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Common Arts Education
SKU
010171
ISBN
9781600514081
Grade AD
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Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
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
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
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A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
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Neutral
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Learning Modality
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
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
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Description
Skills such as woodworking, cooking, and leatherworking were once commonly taught to children, who grew up able to provide well for themselves and others. As modern generations rely more and more upon others to meet their basic needs, these once common arts are now becoming lost arts. In this book, Christopher Hall argues for a holistic approach to education, teaching the common arts skills alongside liberal arts, as an integral part of learning. Yet, he doesn’t just tell us why it’s vital to learn practical skills, he guides us in HOW to practically make it happen! As you discover the vital connection between the common arts and liberal arts, you’ll be encouraged to move forward with a plan that equips your kids in fields such as: Agriculture, architecture, tailoring, weaving, metalworking, woodworking, leatherworking, stonemasonry, navigation, medicine, cooking, hunting, and animal husbandry. A very informative and inspiring book! 280 pgs, pb. ~Nancie
Publisher's Description of Common Arts Education
The
academic foundations of classical education do not alone guarantee human
flourishing. The liberal arts—the trivium and quadrivium—represent the
core frameworks for cultivating virtue and practicing skills vital to
our life in the world. And yet, they alone are insufficient, for we must
eat, heal, defend ourselves, trade, build, find our way around, and
more. It may seem evident that the common arts should be an integral
part of education, and yet we see that every generation is losing skill
in the common arts as we increasingly rely upon others to provide them
for us. In Common Arts Education, author Chris Hall provides
not only an argument for an integrated liberal, fine, and common arts
pedagogy, but also some practical advice for crafting a robust, hands-on
curriculum.
Beginning with the story of the classroom experiences that led him to explore the common arts as a vector for the liberal and fine arts, the author outlines a vision for the resonance between the arts, supplies concrete steps that teachers can take to implement a common arts curriculum, and provides a series of experiences to try in any classroom, at any grade level. As you read, you will find the liberal arts applied, the fine arts situated, and the common arts revealed as a critical element of a classical education.
The practical application chapters of Common Arts Education offer background information; considerations such as the space and supplies needed for teaching each common art; “plug-and-play” lists of the basic skills that students should practice for each art; and resources for further reading. The author discusses 13 common arts, including:
- Agriculture
- Architecture
- Navigation
- Medicine
- Cooking
- Woodworking
- And much more!
Discover how the common arts provide the practical, artisanal elements of a holistic education and allow students to become not only fully functional in his or her knowledge, but fully charitable in the world!
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Classical Academic Press |
| Author: | Christopher Hall |
| Grade: | AD |
| ISBN: | 9781600514081 |
| Length in Inches: | 9 |
| Width in Inches: | 6 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.05 |
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