CH060: Education Requires Language - Convivial Homeschool Audio Blog - classical & cheerful homeschooling moms




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Summary: <a href="https://www.simplyconvivial.com/ch-season10">Season 10: Classical Thoughts on Why We Teach</a><br> It is by means of language that we both procure and use wisdom – for does not thought require language?<br> So practice in speaking and in using language (today we would add writing as a method of discourse) is of upmost importance not just to learn to communicate effectively with others, but even to be able to understand within our own minds.<br> It is speaking, being able to communicate your knowledge to others, that makes the knowledge useful, that makes it possible to do any good with the gain of it.<br> Language is the basis of wisdom.<br> Read the original posts:<br> <br> * <a href="https://www.simplyconvivial.com/2016/education-is-language/">Learning requires the language arts – Isocrates</a><br> * <a href="https://www.simplyconvivial.com/2016/even-stem-kids-need-english/">Even STEM kids need English – Cicero</a><br> <br> <br> Listen:<br> Find all posts (so far) in the Great Tradition series:<br> <br><br> <a href="https://www.simplyconvivial.com/great-tradition"></a><br><br> <br> Simple Sanity Saver: Teaching Shakespeare<br> Though Shakespeare wrote to be performed, there is still great value in reading his plays with their beautiful use of English. However, there’s more than one way to read a text.<br> Audio + Visual = read along<br> My favorite way to read Shakespeare with the kids is to give each one his own paperback (multiple copies can be found at the library or any used bookstore usually, or Dover publishes cheap editions without frills) and play an audiobook version while we all follow along. Hearing someone who knows how the lines flow read them helps immensely with comprehension.<br> If I have an unmotivated or non-reader, I’ll give them a coloring page to keep their hands and eyes busy while they listen to the audiobook. Dover publishes a book of Shakespeare coloring pages, or even a book of plain designs to color in is a good activity for listening times.Having Shakespeare come in through both the eyes and the ears is a great way to foster success and engagement with young students.<br> <a href="https://www.simplyconvivial.com/2014/shakespeare-kids-easy-5-step-plan/"></a><br> Spread the word!<br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/simply-convivial-audio-blog/id1150854418">Leaving a review on iTunes</a> will help other homeschooling moms discover this podcast!<br> <br> <br>