tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post5767213746444436956..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Learning to Read in Colonial Days ~ The New England PrimerCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-44329968740601135442015-04-23T19:22:06.351-04:002015-04-23T19:22:06.351-04:00I homeschooled our children for over 25 years I o...I homeschooled our children for over 25 years I often used rhymes to help them learn. More than one of mine had to deal with ADD and the rhymes helped.<br />I also used music a lot to help. <br />I not only used historical fiction I used things like Around the World in 80 Days. A wonderful tool for things like teaching time zones, time tables, and transportation methods.<br />Wishing you Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12073683584054956121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-29507792008231556542015-04-23T14:45:46.644-04:002015-04-23T14:45:46.644-04:00Maybe that's why I always loved historical fic...Maybe that's why I always loved historical fiction as a means of learning history--virtually no focus on the name and dates, but lots of exploration into the meanings!Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-45797781573688579172015-04-22T20:14:09.611-04:002015-04-22T20:14:09.611-04:00For one thing, they studied history completely dif...For one thing, they studied history completely differently than we do today. They studied the "why" and the "results" of history. We make our students memorize names and dates. Not much thinking required for names and dates. But they had to *think* about history, why things happened and what the consequences were. Imagine. There were no multiple choice tests, either.Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-71606322083404284212015-04-22T08:19:55.030-04:002015-04-22T08:19:55.030-04:00I know! I marvel rather regularly at how we have b...I know! I marvel rather regularly at how we have become a society where everyone has a degree...but so few people have the kind of education that our forefathers most valued. (For reference, my fourth grader has to read the Bible on her own every day. And she and my 1st grader are learning Ancient Greek, LOL.)<br />Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-23631871690554794632015-04-22T07:17:25.362-04:002015-04-22T07:17:25.362-04:00This is so foreign to us, with our current teachin...This is so foreign to us, with our current teaching norms, but nobody can argue that it was ineffective. Standards for reading comprehension were generally much higher back then, and a student by 3rd grade was expected to be able to read and comprehend the Bible. I wonder how many of our 3rd graders today could do that? Of course, the King of England would have preferred our populace a little Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.com