In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss creating a positive learning environment for young children, before formal education begins.

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(00:00) - Intro
(00:14) - Welcome to Season 2! (plus a little Season 1 recap)
(00:43) - The Nuts and Bolts of Classical Education
(01:28) - What Classical Education looks like before the grammar stage
(06:50) - The preschool years at a brain development level
(09:15) - The preschool years at a physical development level
(11:40) - Laying out some basic principles
(11:50) - Don't push into formal education activities
(12:44) - Create and environment for reading, math, and thinking
(21:27) - If your child does want to do school
(24:24) - How to create a learning environment
(24:58) - Don't confuse entertainment with education
(27:50) - Encourage drawing counter-clockwise circles
(29:15) - Incorporate counting into everyday life
(31:16) - Talk! (and listen!)
(34:21) - Read read read!
(38:23) - What your kid should know before 1st grade
(42:31) - Outro

Learning Before School -- Teaching Pre-Grammar Stage Students