A guide to homeschooling articles on the net.
Part One
1. History
of Education Through the Ages and of Homeschooling:
l The History of Public Education http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Paradise/6799/intro.htm#1 ; http://www.socsci.kun.nl/ped/whp/histeduc/index2.html*; http://homeschoolfaq.com/state_education.htm
l Ancient Greek Education http://homeschoolfaq.com/greek_foundation.htm
l Ancient Rome Education http://homeschoolfaq.com/ancient_rome_education.htm
l Education in the Middle Ages http://homeschoolfaq.com/education_in_the_middle_ages.htm
l History of Homeschooling: How did the modern movement come about? How did compulsory education regulations cause this reaction? http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/weblinks/historyHS.htm
l Puritan Education http://homeschoolfaq.com/puritan_education.htm
l Secular Education http://www.homeschoolzone.com/secularhs/index.htm
l The Right to Education http://www.unesco.org/education/educprog/50y/brochure/maintrus/26.htm
l "Afterschooling" by Homeschoolzone.com http://www.homeschoolzone.com/faq/faq3.htm
l Afterschooling http://www.homeschoolzone.com/hsz/cohen4.htm
l Homeschooling: It’s Not About School http://www.honeypot-hollow.com/not_school.asp
l Imagine Article Brilliant and inspiring account by homeschooler
of the essence of being homeschooled. Highly recommended. http://www.eatbug.com/homeschool/html/imagine_article.htm
l What Does Real Home Schooling Mean? by Dorothy Moore http://www.homeeducator.com/FamilyTimes/articles/4-1article6.htm
l What Is Home Schooling? http://www.welltrainedmind.com/homeschool.html
3. FAQs
What is homeschooling? and other questions answered
- l Frequently Asked Questions Regarding
Home Learning (Homeschooling) in Japan by Tomiko Kugai, a
homelearning advocate and parent in Himeji (translated by Kazumi
Ohkubo Covert and Brian Covert)
- l A Conversation with John Holt (1980) interview with John Holt
(of Growing Without Schooling) from Mothering magazine. http://www.naturalchild.com/guest/marlene_bumgarner.html;
Teach Your Own Children At Home Another 1980 interview with the now
deceased John Holt (of Growing Without Schooling) http://www.bloomington.in.us/~learn/Holt.htm.
These interviews offer many convincing reasons to homeschool.
l A Look at Our Schools--Getting Back to Basics, by Alfie Kohn Unlearning How We Learned, Well Known Advocate of Homeschooling writes for the Washington Post
l Anti-Homeschooling Excuses by Tamara Eaton Ten common excuses are actually reasons to homeschool http://www.gocin.com/homeschool/week15.htm
l Battle for Our Children's Minds by Christopher Klicka, Senior Counsel of HSLDA http://members.aol.com/usteach/articles.html#04
l But We Have Such GOOOOD Schools! by Charlotte C. Monte http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/HEM/HEM151.98/151.98_art_gscl.html
l Educating your child at home due to bullying at school Whilst reasons for home education vary, bullying and harassment and a school climate not conducive to learning are often quoted. Estimates suggest that every year in the UK at least 16 children commit suicide because of bullying at school. Links to essays about formal schooling, the decline of, problems with. http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/weblinks/schools.htm
l FAQ about Homeschooling and Socialization by a homeschool graduate http://www.smokylake.com/Christy/homeschool/social.htm
l Gakko or School; The Bicultural Family discuss the pros and cons of sending her kids to Japanese public schools http://www.tell.gol.com/connections/archive/1995/jun/conn02.html
l Homeschooling written by a reader of Christian Edu-Link, this piece explores the restrictions of school vs the flexibility of homeschooling.
