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Classical Homeschooling - How to Start |
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Written by Kayley Kenzie
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Saturday, 05 April 2008 |
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Parents who want their children to have the best education possible will want to look closely at classical homeschooling. Homeschooled children have a lot of advantages.
by KayleyKenzie
Parents who want their children to have the best education possible will want to look closely at classical homeschooling. Homeschooled children have a lot of advantages.
Children who are homeschooled get more individual attention, which translates to a better education.
Children who are homeschooled have another advantage: They get to learn in a safe and comfortable setting. They don't have to switch from classroom to classroom, and they don't have to be distracted by other disruptive students or new surroundings.
Parents and children who choose to homeschool also have the chance to create deeper relationships. Parents can also have a greater impact on their child's education.
Although there are several techniques for homeschooling, we're going to concentrate on just one of them: Classical homeschooling, which follows a traditional education model.
There are three learning phases in Classical homeschooling: Primary, secondary, and tertiary. It's easiest to think of them as the equivalent of elementary, junior high, and high school.
There is a big difference, however, between an institutional form of this education and homeschooling. Classical homeschooling in its true form focuses on the mental development of a child, not just age.
Children don't have to move on to the next phase until they're ready.
The methods of classical homeschooling date back to medieval times. This method is effective: It's been tested and tried for a very long time.
Younger students are taught the very basics: How to read, write, and do arithmetic. Once your children have a solid grasp of these concepts, they are ready to move on to the grammar phase. The second phase concentrates on composition.
The last phase in Classical homeschooling education is the dialect stage. In this stage children seriously study reading and writing and arithmetic. They also focus on rhetoric and public speaking in this phase.
It's reassuring for children to be able to progress at their own speed in Classical homeschooling. Your children are given the time they need to master concepts before they move on to the next. They aren't just pushed from one grade to the next.
The great thing about homeschooling, is that even if you want to supplement a Classical approach with something else, you can. You can incorporate units of studies that revolve around a theme for example. Teaching your child at home provides you the flexibility to do this.
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