I have mentioned both the Charlotte Mason and Classical methods of homeschooling. Neither is the method that I use. What I do use is sometimes called eclectic homeschooling.
I do not follow a prescribed method of educating my daughter because she learns different subjects differently. It would not make sense to teach my daughter through the use of workbooks and textbooks in every subject.
She zips ahead in her science lessons. She would finish science first, if I allowed her to do science to the exclusion of other subjects. Because she loves it, and is willing to work independently in science she could and would finish two school grades worth of science each school year.
On the other hand, she is not a great speller, and she is a reluctant writer. I have to push her on a constant basis to keep her on grade level. Because of this, teaching science, and spelling using the same curriculum, or the same method would not produce equally good results.
So, as an eclectic homeschooler, I pick and choose from many different methods as I see fit, to provide my daughter with the best education I can. This doesn’t mean that this method would work for all homeschoolers, but it definitely works for my daughter. Flexibility in homeschooling is a great thing!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Classical Style homeschooling
Last time I tried to cover the Charlotte Mason style of homeschooling. We do not use that method at our homeschool and so I hope that I covered the style well enough. If you want to know more, I would suggest internet research.
This time I would like to briefly cover another style of homeschooling. The classical style of homeschooling is a style of education that trained some of the greatest minds of centuries past.
Grammar, logic, and rhetoric are the three main thrusts of this style of education. These are called the Trivium. Traditional public and private school courses must be taught as well, because if children are not educated in these courses, such as math, science, and social studies, then they have a more difficult time meshing their classical education with the traditional education which high education is rooted in.
Classically educated homeschoolers are more likely to learn Latin and/or Greek as languages.
Many homeschoolers feel like the classical model, full of great books, and tried and true is a great way to teach their children to learn. That once children learn how to learn, then they can apply that to any type of course they wish to master in the future.
I have not actually met many families who use this method, but the families that I know that do educate according to this method tend to have very disciplined students. I cannot prove that would happen in your homeschool, but it might be a method you want to check out.
This time I would like to briefly cover another style of homeschooling. The classical style of homeschooling is a style of education that trained some of the greatest minds of centuries past.
Grammar, logic, and rhetoric are the three main thrusts of this style of education. These are called the Trivium. Traditional public and private school courses must be taught as well, because if children are not educated in these courses, such as math, science, and social studies, then they have a more difficult time meshing their classical education with the traditional education which high education is rooted in.
Classically educated homeschoolers are more likely to learn Latin and/or Greek as languages.
Many homeschoolers feel like the classical model, full of great books, and tried and true is a great way to teach their children to learn. That once children learn how to learn, then they can apply that to any type of course they wish to master in the future.
I have not actually met many families who use this method, but the families that I know that do educate according to this method tend to have very disciplined students. I cannot prove that would happen in your homeschool, but it might be a method you want to check out.
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