456 | What Grade Are You In? A Bit of Common Sense from Understood Betsy (Janice Campbell) | REPLAY - podcast episode cover

456 | What Grade Are You In? A Bit of Common Sense from Understood Betsy (Janice Campbell) | REPLAY

Dec 14, 202414 minEp. 456
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Have you ever thought how odd it is to have children move from grade to grade in lockstep with other children, even though they develop and learn at different rates in different subjects? Did you know that this idea of grade segregation is relatively new in the history of the world? Homeschoolers usually figure out how illogical the whole idea is, but I thought this excerpt from one of my favorite old books, Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, might give you a glimpse of how learning levels used to work.

About Janice

Janice Campbell, a lifelong reader and writer, loves to introduce students to great books and beautiful writing. She holds an English degree from Mary Baldwin College, and is the graduated homeschool mom of four sons. You’ll find more about reading, writing, planning, and education from a Charlotte Mason/Classical perspective at her websites, EverydayEducation.com, Excellence-in-Literature.com, and DoingWhatMatters.com.

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Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher 

Article - What Grade Are You In?

AmblesideOnline

Charlotte Mason's Education Books

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