Strongly recommand a great book to everyone!

[tina]

Thanks Curly,

I will print them out first and read it!  With 2 kids, it's just way busy than I thought before! :|
Thanks for your comfort!

[hypatia]

For those of you who have read the book, which tips are you going to implement? What did you find interesting and is there something you disagree with? I'm printing a second lot of chapters now....

[bettylondon]

Thanks Curly, I want to get the book in Mandarin but do you know where I can get it online as am based in London, England?

[Curly]

http://www.add-ts.com/carl/ml.htm

I found the translation work hasn't been done on this web site.

or you can try to type the name on google:

卡尔威特的教育

you may find ebook.

good luck!

[Curly]

For those of you who have read the book, which tips are you going to implement? What did you find interesting and is there something you disagree with? I'm printing a second lot of chapters now....

I haven't done the English ebook yet, and I found the content seems partly different from the Chinese version. (dunno why)

Anyway, if I am reading the English ebook, I would be interested in those chapters from XII to the end. It shows how the author educate his son properly, how to teach him to learn language, math, and reading,etc.

I don't agree with  feeding issue, he didn't allow his wife to feed Karl when he was hungry.

[purplefungi]

I'm printing off the book and looking forward to reading it!

[hypatia]

I thought I'd add a few of the things I found on Karl Witte. There really isn't much on him on the web...

From Wikipedia:
"Johann Heinrich Friedrich Karl Witte (born July 1, 1800 in Lochau; died March 6, 1883 in Halle) was a German jurist and Dante Alighieri scholar. He was the son of a pastor who encouraged a fairly intense program of learning. When Karl Witte was nine he spoke five languages and at fourteen was certified for a doctorate at the University of Leipzig.[1] His father wrote a book about educating his child.[2] In his own right be began his reputation as a Dante scholar in 1823.[3]"

I've only read the first 3 chapters. Fascinating from an historical point of view, a bit 'heavy' though on details and descriptions.

I think you can buy the book new (newly printed) for a reasonable amount.

[hypatia]

Well well, I've finished reading the book, and what I've learned from it is the importance of constantly talking to your child.
I'm a little disappointed though, I was expecting a bit more 'tips', especially with younger children (who do not speak yet).
Great read nonetheless.

[omimama]

What a great book. I've only read a little and its been good so far. I am also reading Home Education by Charlote Mason, another great read.

[hypatia]

Hi Omimama

Is this the book you mentioned:
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wx6VoQe5tKMC&pg=PT9&lpg=PT9&dq=Home+Education+mason&source=bl&ots=sFoLYTQfxi&sig=TsP5-bW6ult8IJIGLC_Eh7A9rFM&hl=en&ei=qmIJSr63BYOVkAXYkvSqCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2#PPT3,M1

?

[sfleong]

thank you and will read it. where can i get the mandarin language version?

[graffjamie]

I just finished reading "The Education of Karl Witte" - fantastic book - very informative and inspirational. If anyone has any questions, I might be able to answer them.

Note: It doesn't detail any of his methods, it only outlines them:

describing everything slowly, loudly and clearly to his infant -
never mentioning that he is teaching a given subject - which I tend to disagree with - I say whet their appetite with the subject titles - anthropology, chemistry, physics, etc.
He taught languages - one at a time from the most useful and relevant to the more obscure (Latin and Greek - very good ideas - NONE ON BRILL KIDS SITE!!??!) by having Karl translate word for word from simple, easy fun "readers" written for small children - with the aid of a bilingual dictionary and a good grammer book.
He taught through dialogue and "games" and travel and introductions to interesting/educational people and experiences (I am in NY taking my 7 month old sightseeing: zoo, museums, etc. Philly is next and then...cities of Europe??)

Note also that a Phd. at 14 years of age - back then - is a totally different - and much simpler - eduction than a Phd. today! There is infinitely more to know today than in Witte's day or Da Vinci's day!

[TheyCan]

Thank you graffjamie for such a detailed review!

[geniusqarissa]

Wow, tq for sharing .. i will surely download it. Not sure why but i have some problem to download it. Seems like it take so long to open the PDF file.. Do we have to join 1st before we can download?

will try again ...i really want to read it!!

Watie

[zwirley]

Hi,

Thanks for sharing!!  I'm a new mom with a 5 month old baby and was already wondering if his stage is too early for educational materials (I let him watch the Baby Einstein videos once a day)... Thanks for this info!!

Shirley

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