Customer Review: I foolishly purchased this book before reading the reviews and was struck straight away at how the author carelessly alternates between historical fact and myths and legends. I was very disappointed in this as children need to know that there is a very important difference, and how to tell the... more info
Customer Review: The Well-Trained Mind (TWTM) is a detailed "how-to" manual for a popular reinterpretation of classical home schooling. I say reinterpretation because the authors base their recommendations on three chronological stages of child development that they correlate to the first three skills of the ancient... more info
Customer Review: This workbook is helpful and helps generate creative teaching ideas. However, I didn't find it as helpful as the actual history book itself. Good for people who needs ideas on how to make history fun and fresh for little kids.
Customer Review: Susan Bauer's opening essay on the writing process and how to teach it is the most cogent, informed explanation I've ever read: "Writing is a process that involves two distinct mental steps. First, the writer puts an idea into words; then, she puts the words down on paper. INARTICULATE... more info
Customer Review: I am a great fan of The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, Revised and Updated Edition, a book which Ms. Bauer wrote with her mother, Jessie Wise. Ms. Wise home-schooled this author and allowed her intellect to flourish. Unfortunately, she did not protect her from (or perhaps... more info
Customer Review: Susan Bauer has produced one of the best history books I have ever read. We all know something about the Sumerians, the Egyptians, the Greeks and the Romans, but what Susan does is to tell you about hundreds of kingdoms that existed that you never heard of. Beginning about 3,600 BC there grew up... more info
Customer Review: My 11 year old son likes to fall asleep listening to a story and these CD's teach him some history at the same time. He likes them a lot.
Customer Review: I bought this item and I do not regret it, however I feel it is too expensive for what it offers. All of the information contained should have been included in the hard-backed book I bought first. The worksheets could have been better done had Peace Hill Press put them on disk. Now I use this book... more info
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