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Well-Trained Mind Academy

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ANNOUNCEMENT: We will record a Q&A episode at the end of this season. If you have questions for Susan or Susanna, send them to podcast@welltrainedmind.com.

• (00:00) - Intro with Elizabeth Weber-Edwards
• (01:59) - A brief introduction to learned languages
• (08:15) - How do you learn languages?
• (14:06) - Some principles for choosing a way to teach a language
• (21:52) - Which language should you pick?
• (30:41) - Break
• (31:34) - How language learning fits into classical education
• (41:23) - What to look for in a quality online language class
• (54:51) - It's never too late to learn a language!

Show notes:

• What is History? How andWhy Should I Teach It by Susan Wise Bauer
• Why Learn History When it’s Already on Your Phone? By Sam Wineburg
  • Sam Wineburg for CBS
  • Research on middle schoolers ability to interpret information on the internet
  • A helpful introduction to teaching historical thinking skills
• Resources for Teaching History:
  • The Big History Project (skills taught: contextualization, sourcing, causation, comparison, continuity & change over time, close reading)
  • Digital Inquiry Group (formerly Stanford History Education Group or SHEG). This organization offers free lesson plans and assessment ideas that emphasize historical thinking skills, perfect for logic stage students. The “Lunchroom I” and “Lunchroom II” lesson plans are a fun introduction to historical thinking skills.
  • A great introduction to history for rhetoric stage students: Telling the Truth About History
• Reading Lists for Hard History
  • American Indians in Children’s Literature Web Page by Debbie Reese
  • Heritage Mom Recommendations for Black History
  • Annotated Reading list for Grammar Stage: Picture Books About Slavery and Freedom via Heritage Mom
  • Annotated Reading list for Logic Stage: Age-Appropriate Books about the Holocaust via School Library Journal (you know your student, some of these may be too heavy for younger logic stage students).
  • Another reading list with both grammar stage and logic stage titles on enslavement: Children’s Books about Slavery and Enslavement via Pragmatic Mom

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:25) - History as a battleground
• (05:21) - A Drag Queen example
• (08:31) - History as a story and historical "accuraacy"
• (16:49) - 4 historical approaches
• (16:57) - Biographical history
• (19:06) - Progressive history
• (29:35) - Positivist history
• (33:55) - Social history
• (37:33) - How do we teach this?
• (40:10) - History in the grammar stage
• (47:52) - History in the logic stage
• (55:21) - History in the rhetoric stage
• (58:37) - Wrapping up
• (59:22) - Outro

Summary: In this episode, Susan and Susanna discuss their thoughts on teaching children’s literature, particularly older books that have problematic or insensitive content.

Show Notes:

Articles We Reference:

• Are some children’s classics unsuitable for kids? The Guardian
• American Indians in Children’s Literature Web Page by Debbie Reese
• Ted Talk: The Danger of a Single Story
• Booklists and Resources for Finding Windows and Mirrors:
  • https://www.storiesofcolor.com/
  • https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/
  • Heritage Mom Recommendations for Black History

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:14) - The inspiration for this episode
• (01:03) - Revisiting classic books with objectionable content
• (04:21) - Defining and discussing "objectionable content"
• (18:19) - How do we read these books?
• (25:04) - Break
• (25:13) - Reading classic literature in the grammar stage
• (40:38) - Susanna's experience with classic literature
• (44:32) - Windows and Mirrors
• (47:14) - Classic literature in the logic and rhetoric stage
• (48:58) - There are definitely books that should be skipped
• (52:35) - An important question to ask yourself
• (55:53) - At the end of the day
• (57:25) - Outro