Discover different ways to homeschool by looking at these popular homeschooling methods. We provide detailed articles on each homeschooling method so you can educate yourself on the best way to homeschool for your family!
As a mom who loves the Charlotte Mason (CM) method but isn't sure of where to start, I decided to put together this resource of all the Charlotte Mason homeschooling curriculum packages that I'm interested in investigating further. I've also written a few sentences about each curriculum package which reminds...
If you're looking for a conservative homeschooling curriculum, you'll probably love a classical curriculum. Classical curriculum is popular among Christian homeschooling families, many of which choose them for their rigorous training in literature, theology, Latin and critical thinking. But, if you're new to this area, what curriculum should you choose?...
The trivium in classical education is a set of three phases comprised of the grammar, logic, and rhetoric stages in which children first learn knowledge, then understanding and finally wisdom. The trivium, which is part of the 7 liberal arts, was first used in antiquity and then adapted to suit...
The rhetoric stage of classical education is the third stage of the trivium. It is where high school students learn to present themselves and the arguments they have learned in the logic stage in a winsome manner. Here high school-aged children continue to learn to debate, with a focus on...
The dialectic or logic stage of classical education is the second stage of the trivium. It is where children learn discernment, as they sort out the facts they learned in the grammar stage. Here middle school-aged children learn to debate, argue, and detect logical fallacies. They do this in preparation...
After finishing high school, many of us only seriously consider tertiary study (college, university or traineeships) as the pathway to a good, high-paying job. After all, if you have no tertiary education, how can you be skilled? Herein lies a huge assumption - that is, that a person can't make...
Ever get frustrated at the amount of busywork your children are doing as a result of the curriculum they’re studying? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Many parents feel frustrated at how much time their children waste on tasks that don’t further their education or have any perceptible positive input. In...
Encouraging interest-based learning (IBL) is important for growing lifelong scholars who not only remember what they've been taught but are excited to discover more if the need arises. If we go to all the trouble of educating our children, we want them to remember the things we spent 12 years...
When I was studying medicine in 2013, my professors implemented a way of learning that was new to me. It was the 'problem-based learning model'. The reason they decided to use this method to teach their medical students was there is evidence suggesting problem-based learning is effective in helping people...
While many people consider Multiple Intelligences by Gardner as being similar to learning styles, not many know that the theory isn’t supposed to be used to teach a child using only the intelligences that he or she is strongest in. In this article, we’ll have a look at what the...
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