
Therefore The Well Trained Mind starts by breaking down education into three stages. A classical education is a language and history intensive, it trains the mind to analyze and draw conclusions as well as demanding self-discipline. The Well Trained Mind is a guide to classical education. To say I love The Well Trained Mind as a homeschool guide and resource would be an understatement! Features of The Well Trained Mind It sat on my nightstand for many months before I officially started homeschooling, and stayed there through the first two years of our homeschooling journey. Besides the two very helpful ladies I knew who homeschooled, I had The Well Trained Mind – A Guide to Classical Education at Homeby Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise. Needless to say I was totally out of my realm and desperately searching for some guidance.


Homeschooling was not going to be the popular choice in my world, and at the time I only knew two homeschoolers. When I first thought about beginning this journey I was about six months pregnant with baby number three, had a three-year-old at home, and a six-year-old in first grade at our local public school. I have been homeschooling for 10 years now.
