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Classical Home School
Classical Homeschooling You've heard of classical music, classic movies, classical cities, but have you heard of classical homeschooling? Yes, there is such a thing, and its quite popular in this day and age where more and more parents are making the decision to homeschool their children. With public schools filling up, less and less qualified and energetic teachers, and more school violence every day, its not surprising that more children are spending their K-12th grade educations in their home sweet home. You must first understand what a classical education is in order to understand this method of homeschooling. The main theory behind classical education is this: the teaching and learning style must change with the cognitive development of the child. The proponents of the classical style of education believe that one style of teaching cannot be effective for a 5 year old and also be used on a teenager. Therefore, there are three styles of teaching that are used throughout the child's learning process: Trivium, Analytical, and Abstract. Trivium is used during the grade school years and is mainly focused on concrete thinking. During this time, the teacher focuses on getting the students to memorize facts and data about certain subjects. The Analytical process comes next during middle school and builds upon those facts and gets the students to understand the facts and encourages critical thinking and understanding about the facts. The final stage, abstract, is used during the high school years and encourages the students to think out side of the box on the subjects and be able to articulate their thoughts and feelings on the subjects being learned. Classical education focuses more heavily on history, art, the culture of Western Civilization, and the development of a biblical worldview with Theology being the master of the sciences. Hence why this style of teaching is very popular with Christians looking to homeschool their children. There are plenty of resources out there to help you education your child at home with the classical education techniques! Have fun! Carol Currie Carol Currie is highly active in the homeschooling community and is the author of several homeschool e-books that guide parents through the process of homeschooling. |
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