Susan Wise Bauer is a historian, writer, and educator. She is the co-author of the perennial best-seller The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (now in its fifth edition) and the author of numerous other books, including The Great Shadow, Rethinking School, The Well-Educated Mind, The Story of Western Science, the History of the World series from W. W. Norton, the Story of the World series from Well-Trained Mind Press, and many more. Susan was home educated and went on to complete a B.A. in English, an M.Div. in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature, an M.A. in English literature, and a Ph.D. in the history of American religion. She taught writing and literature at the College of William & Mary in Virginia for eighteen years, and now spends most of her time writing in her restored chicken shed and running her companies (Well-Trained Mind Press, Well-Trained Mind Academy, and Historic Peace Hill Farm). Susan and her husband Peter educated their four children (now ranging from 26 to 34) at home. For fun, Susan trains draft horses, raises sheep, reads, and cooks.
-Workshop Title:Homeschooling the Real (Distractable, Impatient, Argumentative, Unenthusiastic, Non-Book-Loving, Inattentive, Poky, Vague) Child
-Workshop Description:High academic achievement (and particular the book-centered kind of achievement recommended by classical educators) often seems designed for one kind of student: the mature, self-directed, disciplined child who loves to read. In this workshop, learn how to deal with the other 90% of students. Includes practical strategies for dealing with roadblocks in the way of academic achievement, as well as time-tested advice for teaching to your child’s strengths while still addressing weaknesses. Susan Wise Bauer, classical educator, college instructor, and author, was home schooled herself and has homeschooled her own four real children, now aged 26-35.
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