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  • Music: more than what you hear
    2023/12/04

    Can you believe that Julie Andrew’s was more than right to sing that the hills are alive with music?

    Today we’re talking about music as the quadrivium sees it, we’re pushing the boundaries of our understanding and venturing into the deep. 

    I don’t want to give it away, but it’s not just about those beautiful sounds you hear… so stick around.

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    7 分
  • Math: the elephant in the room
    2023/11/27

    Those tears over MATH are not tears of joy? How can that be? 

    We’re talking about that elephant in the room of most homeschools – Math- that time of day when anxiety sky-rockets and often overflows into tears. Math often leaves homeschool mamas puzzling and lamenting about what to do about this most hated subject.

    Stick around as we dive in and explore how classical education approaches math.

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    8 分
  • The Quadrivium in the Hands of a Child
    2023/11/20

    This week explore with me how the workings of a child can inspire us to consider the Quadrivium in our classical program. Seeing the arts  of mathematics, music, geometry and astronomy as a language in the natural world, a language where pattern, quantity, shape and motion give rise to wonder.

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    6 分
  • The Comparison Trap
    2023/08/01

    We all do it! We compare ourselves to other homeschool moms and generally it doesn't serve us well. Often it will leave us more frustrated and overwhelmed, topped with a feeling of inadequacy.

    But we often compare because we are in desperate need of feedback. It's helpful to better understand how we are doing, what's going well, and/ what needs attention. Get the feedback you need with appropriate assessment, specifically made for the homeschool mama.

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    7 分
  • #29 - Mimetic Wrap-Up
    2023/05/22

    Starting with episode 25, we’ve journeyed through whys, whats and how tos of the 5 stages of Mimetic Teaching. Have a listen because these episodes give us a spring board to get us on our way and set the course to hone our craft. So stick around as we wrap up this mini-series on Mimetic teaching.

    If you are joining us for the first time today, mimetic teaching is one of the two teaching tools or modes used by classical educators. This tool can really transform your lessons. I found my children actually learn better when I use the 5 stages of Mimetic teaching. Jump back to episodes 25 through 28.  It’s really worth it. They will catch you up on this whole Mimetic teaching thing.  

    Now let’s jump in.

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    6 分
  • #28 - 40% of your Mimetic Lesson is spent here
    2023/05/15

    40%  of my lesson time should be spent doing what?
    Crystal Joy Campbell here.  Thanks for joining me in Classical Matters.
    We’re talking about what we should be doing with most of our lesson time when teaching mimetically… and well I don’t want to give it away but it’s not teaching…so stick around.

    So if you are joining us today for the first time and are new to Mimetic teaching, it would be very helpful to you to pause here and go back and listen to episode 25, 26 & 27. In these episodes, we explored 3 of the five stages of a Mimetic teaching.  To re-cap we have gone over, stage 4, expression, and stage 5, application. And last week we briefly touched on stage 1 Presentation.  Today, let’s take a look closer look at the whys and whats of stage 1. 

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    8 分
  • #27 - Your Go-To Gal: Mimetic Teaching
    2023/05/08

    I'm back!  I know this podcast has been on hold for a few weeks and I deeply appreciate you sticking around.
    We’ve been exploring the practice of Mimetic teaching. It’s the go-to gal for classical educators, and I want to give you bite size pieces of how to work it into your own homeschool… but summer is approaching and now is the most excellent time to do some professional development
    I’d love to host you in this summer in a live workshop on Mimetic Teaching. But I want to be sure it is something that would be of interest to you. Let me know you are interested by leaving me a comment on Facebook or reaching out to me through my website, both are lined in the show notes.  It would be so valuable to kick off the new school year in the fall with a well-stocked toolbelt on Mimetic Teaching.
    And now, today, join me as we explore more tidbits to get us on our way. 

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    10 分
  • #26 - More Mimetic
    2023/03/31

    Welcome to Classical Matters, I’m Crystal Joy Campbell your host.  Thank you for joining me today as we peel back another layer of Mimetic teaching. This teaching method used by classical educators can really transform your homeschool so stick around.

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    9 分