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The Different Methods Of Home Schooling

There are a variety of methods that canbasic curriculum is established, parents
be applied in the area of homeschooling.change it to adapt to the individual
The method you select will have anneeds and interests of their children.
impact on the curriculum and style ofThe curriculum is generally established
teaching. The following are some of theaccording to the temperament, learning
most popular homeschooling methods.style, and interests of the children.
The Charlotte Mason method is namedThese programs typically include visits
after Charlotte Mason, who is known asto libraries, factories, and museums.
the originator of the homeschoolingJohn Holt, a public educator in Boston,
movement. She herself was adeveloped the 'unschooling' method. Holt
homeschooler, and she wanted tobelieved that children learn best when
establish a basic plan for a completethey learn at their own pace and are
and effective homeschooling program. Theguided by their own interests. He wanted
Charlotte Mason method emphasizesto 'unschool' the child by requiring
poetry, fine arts, classical music,parents to take their cues from the
crafts, and classical literature. Thischildren. This approach has no set
method is designed to encourage ancurriculum, schedules, or materials. It
awareness of literature and involvesis the most unstructured of the
reading to the child every day. Thehomeschooling techniques.
child is then asked to tell what he orThe Montessori method had its start in
she has heard. This starts at the age ofItaly. It was found that children go
six. By the age of ten, the child isthrough extremely sensitive periods in
expected to write narrations in a book.which they experience periods of intense
Mason encouraged the use of natureconcentration. In these phases, children
diaries as well. The child writeswill repeat an action until they receive
observations of nature in the book assome measure of self-satisfaction from
well. This creates a sense of respectit. This method relies on prepared
for the environment in the child. Masonenvironments to facilitate learning. All
thought that good behavior and charactermaterials utilized in this method are
were critical for a child's completemeant to satisfy the child's interior
personality development.desire for spiritual development.
The Eclectic Homeschooling method is aMaterials for this method range from
combination of several techniques.simple to complex, and they are
Innovative parents rely on their ownrelatively costly.
judgment to select topics that make upWhatever method is selected, the
the curriculum for their own child.underlying concept is flexibility and a
These parents are always looking for thestrong interest in the child's own
best products they can find to help themdesires. The key is to use children's
meet the needs of their home schoolers.desire for knowledge to further their
Many of the curricula in this method areeducation.
improvised. This means that, while the



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