l Genuine Multiculturalism (as a goal and by-product of homeschooling) by Karl Bunday http://learninfreedom.org/multicultural.html
l Notable Persons Who Saw Problems in Schooling page http://learninfreedom.org/notable_quotes.html
l Our Homeschool Experience by Jim Muncy on his homeschooling philosophy and goals http://www.valdosta.peachnet.edu/~muncyj/homeschooling/thoughts.html#Our%20Homeschool%20Experience
l Schools and Suicide by Karl Bunday offers new hypothesis that compulsory school attendance is the cause of suicide, debunking the myth that suicides are due to Asian-style pressure-cooker education; compares US, Japan, and Sweden. http://learninfreedom.org/suicide.html
l Socialization: A Great Reason To Homeschool http://learninfreedom.org/socialization.html
l Solid Evidence to Support Homeschooling by Mike Farris http://www.adelaide.net.au/~rnbpaine/homeschool/essayson.htm
l Taking Charge of Your Children's Education - By Rick Livingston http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/9684/education.html
l Ten Reasons Not to Homeschool by Jim Muncy http://www.valdosta.peachnet.edu/~muncyj/homeschooling/thoughts.html#Ten%20Reasons%20Not%20to%20Homeschool
l The Curriculum of Necessity by John Taylor Gatto makes a case that really essential education can take place only outside school
l The Six-Lesson Schoolteacher by John Taylor Gatto explains what the public school really teaches the child. http://www.cantrip.org/gatto.html
l The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher more in the same vein by Gatto -- his speech was given on the occasion of John Taylor Gatto being named "New York State Teacher of the Year" for 1991. http://www.oz.net/~baraka/dumbing.html
l The Twenty Qualities of An Educated Person” by John Taylor Gatto http://www.homeschoolcounsel.com/questions/index.cgi?read=16-What_Are_The_20_Qualities_Of_An_Educated_Person-A_List_From_John_Gatto.htm; (Excerpted from the text of a speech by John Taylor Gatto upon accepting the New York City Teacher of the Year Award on January 31, 1990. The text was originally reprinted from the Iowa State Newsletter. http://www.primenet.com/~afhe/gatto2.htm )
l Top Ten Reasons to High School Homeschool http://www.homeschoolzone.com/hsz/cohen1.htm
l What Effect Does School Attendance Have On Crime Rates. Research by Karl Bunday on theory that increased school attendance raises overall societal crime rate. http://learninfreedom.org/School_makes_crime.html
l What should I do with bullies? By Homeschoolzone.com http://www.homeschoolzone.com/faq/bullies.htm
l Why Homeschool by Phil Lancaser http://homeschoolfaq.com/why_homeschool.htm
l Why should I homeschool? http://www.homeschoolzone.com/faq/whyhs.htm
l Worried about school violence? http://www.families-first.com/ffnews/violence.htm
5. Is it Possible to
Homeschool?:
- l Am I Cut Out for Homeschooling? excerpt from the
Homeschooling Book of Answers by Linda Dobson http://www.homeschoolzone.com/hsz/articles/dobson1.htm
l Are You Educated Enough to Educate Your Child? Dr. Wile reassures us that the children we have raised from birth are best educated by us, no matter what our own education level might be. http://www.homeschoolchristian.com/Position/WileEnoughEducation.htm
l Can a homeschooler make it to college? http://www.homeschoolzone.com/faq/faq8.htm
l Can a single parent homeschool? http://www.homeschoolzone.com/hsz/henry1.htm
l Can working parents homeschool? http://www.homeschoolzone.com/hsz/working
l Is homeschooling expensive? http://www.homeschoolzone.com/faq/frugal.htm
l Is homeschooling right for me? http://www.homeschoolzone.com/faq/faq2.htm
