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Laying Down the Rails for Yourself
SKU
044324
ISBN
9781616343415
Grade AD
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Teaching Method
Traditional
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Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
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Montessori (Discovery)
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Religious Content
Secular
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Neutral
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Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
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Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
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Conceptual/Topical
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Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
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Everything you need is included.
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Our Price
$18.95 
Description
By using Charlotte Mason's principles on creating good habits in children, Sonya Shafer challenges us to focus these good habits in ourselves. Using solid railroad tracks as an illustration for good habits, she helps us create a picture of how we can improve our life by establishing solid habits. Sonya shares many of Charlotte Mason's “word pictures" and discusses how she has taken these principles and learned how to create good habits in her own life. Authentic and relatable, this book offers practical ways we can begin to shape our character in positive ways and create a better quality of life. Although Charlotte Mason folks will appreciate this book, any of us will benefit from its wisdom.
Publisher's Description of Laying Down the Rails for Yourself
You can successfully instill good habits in your own life!
It's never too late to cultivate good habits! This compelling combination of vivid word pictures and descriptions from Charlotte Mason, helpful insights from modern research, and practical ideas from life experience will show you how you can successfully instill habits in your own life.
Discover how habits are
- like railroad tracks, making your days run smoother and easier.
- a powerful lever, enabling you to do things you never thought you could.
- like a well-trained horse, helping you overcome your natural tendencies.
- the result of conflict, teaching you the secrets of strengthening your will power.
- a parent's business, pointing out how habit-training yourself is different from habit-training your child.
- little hammers, shaping and molding who you are becoming.
- a thing of now, encouraging you to start today!
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Simply Charlotte Mason |
| Author: | Sonya Shafer |
| Grade: | AD |
| ISBN: | 9781616343415 |
| Length in Inches: | 8.375 |
| Width in Inches: | 5.375 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.5 |
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