This is the sixth and final post on Teaching Methods. The eclectic method of home-schooling may seem self-explanatory, but I think it's worth taking a look at since the vast majority of home-schoolers are using this method. While I have no hard data to support ...
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How to Home School: Unschooling
This is the fifth post in a six-part series on Teaching Methods. My first exposure to the concept of unschooling was through a book (that I didn't read but was familiar with) that detailed the story of the Colfax family. David and Micki Colfax ...
How to Home-School: Charlotte Mason Method
This post is the fourth in a six-part series on Teaching Methods. Charlotte Mason (January 1, 1842 – January 16, 1923) was a British educator who believed that children learned ...
How to Home-School: Unit Studies
This is the third post in a six-part series on Teaching Methods. Unit studies is a teaching method that has two particular advantages: 1) it allows you to cover a number of different subjects while focusing on a particular topic, and 2) ...
How to Home-School: Classical Education
This post is the second in a six-part series on Teaching Methods. As I discussed in my post: "Getting Started in Home-Schooling: Part III" the classical method is based around a revival of Greek and Roman learning where the emphasis is on three elements: grammar, ...
How to Home-School: Traditional Methods
Previously, in my “Getting Started” series, I briefly discussed various methods home-schoolers use to educate their children. I promised then that I would discuss each of those options, in depth, at a later time. This is the first of a six-part series on teaching methods. When ...