l Questions Homeschoolers Ask http://www.welltrainedmind.com/J99questions.html
l Seven Undeniable Truths of Homeschooling Every parent homeschools, some more than others. http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/7_und_trs_hsing.htm
l Socialization http://www.redshift.com/~bonajo/socialization.htm
l The Curriculum of Necessity by John Taylor Gatto makes a case that really essential education can take place only outside school
l The Development of Social Competence in Children http://ericae.net/edo/ED281610.htm
l The Efficacy of the Homeschooled by Aletheia Price http://www.eatbug.com/homeschool/html/efficacy_of_the_homeschooled_e.htm
l The Valedictorian Who Failed Socialization by Neysa C M Jensen http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/INF/STRT/strt_art_socialztn.html
l What About College? http://homeschoolfaq.com/what_about_college.htm
l What About Grades? http://homeschoolfaq.com/what_about_grades.htm
l What about socialization? http://www.homeschoolzone.com/faq/faq3b.htm
l What About Algebra, Higher Math and Lab Science? http://homeschoolfaq.com/what_about_difficult_subjects.htm
l What will people think? By Joe Spataro http://www.homeschoolzone.com/faq/negpeople.htm
6. Starting Out:
- l BACK TO SCHOOL LIST: Essentials for This School Year! by
Tamara Eaton on the only things you really DON'T want to do
without... http://www.gocin.com/homeschool/week46.htm
l Choosing Curriculum By Tamara Eaton http://www.gocin.com/homeschool/tips-3.htm
l Distance & Alternative Learning http://www.homeschoolzone.com/hsdistnt.htm
l New Homeschooler? http://www.elijahco.com/newhmsc.htm
l Help Getting Started Web links to many essays on how to get started homeschooling. http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/weblinks/help.htm
l Home School Support http://www.teachinghome.com/started/basics/support.cfm
l Homeschooling with Principles, not Formulas by Diana Waring of History Alive! http://members.aol.com/usteach/articles.html#07
l How Do I choose Materials? http://homeschoolfaq.com/how_do_i_choose_materials.htm
l How to Start Homeschooling in 8 Easy Steps by Gail Felker HomeschoolToday.com Issue: January/February 2000 http://www.homeschooltoday.com/articls/ongoing/8steps.htm
l Home(school)...A Master Plan For Yours by Jane Boswell http://homeeducator.com/FamilyTimes/articles/7-1article11.htm
l Lessons For Homeschoolers by Dorothy Moore http://www.homeeducator.com/FamilyTimes/articles/8-4article10.htm
l Multilevel Homeschooling by Tamara Eaton Most moms of several children become experts at multitasking with experience--although don't let anyone convince you that it's as simple to homeschool a bunch as it is one or two. http://www.gocin.com/homeschool/week21.htm
l Preparing Your Child for Real Life: Goals for a Practical Education March/April Newsletter #17
l Setting Goals for Excellence http://www.teachinghome.com/started/basics/basics.cfm
l Starting Out
l Suggested Course of Study Need to know what to do and when? No overloaded curriculum suggestions. http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/suggested_course_ of_study.htm
l Support groups? http://www.homeschoolzone.com/faq/support.htm
l Teaching Several Children at Once http://www.teachinghome.com/started/basics/several.cfm
l The Curriculum of Necessity or What Must an Educated Person Know? A few years back one of the schools of Harvard issued some advice to its students on planning a career in the new international economy..." thus begins this enlightening essay by John Taylor Gatto, New York City Teacher of the Year
l Umbrella Schools & "accreditation" http://www.homeschoolzone.com/hsz/umbrella
