2006-08-31 09:27:10 · 5 answers · asked by Barb 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
My children have been self-taught for 8 years. They learn how to read and master math facts -- then they work in their Saxon Math books to complete a lesson every day -- The goal is 100% accuracy. They write a full page essay every day -- have someone else check it for mistakes -- rewrite it. Then they study vocabulary and read. They read for between two and four hours every day --- covering every subject that they will ever need to know.
2006-09-01 05:45:14 · update #1
The best method would be the one that best fits the unique needs of the child and their family.
2006-08-31 11:33:51 · answer #1 · answered by glurpy 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I use a little of this, a little of that. I get grade appropriate text books from the obsolete books warehouse (free) and I get age appropriate workbooks from www.frankschaffer.com. I get things from the library and the internet.
My son is watching a DVD at this very minute about the creatures on earth before dinosaurs (the early arthoropods and reptiles) that aired on the discovery channel.
I stay away from the boxed curricula, mainly because of the price. I'd hate to pay the money and not get my use out of it.
2006-08-31 20:21:09 · answer #2 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think online education is the most exciting trend in homeschooling. I have my kids enrolled at www.theimagineacademy.com for some courses like forensics and guitar lessons. Basically, anything that I can't teach at home I'll use Imagine for. So far the classes are great.
2006-09-01 12:03:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Glurpy. It doesn't matter what you do or if you have the latest and greatest, if it doesn't fit your child's learning style, nor meet the needs of your family, it will do you no good. Not every approach is good for everyone, not every approach is bad for everyone. Except maybe the approach of letting the child realize the need to learn. I'm not comfortable with that, but that's just me.
2006-08-31 20:03:34 · answer #4 · answered by Terri 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Homeschool cooperatives where children get the opportunity for competition and socialization with other children.
2006-08-31 16:35:02 · answer #5 · answered by pknutson_sws 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