. They are the ones who introduced me to the idea of redoing lessons, when we needed more practice. Yeah...I should have figured that out on my own...but I didn't :-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 I put the Liping Ma book on hold from the library. Thanks! :-) The author of LCC and I were both using the Multum non Multa phrase before he wrote his book. I stopped using it in my sigs when it became connected to his book. What a phrase that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieF Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 So do I buy the core (not available at the library) just for the one chapter about geography? Is the way she teaches it that different from anyone else to be worth it? It is expensive even second hand so I'm not sure if I should rather invest in some good black line maps? Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I wouldn't. I would get Draw Write Now Book 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 So do I buy the core (not available at the library) just for the one chapter about geography? Is the way she teaches it that different from anyone else to be worth it? It is expensive even second hand so I'm not sure if I should rather invest in some good black line maps?Stephanie No - not worth buying just for that. The jist of it is that kids should learn to draw the world map by practicing copying it. (NOT tracing.) You draw the great circles (equator, tropics, etc.) first, then add "blobs" for the continents, being sure to place them on the right great circles. Only after that is easy do you worry about the shapes of the continents. Here are other threads that may be helpful: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=233325&highlight=geography http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229578&highlight=geography Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 Ask your library to get it through interlibrary loan. Most libraries will get you ANYTHING if you ask. I only bought the book when I realized I wanted to read the math too. And it was at a local Borders and I had a 33% coupon and didn't need to pay shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 My favorite chapter in TWTM is different. It is the one on logic stage language arts--particularly the lists of questions about literature to discuss and then the instructions on how to write about it. But at one point my favorite chapter was the one on grammar stage science, because it had the simplified experiment write up ideas in it, something that I had been pondering. And at another point my favorite part was the overall idea of the trivium in the beginning, because it resonated so strongly with my own recollections of what learning was like for me. I think that going back time after time to TWTM is the smartest, wisest thing a homeschooler can do. There is so much there, and as your children grow and change, and as you develop as a teacher, something different will stand out and win the 'most valuable' prize each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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