l What is Educational Philosophy http://www.hometaught.com/ed_philosophy.htm
l What Your Child Needs to Know When from Heart of Wisdom http://homeschoolfaq.com/what_your_child_needs_to_know_when.htm
7. Decisions and
Choices on Curricula and Resources:
- l Choosing Curriculum By Tamara Eaton http://www.gocin.com/homeschool/tips-3.htm
l Choosing teaching materials and Curriculum suggestions for reading by Elijah Company http://www.elijahco.com/choosing.htm
l Curriculum Wars! by Tamara Eaton http://www.gocin.com/homeschool/week40.htm
l Evaluate Curriculum from a Christian World View http://www.teachinghome.com/started/basics/evaluate.cfm
l Finding Used Curriculum --- Beverly S. Krueger http://eho.org/features/finding.htm
l Purchasing 101: Forget the Curriculum What Else Do I Buy?---Tammy Cardwell http://eho.org/features/purchasi.htm
l The Truth About Curricula http://www.homeschoolzone.com/hsz/rupp6.htm
l The Curriculum of Necessity or What Must an Educated Person Know? A few years back one of the schools of Harvard issued some advice to its students on planning a career in the new international economy..." thus begins this enlightening essay by John Taylor Gatto, New York City Teacher of the Year. A good guide before buying choosing curriculum. Highly recommended*
8. Pedagogy:
Educational Approaches and Methods
Four Modalities or 4MAT model of learning
Units Approach or Project Method
Unschooling, Deschooling or Child-directed home-based
An Overview of Different Approaches or
Methods of Home Educating / Homeschooling:
- l A-Z Directory Home's Cool Homeschooling Ann Zeise’s
essays on various Methods & Styles of homeschooling http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/methods/Methods.htm
l A comparison of Different methods and approaches to homeschooling by Laurie and Harvey Bluedorn http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/comparison_approaches.htm
l A Comparison of Different Methods & Approaches to Home Education This article will compare some of the different methods and approaches to home education with which many of you are already familiar. Author is proponent of the Classical approach http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/comparison_approaches.htm
l Can You Explain the Different Approaches? http://homeschoolfaq.com/teaching_approaches.htm
l Combining Methods & Materials http://www.teachinghome.com/started/basics/combining.cfm
l Comparison of Different Methods & Approaches to Home Education http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/comparison_approaches.htm
l Educational Approaches and Methods http://www.teachinghome.com/started/basics/approaches.cfm
l Homeschooling and Its Many Faces...is an interesting read http://www.elijahco.com Obtain Elijahco's catalog, a homeschool guide in itself, chock-full of well-written and enjoyable articles on the different approaches to Homeschooling, how to homeschool certain subjects and what resources to use.
l Good summary of major teaching methods currently popular in Homeschooling circles can be found at these websites http://www.heartofwisdom.com; see also http://homeschooling.mining.co/library/weekly/aa091699.htm?pid=2812&cob=home
l Making Sense Out of Teaching Methods or Putting It all Together http://members.aol.com/usteach/styles/together.html
l Teaching Approaches from Homeschoolfaq.com http://homeschoolfaq.com/teaching_approaches.htm
l What is Educational Philosophy http://www.hometaught.com/ed_philosophy.htm
l Which Method? By Tamara Eaton http://www.gocin.com/homeschool/tips-11.htm
- l Columnists Face Off - Accelerated Education Joyce Swann
presents the advantages of homeschooling the way the Swanns do it.
