Thank you for all the work you do, Joy, to help ground me in my homeschooling journey. And thank you, Abby, for bringing the progym back! God is playing you two like an instrument for all of us out here!
Thank you Joy, for this informative video. I’ve been tempted by the Schole sisters course and this has helped. I was wondering what you thought of the Writing and Rhetoric program and how it facilitates the progym exercises?
They talked about that curriculum in the course. W and R is more formulaic and doesnt engage the child the way a teacher with command of the subject will. As homeschool moms, we often check out if the curriculum is open and go and forget the relationship part of learning. We need to engage our students and they need to be engaged in the work at hand in order to learn. The Schoel Sisters course taught me how to do this!
Thanks for the reply Joy! I've come to the same conclusion myself. My biggest struggle is giving feedback and being able to adapt based on the book we are reading. It sounds to me that the Schole Sisters are speaking into this space more then any curriculum ever will! @@joycherrick
Middle school. 6th or 7th is ideal. But consider the child and their ability to read and write narrations. My 9 year old did a lovely job with the Fables. He had a harder time with narrative and I didn't attempt Chreia/Maxim with him. My 7th and 8th graders, who are both strong readers and solid writers, have been able to do the first three assignments (Fable, Narrative, Chreia/Maxim). But we keep circling back to the assignments - so it's not a one and done. I haven't finished the whole progression with anyone yet so check back in with me this summer and I'll let you know how far we get!
