TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bortins,Leigh A.
TI  - The core: teaching your child the foundations of classical education 
SN  - 9780230100350 (pbk.)
AV  - LC 1011 B739c 2010
U1  - 370.11/2 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Classical education
KW  - United States
KW  - Handbooks, manuals, etc
KW  - Education, Humanistic
KW  - Home schooling
KW  - Education
KW  - Parent participation
KW  - Educación clásica
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Educación humanística
KW  - Educación en el hogar
KW  - Educación
KW  - Participación familiar
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover --  Contents --  Acknowledgments --  Preface --  Foreword --  Introduction --  PART ONE: The Classical Model --  Chapter One: Whats Wrong with Education Today? --  Chapter Two: Why We Need Classical Education --  Chapter Three: How Classical Education Can Help You --  PART TWO: The Core of a Classical Education --  Chapter Four: Reading --  Chapter Five: Writing --  Chapter Six: Math --  Chapter Seven: Geography --  Chapter Eight: History --  Chapter Nine: Science --  Chapter Ten: Fine Arts --  Chapter Eleven: Schedules and Resources for Classical Education --  Epilogue: How a Classical Education Gives Us Skills We Need as Adults --  Resources --  Index
N2  - "Children are natural learners, and building a core foundation at an early age is critical to their success both educationally and in life. Yet academic excellence is lacking in many school systems throughout the country. In this book, education expert and author Leigh A. bortins incoroprates the best ideas from the ancients and gives parents the tools to revive classical learning"--Page 4 of cover
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2009052000-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2009052000-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1102/2009052000-t.html
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