The Well-Trained Mind is a comprehensive guide for parents and educators who want to take charge of a child’s education, whether through homeschooling or as a supplement to traditional schooling. Written by veteran home educators Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise, the book presents a classical education model called the trivium, which aligns learning with a child’s developmental stages: the grammar stage (elementary school), the logic stage (middle school), and the rhetoric stage (high school). This extensively revised fourth edition provides updated curricula, book lists, and online resources, and offers guidance on teaching children with learning challenges, preparing for standardized tests, designing high-school programs, and applying to colleges. Key Features Classical Education Model: Uses the trivium—grammar, logic, and rhetoric stages—to guide learning from preschool through high school. Comprehensive Curriculum: Covers reading, writing, history, geography, math, science, foreign languages, rhetoric, logic, art, and music. Practical Guidance: Offers advice on transcripts, college applications, standardized testing, and working with schools. Resources for All Parents: Enables instruction regardless of the parent’s own expertise in each subject. Updated Content: Includes new curricula, book lists, online resources, and recommendations for teaching children with learning challenges. Proven Methods: Used by thousands of parents and teachers to create academically rigorous and well-rounded education programs.
