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"How Do
I Do This Homeschooling Thing?"
School At Home recreates the traditional public school in home setting. It tends to be very structured, often using a packaged curriculum or video school. Some schools at home have their own classrooms. The School-at-Home style may be compared to the environment one might find in a quality private school with small class sizes. The Principle Approach uses Biblical principles as a basis for every subject. Students are taught to think and reason from a presupposition of an America with a Godly heritage and future. It's based upon a Biblical, Christian worldview on which everything else is built. Classical Schooling Classical education bases study on things that through time have been proven worthy of respect and interest. It relies heavily on the study of great Classical books. The core of Classical education is the Trivium, a three-fold system of education. The first building block is the Grammar stage. Second is Logic, and finally Rhetoric. Each stage builds upon the previous. The Grammar stage is an influx of knowledge and memorization. The Logic phase deals with reasoning, and the final Rhetoric phase teaches children to present what they have learned and reasoned in an effective way. Click here to read about A Day In The Life of a Classical homeschooler. Charlotte Mason The Charlotte Mason style, based on the work of the 19th-century British educator by that name, is both a gentle and genteel approach to learning. It emphasizes "living books" rather than textbooks, a narration technique instead of tests, and an appreciation for nature and the arts. Unit Studies Most homeschoolers practice some form of delight-directed study, concentrating on their childrens' interests. Unit Studies use an integrated approach, with all subjects being taught relating to the particular unit being studied. A topic is chosen to study in-depth for a certain time period, and everything from math to history revolves around learning about that topic. Students generally learn a topic to mastery before moving on. Eclectic An eclectic homeschooler is flexible. She incorporates those items that fit her family at any given time. She may use a variety of styles, drawing what fits best from each of them, and moving between styles as circumstances dictate. Often eclectics are similar to unschoolers, except that the studies are parent-directed rather than child-directed. Unschooling An unschooling family is one where the child decides if and when to study a particular topic. Learning is child-directed. Parents provide a stimulating atmosphere, then trust that a child will find his or her own path in life. This method is gaining popularity among those who subscribe to the Natural Law school of thought, though it is inconsistent with Biblical directives. Copyright (c) 1999 Julie Gentry
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Excellent Resources for Different Styles
School-At-Home
Principle Approach American Christian History Institute
Classical Homeschooling Classical Christian Homeschooling
Charlotte Mason Charlotte Mason Approach to Education
Unit Studies And What About... Unit Study Guides by Amanda Bennett
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