What if my child is younger than the minimum age recommended for Great Books, but is a good reader?
There are always exceptions, of course, but generally it’s not a good idea to start students in the Great Books tutorials much younger than the minimum suggested age. The reason is that there are more things to consider than simply intellectual ability; emotional and spiritual maturity move at different speeds than intellectual maturity, and many of the ideas and levels of discussion in the Great Books require a bit more emotional and spiritual stability than a younger child usually has, even if they have no trouble actually reading the book.
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