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March 5, 2006
Classical Ed Articles
Mungo has been finding articles on classical education all over the place. I'm passing them along to you:
Traditional Classical Homeschooling, Part I from Heather at Culloden House Farms begins a series tackling this strange, Latin-centered style of homeschooling that I pretend to do.
And here are a couple of op ed pieces from a homeschooling parent: #1 and #2
And do not neglect to stop by Rivendell Press for material you can use in your pursuit of learning. Today you can find stories about ancient Gaul, Alcestis, and the Delphic Oracle (and that's just today)!
Posted by lynx at March 5, 2006 11:40 PM
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When did you start your kids on Latin? I mean what age? Someone asked me today if I wanted to learn Latin, and I said that I'd always assumed I would learn it as I was teaching it to the children, but then I realized, maybe that should be now? Son is six.
Posted by: Lydia at March 10, 2006 2:47 PM
I started Connor at age 8, and Aidan at 6. Kids tend to memorize easily at 6. You can certainly start Latin that early, but you have to realize that for the most part memorization is all you'll be doing. Unless you have an exceptional child, the grammar and translation is frustrating for the little ones (at least *my* little ones).
In my opinion, six is not to early to start doing form chants and memorizing vocabulary. For my kids, 8-9 seems to be a good age to move on with grammar and translation.
On the other hand, if you wait until later, I don't think it's a big deal.
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at March 12, 2006 8:14 PM