Coco_Clark Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 So, The Core...useful homeschooling resource or long advertisement for classical conversations? I've read TWTM and Latin Centered Cuurculum and was going to get into Dorothy Sayers next, but was just invited to a book club doing The Core. I do love reading about classical education, and grabbing ideas from here and there but I'm not interested in CC right now. Many of the book club members are CCers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 From what I recall, there is no attempt to promote CC materials. If there is, it's very gentle, and I don't remember it. There are similar philosophies and methods, but not overtly CC. I nor any of my children have ever done CC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarymama Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I am not a CC person, but I still found The Core very useful when I read it a couple of years back. She talks a lot about memory work, if I recall correctly... In fact, I was planning to pick it up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 It was a good quick read, if I remember right. It isn't something I pull off the shelf all the time to re-read. I think the only section I've reread is the one on Blobbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco_Clark Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share Posted August 9, 2014 Thanks! I was excited to join the book club until I noticed when ordering the book that it was written by the woman that owns CC. Sounds like it will still be a good read, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 If I recall correctly, it was a light, encouraging read. I liked the geography chapter best, and the math attitude was refreshing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrunchyGirl Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I read it a while back and don't remember anything about CC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 I agree with the PPs. I read it, liked it, and mostly only refer back to it for the geography and mapping ideas. I found it worth my time to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkT Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 http://www.amazon.com/The-Core-Foundations-Classical-Education/dp/023010035X appears to have no direct correlation to the Common Core school stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexi Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 http://www.amazon.com/The-Core-Foundations-Classical-Education/dp/023010035X appears to have no direct correlation to the Common Core school stuff. She's asking if the book is an advertisement for Classical Conversations, not the Common Core. This book is homeschool friendly and does not have anything to do with the Common Core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad astra Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I didn't like The Core at all. Her writing was so vague, wordy and just boring. There was too much of WHY the classical way throughout the book but very little of HOW to do it. I wanted a more detailed guideline or at least her own stories with her children but it failed in both. If she calls herself "a leader in home-based education," why wouldn't she talk about how her children turned out as a result rather than describing her own educational/career background in detail? Just a few random anecdotes on memory work were not enough meat for me. And she didn't openly advertise CC in the book but she did talk about how she started CC and how popular it became nationwide. I don't know... she came across to me more as a successful business woman rather than a homeschooling mentor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarymama Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Thanks for sharing your opinion of it, Moon. It's been a long time since I've read it, and I'm curious if my opinion will be less favorable knowing what I know now. It was one of the first homeschool books I read, right after WTM - which I definitely preferred. I'm planning to speed read The Core again this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad astra Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Thanks for sharing your opinion of it, Moon. It's been a long time since I've read it, and I'm curious if my opinion will be less favorable knowing what I know now. It was one of the first homeschool books I read, right after WTM - which I definitely preferred. I'm planning to speed read The Core again this week. Oh, my opinions are usually unpopular here and often get lost in translation so don't let my straightforward comment affect your impression on the book. ;) I'm sure some people liked The Core for reasons but to me, TWTM, Rebecca Rupp's Homeschool Year by Year, Colfax's Homeschooling for Excellence, Frech's Teaching in Your Tiara and even Cathy Duffy's 101 Top Picks were much more helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy M Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I'm reading it now. Bought it for $10 for kindle. I agree with the other more positive reviews. I really like the section on blobbing, but my current impression is that it wasn't quite worth $10 for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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