What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good Sixth-Grade Education

Core Knowledge

by Core Knowledge Foundation

Grade by grade, these groundbreaking and successful books provide a solid foundation in the fundamentals of a good education for first to sixth graders.

B & W photographs, linecuts, and maps throughout; two-color printing.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Reference, Parenting, Teaching, History, Textbooks

416 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Excellence and Equity in Education
The mission of the Core Knowledge Foundation is to advance excellence and equity in education for all children.

To achieve this mission, we offer detailed curricular guidance and materials to schools, teachers, parents, and policy makers—to anyone who believes, as we do, that every child in a diverse democracy deserves access to enabling knowledge.

By providing open access to an exemplary curriculum for preschool through eighth grade, we endeavor to:

create literate citizens able to contribute to a democratic society.
empower each child to achieve his or her greatest academic potential.
shrink the excellence gap between the academic achievement of American students and that of their international peers from high-performing countries.
shrink the fairness gap between the academic achievement of American students living in poverty and that of their economically advantaged peers.

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just re-read the whole CORE Knowledge Series this week. I have to say, I'm torn by these...bit of a love/hate relationship I suppose. How awesome that Hirsch takes the basics and breaks them down into digestible bits of information in a meaningful sequence...always building on what kids have learned already. At the same time, how scary that educators may pick these up and think that truly this is all a first-grader, second-grader, etc. needs to know. Knowledge is infinite and true love of learning can never be developed by focusing on a single textbook no matter how many subjects it covers. I know Hirsch didn't intend for this to be all that kids are taught, and yet that always feels a little suggested to me as I read them. A good resource that has no hope of ever replacing great literature.

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Does exactly what it says on the tin.

[A Jolly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great ideas for homeschooling a 6th grader

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is essentially the equivalent of a Readers Digest Condensed Book of an entire grade's textbook. Other than purposely using it as supplement at home by setting time aside to read it it with your child, I don't really see an application for this style of book. The material is presented very dryly and in this large book seems overwhelming so no child would read it alone.

[Deanna Sutter · Rating 2 out of 5]

Using this for basic knowledge.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are great supplemental books for elementary grade levels This one was just as good as the others.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

We started homeschooling this year and this series is a very good backbone for making your own curriculum. I checked this out at the library then later purchased it for use at home.

[Shannon Webber]

I registered a book at BookCrossing.com!
http://www.BookCrossing.com/journal/13100095

[Sharon Beers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good for parents and grandparents to supplement their child's school learning.