Tag: homeschooling
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The Siren Call of Curriculum Catalogs
Have the curriculum catalogs starting filling up your mailbox yet? I like catalogs; it’s fun to look at what’s new and different, or what I’ve seen before but might be more applicable or interesting as my kids have gotten older. I usually browse through the catalogs, dog-ear some pages, and check out a few products…
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Homeschool: learning how to learn
There are only a few goals I have for my kids’ education, long-term. The list is simple (but not easy): 1- I want them to know and love the Lord. 2- I want them to grow into responsible adults who look for ways to serve others. 3- I want them to know how to learn…
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Relaxed Homeschooling: Core Phase for Young Learners
I believe young kids benefit from very relaxed, unschoolish, interest-led learning, and a delayed start to structured academics. In the Leadership (or Thomas Jefferson) Education model I’ve been discussing, this is the Core Phase of learning. Our primary goals during these Core Phase years are: to encourage learning in an unstructured way to teach what…
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Time vs Content in Love of Learning Phase
After hearing how much I enjoyed reading Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning, a friend decided to read it. We talked soon after she started the book and she said she was overwhelmed at the thought of all that was required in this sort of education. Perhaps. But as with any homeschool methodology, we can…
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College Alternatives for Homeschoolers
As I shared last week, our homeschool has been evolving in order to keep focused on our key goals. College is only necessary for certain specialties. Though I have been inspired by reading Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning, one thing I disagree with is the authors’ heavy focus on college as the best way…