How can you encourage and preserve your child’s natural desire to learn? Look no further than the nine lessons of How to Raise Lifelong Learners. In this course, you will acquire the knowledge, tools, and guidance you need to raise intellectually curious and engaged lifelong learners, regardless of whether you intend to teach at home or send them to school. Dig into the details and discover how you can create an intellectually stimulating environment for small children, teach fundamental learning skills, build emotional and creative intelligence, motivate struggling students, communicate effectively with teens, and more.
How to Raise Lifelong Learners
Discover how easy it can be to instill a lifelong love of learning in children of any age.
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the professor from
Excellent Lecturer and Parental Wisdom
Excellent wisdom from a tenured mother of 10! Donna Baer is very passionate and smooth in her delivery and makes each lecture a pleasure. Each segment provides significant insights in forming a lifelong learner and lover of life, and her discussion of using the Great Courses Lectures to aid in child development is exactly as I did with great success. It also worked for myself as I used my car as a mobile classroom. I have purchased nearly 500 lecture sets and cannot imagine a day without them in making my life and family enriched. Wonderful course and Lecturer!!! I highly recommend it.
Date published: 2021-10-09
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alexanderg from
All anecdotal. How can I trust this information?
I really really wanted to like this course because I really would love my son to be a lifelong learner.
But the entire course seems to be based entirely on anecdotal evidence and pieces of folk wisdom.
There's a lot of phrases like "in my experience" and I would have liked to see that the data is backed up by factual science or studies because one person's experience may not be transferrable to another.
The advice sounds great, and the presenter speaks very well, but I have no idea if I can trust it. There's no credibility.
Date published: 2021-09-26
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Blake678 from
Changed the Culture Of My Family
Without the content in this course our family would not be the same! We love to read and learn together (we homeschool with a co-op) and I can directly attribute that to the efforts of this excellent teacher! 100% would recommend!
Date published: 2021-09-22
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bob27111 from
Buy Audio, Not Video
Another lecture series in which one is watching a presenter read. While the subject matter is important, it is impossible to get away from you are watching someone read - a Video Audiobook... with all the excitement that that business model presents. Of course, all presenters read from a script or a teleprompter, but now it is all read and no engagement. Simply compare lectures from a couple years ago and now and one can see a world of difference. In this new Great Courses-Wondrium-Whatever they now call themselves, The presenter need not to be a 'Great' professor. The presenter need not be a professor nor have written the course material. The core model that Great Courses-Wondrium-Whatever has adopted is placing someone (anyone) down in front of a 2D blue screen background and we can watch the presenter read. Yes, it is that exciting !!
Date published: 2021-09-21
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AuntTellyB from
Pleasure to watch
I was pleasantly surprised with how many takeaways I took note of in each of Donna’s modules. She’s very easy to listen to and understand. Hope there are more courses in store from Donna.
Date published: 2021-09-21
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dadof3 from
A must watch for at home learners
There is a lot of wisdom to be extracted from this video series. Donna's personal approach kept things very engaging. As a viewer, I could tell she took home learning very seriously and am appreciative that she shared her methods with us! Thank you Donna!
Date published: 2021-09-20
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Homeschooled4lyfe from
Solid course
I was skeptical going in, but Donna really knows what she's talking about.
Date published: 2021-09-20
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Robert27 from
Very Informative
Mrs. Baer has a great take on education and very persuasive arguments. I think every parent in the country should watch this.
Date published: 2021-09-20
Overview
About
Donna Baer is an author and educator. She homeschooled her 10 children in every traditional subject, including AP classes, from prekindergarten through 12th grade—often using Great Courses. She also taught biology, geometry, and Spanish at Oldfields School in Maryland. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Brown University.
Donna is the author of Strong Happy Family: Unexpected Advice from an Ivy League Mom of Ten and The Bible’s Feasts: The Secrets behind the World’s Oldest Holidays.
She also created the Classical Sunday School series, a comprehensive K–6 religion curriculum that employs the classical method of education.
A frequent speaker at education conventions, Donna has recorded a Teachable course on how to homeschool children from kindergarten through third grade. She also writes a blog that chronicles her passion for creating lifelong learners. All of her books and resources can be found at www.stronghappyfamily.org.
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01: Exploring Education Options at Any Age
Historically, learning has extended well beyond the traditional schoolroom. In this inaugural lesson, investigate the theoretical underpinnings of schooling and education. Start by exploring a range of educational philosophies from the Classical method to the Charlotte Mason approach, and compare and contrast traditional schooling with homeschooling to determine which option works best for you.
22 min
02: Prereading Sets the Tone for Learning
Little children, inexperienced and unfamiliar with the world around them, require sensitive and thoughtful teachers. Here, learn how to create a safe environment for very young children. Discover how sleep schedules, balanced diets, regular routines, imaginative play, and clear communication can make your babies and toddlers feel secure and confident at home.
17 min
03: Reading Lets Children Teach Themselves
Children who can effectively teach themselves are poised for success later in life. But not everyone learns the same way. Consider seven distinct learning styles and explore how you can teach reading—the first of three fundamental learning tools—to your children in interesting and engaging ways.
19 min
04: Open More Doors with Writing and Math
Along with reading, writing, and arithmetic together compose the fundamental tools of learning. Through emulation, narration, and computation, children are able to engage with complicated concepts and diverse topics. Gain practical insight into how you can teach beginner writing and math while preserving your child’s ever-important desire to learn.
18 min
05: Fostering a Culture of Curiosity
A healthy dose of curiosity makes for an inquisitive child, eager to explore and engage with the unknown. Discover how you can root out curiosity killers like excessive screen time and neatness, and gain some practical insight into how you can foster a stimulating and enlightening “curious culture” in your own household.
18 min
06: Learning That Builds Character
How can parents encourage learning beyond the school desk? And what should this learning even consist of? This lesson will provide you with practical tools to facilitate non-academic learning outside of the classroom. Explore a range of book recommendations, memory games, creative activities, and even chores you can implement at home.
18 min
07: What Helps Struggling Learners
Despite our best efforts, some children run into learning problems. So what can parents do to help? Examine various learning barriers and uncover prospective solutions to them. Discover how you as a parent can motivate late bloomers and underachievers, invigorate dull curricula, and deal with bullying when it occurs.
17 min
08: When Teens Love to Learn
Adolescence marks a period of confusion and drama in a child’s life. They must confront exploding hormones, changing social stressors, and increasingly complicated ideas. In this lesson, become a skilled and responsive teacher of teens. Learn how you can encourage intellectual growth and independence while preserving your authority in the home.
18 min
09: Growing a Family That Learns Together
Not even the best teachers know everything. In this final lesson, delve into the personal benefits that come with raising lifelong learners. Discover how you can go from teacher to student by sharing interests with your children and understand how collaborative learning can enhance your own life.
18 min
