Susan Wise Bauer
Susan Wise Bauer (born 1968) is an American
Early life and education
Susan Wise Bauer was born on August 8, 1968, in Chelsea, Massachusetts. She grew up on a farm in Virginia, the daughter of Jessie and James Wise. Her father was a pediatrician, and her mother was an educator. She and her two siblings received a homeschool education starting in the 1970s.[1][2]
Bauer holds a
Career
Although she had written and published two novels in the 1990s, Bauer drew much wider attention in 1999 with the publication of The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, published by
Along with her best-selling books on education and history, Bauer is also a contributing editor for the journal Books & Culture. Her essays on literature and American religion have been cited by such diverse authors as Randall Balmer [3] and Jennifer Harris,[4] and have also appeared in a number of anthologies.[5]
Her works have been translated and published in Korea by Theory & Praxis and Goldenbough/Minums; in the Netherlands by Uitgeverij Mozaiek (Zoetermeer); in Spain by Paidos; in China by Peking University Press; in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo; in Russia by AST Publishing Group; in Serbian by Laguna and in Bulgaria by Prozorets.
Bauer has homeschooled her four children, and lives with her husband on a family farm in Charles City, Virginia.[6] She offers positive perspectives towards religion and homeschooling in some of her work,[7] and is considered to be a leader in the homeschooling movement.[1][8]
Works
- Bauer, Susan Wise (1996). The Revolt. Word Publishing.
- Bauer, Susan Wise (1998). Though the Darkness Hide Thee. Multnomah Press.
- Bauer, Susan Wise (1999). The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-06708-8.
- Bauer, Susan Wise (2003). The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had. W. W. Norton. ISBN 0-393-05094-7.
- Bauer, Susan Wise (2006). The Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times Revised Edition. W.W. Norton. ISBN 9781933339009. [9]
- Bauer, Susan Wise (2007). The Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages Revised Edition. Well-Trained Mind Press. ISBN 9781942968016.[10]
- Bauer, Susan Wise (2007). The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-05974-8.
- Bauer, Susan Wise (2008). The Art of the Public Grovel: Sexual Sin and Public Confession in America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-17082-4.
- Bauer, Susan Wise (2010). The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-05975-5.
- Bauer, Susan Wise (2013). The History of the Renaissance World: From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-05976-2.
- Bauer, Susan Wise (2015). The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-24326-0.
- Bauer, Susan Wise (2018). Rethinking School: How to take Charge of Your Child's Education. W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-28596-3.
- Bauer, Susan Wise (2020). The Story of the World Volume 3: Early Modern Times Revised Edition. Well- Trained Mind Press. ISBN 9781945841699.[11]
- Bauer, Susan Wise (2021). The Story of the World Volume 4: The Modern Age Revised Edition. Well-Trained Mind Press. ISBN 9781945841910.[12]
Notes
- ^ a b c Duin, Julia (November 14, 2012). "Home-schooling rift centers on religion: Movement leader takes hiatus from conferences over growing polarization, ideological demands". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ ISBN 9781410319487.
- ^ "Protestantism in America," by Randall Balmer (Columbia University Press, 2002), p. 163
- ^ "The Oprah Phenomenon," ed. Jennifer Harris (University of Kentucky Press, 2007), p. 195.
- ^ "Wonderful Words of Life: Hymns in American Protestant History and Theology," ed. Richard J. Mouw and Mark A. Noll (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2004), pp. 205-233; "The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing," by Leland Ryken (Shaw, rev. and exp. ed., 2002), p. 229-312; "Racism: Current Controversies," ed. Mary E. Williams (Greenhaven Press/The Gale Group, 2004), pp. 146-155); "The Best Christian Writing 2000," ed. John Wilson (HarperSanFrancisco, 2000), pp. 46-59.
- ^ Administration - Well-Trained Mind Academy Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- ^ Olasky, Marvin. "Writers on Writing. Part two: Writing with children". WORLD Magazine. July 3, 2010: 57, 59.
- ^ Duin, Julia (November 1, 2012). "Home-schooling pioneer Susan Wise Bauer is well-versed in controversy". Washington Post. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- OCLC 70054910.
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