Here is a link to the standarized test that Susan recommended for students coming into classical education or homeschooling “late”:
- (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
What is The Well-Trained Mind podcast?
Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss homeschooling and education.