School in a Book: A Ridiculously Concise K-12 Review
Twelve years of elementary and high school plus extracurricular studies leaves us with a lot of information. Too much information, sometimes. Since we can’t retain everything, our brains have to pick and choose. And sometimes they make pretty bad decisions. We might live with our in-depth understanding of the oboe forever, say, but can’t recall whether Alexander the Great lived before or after the Roman Empire. If we don’t want our most important knowledge areas to fade out, then, we do well to periodically review the basics.
That’s where School in a Book comes in.
School in a Book is exactly what it sounds like: a collection of the most relevant, need-to-know facts from forty-five K-12 subjects, including Physics, Botany, Logic, Religion and Sociology, just to name a few.
It is clear. It is concise. And it is accompanied by four workbooks which repackage the information into easy-to-fill out practice sheets.
With School in a Book, educators and students can:
- Quickly gain the basic facts of any school subject;
- Quickly review knowledge areas to identify current gaps;
- Easily prepare for college 101 classes;
- Easily identify starting points for further studies.
The best part: School in a Book can be used for all K-12 students, regardless of their current knowledge levels.
Getting facts to stick isn’t about having an excellent memory. It’s about effectively contextualizing the knowledge, placing it within a larger schema–something our brains are pretty good at when properly engaged. Conversation is often the best way to engage the learning mind, and I love opportunities to do so with my kids. But given the amount of information provided in School in a Book, I needed another way to support their recall. That’s why I created a series of context-grouped worksheets that include every single term in my book.
Watch your kids and students gain knowledge quickly right before your eyes as they begin to fill out the worksheets faster and faster. And, while you’re at it, challenge yourself to do the same.
You might even find you enjoy the process.
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