Articles tagged Memory Work
Back to School (Part 4): I have fallen behind...
Nationwide Insurance has a tag line that says, “Life comes at you fast”—and it does. I must confess, I have fallen behind in my Foundations memory work. I had to go out of town because of work for a couple of weeks in a row and it really threw me off. I would say I am...
Back to School (Part 3)
by Robert
Thursday, 06 October, 2011
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
Thursday, 06 October, 2011
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
I am now preparing for the sixth week of Foundations and Essentials—halfway home for the semester and a quarter of the way done! I think the hardest part for me so far has been keeping up with consistently practicing the memory work. The weeks when I work consistently...
Memory Work: A Personal Journey
by Jennifer
Monday, 18 April, 2011
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
Monday, 18 April, 2011
categories: Articles, Classical Christian Education, Grammar Stage (ages 4 to 11)
For the last six years, I have encountered some of the same questions over and over again from families who are wondering about memory work. Why should I introduce difficult concepts to a young child? Why should I teach my children to memorize and recite things that...