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Season 2 Finale: Questions & Answers

Season 2 Finale: Questions & Answers

FromThe Well-Trained Mind podcast


Season 2 Finale: Questions & Answers

FromThe Well-Trained Mind podcast

ratings:
Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Jun 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Here is a link to the standarized test that Susan recommended for students coming into classical education or homeschooling “late”: California Achievement Test (CAT)
(00:00) - Intro

(00:55) - Reaction to WTM not being "classical enough"?

(06:21) - How to teach several ages at once?

(14:48) - Logistics of simultaneous at-home and in-school education

(21:02) - How to keep the energy up after graduating kids?

(28:16) - Confronting the decline of vocabulary

(32:24) - How to transition from Kindergarten to 1st grade?

(40:53) - How do handwriting and typing compare as learning tools?

(45:08) - When should a "gifted" child start focusing more on special interests?

(58:31) - Starting WTM "late"?

(01:04:06) - Adding AP classes to rhetoric?

(01:08:43) - Clarification from the burnout conversation

(01:11:11) - Wrapping up
Released:
Jun 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (26)

Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss homeschooling and education.