http://www.home-school.com/Articles/AcceleratedEd.html
l "I Was an Accelerated Child" Alexandra Swann and her siblings share what it's like to graduate high school by age 11. http://www.home-school.com/Articles/AcceleratedChild.html
l Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips How does this mother of 10 run their accelerated education program? http://www.home-school.com/Articles/HomeschoolTips.html
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- l Charlotte Mason Method http://www.home-school.com/Articles/CharlotteMason.html
l Charlotte Mason High School Study Guide http://homepage.bushnell.net/~peanuts/CMhighschool.html
l Homeschool Without Homework by Karen Andreola http://www.home-school.com/Articles/HSwoHomework.html
l Is Charlotte Mason Unschooling? A short essay by Lynn B Hocraffer http://homepage.bushnell.net/~peanuts/essay1.html
l Memories of a P.N.E.U. Education http://www.ains.net.au/bangalay/livingbooks/a_001.htm
l My Charlotte Mason Study Notes http://homepage.bushnell.net/~peanuts/CMason.html
l Thoughts on Catherine Levison's Books http://www.welltrainedmind.com/Levison
l Thoughts on Karen Andreola http://www.welltrainedmind.com/Andreola
l What Is The Charlotte Mason Method http://members.aol.com/BeeME1/CMmethod.html
A Comparison of Charlotte Mason and Classical Methods:
l Charlotte Mason and Classical Education: An Introduction http://www.welltrainedmind.com/charlottemason.html
l Charlotte Mason- Classical Academy Trivium and Charlotte Mason by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn http://eho.org/classical.htm#classical%20chr
l Does Method Matter?(Part I) Charlotte Mason and Classical Approach.February 2000 Issue #5 http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ja8i-brtl/february00.html#hot
l The Charlotte Mason Method: The Trivium: Classical Christian Homeschooling and Combining the Classical Tradition and Charlotte Mason Methods by Beth Parker http://home.att.net/~bandcparker/methods.html
Classical (also Trivium):
- l A Definition for Classical Education
http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/definition_for_classical_education.htm
l A Day at Our House: Classical Education (Plus Baby) http://www.welltrainedmind.com/hsday3.html
l Classical education as defined by Escondido Tutorials http://www.gbt.org/clasced.html
l Classical Worldview Fritz Hinrichs http://www.gbt.org/text/worldview.html
l Charlotte Mason and Classical Education: An Introduction http://www.welltrainedmind.com/charlottemason.html
l Charlotte Mason- Classical Academy Trivium and Charlotte Mason by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn http://eho.org/classical.htm#classical%20chr
l Columnists Face Off - Classical Education Douglas Wilson presents the case for classical education. http://www.home-school.com/Articles/ClassicalEducation.html
l Classical Schooling with Multiple Ages: Suggestions, Recommendations, and a Useful (We Hope) Chart http://www.welltrainedmind.com/J00multiples.html
l Outcome-Based Education versus Trivium-Based Education compared, goals for Christian Classical Education http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/obe_tbe.htm
l Following the Classical Pattern with More than One Child http://www.welltrainedmind.com/O98pattern.html
l Introducing WTM Methods Gradually http://www.welltrainedmind.com/O00McDonald.html
l In Defense of Classical Education http://home.att.net/~mikejaqua/feb_99.html
l Introduction to Classical Education-Fritz Hinrichs. http://www.gbt.org/text/intro.html
l Is Classical Education for the Intellectually Superior? http://home.att.net/~MikeJaqua/news/news/Jan_99.html
l Memorization Without Pain http://www.welltrainedmind.com/O00memorization.html
l Starting in the Middle: Beginning Classical Education with an Older Child (Or Anytime After First Grade) http://www.welltrainedmind.com/A00starting.html
l Suggested Course of Study Ten Things to Do Before Age 10 Need to know what to do and when? No overloaded curriculum suggestions. http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/suggested_course_of_study.htm
l The Charlotte Mason Method: The Trivium: Classical Christian Homeschooling and Combining the Classical Tradition and Charlotte Mason Methods by Beth Parker http://home.att.net/~bandcparker/methods.html
l The Classical Approach to Education in the Christian Home http://www.covenanthome.com/articles.htm
l The Joy of Classical Education http://www.welltrainedmind.com/A00joy.html
l Three Pillars of Classical Education http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/three_pillars.htm
l What Is Classical Education? By Susan Wise Bauer http://www.welltrainedmind.com/classed.html
l What is the Trivium? http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/what_is_the_trivium.htm (now also in Spanish)
l Why Classical School at Home? If parents want to give their children a good classical education, wouldn't their best option be a Classical Christian private school? http://www.triviumpursuit.com/articles/why_classical_at_home.htm
l Why Our Model of Classical Education May Look Different http://www.welltrainedmind.com/J00ourmodel.html
l Does Method Matter?(Part I) Charlotte Mason and Classical Approach.February 2000 Issue #5
l Why Classical Education? By Fritz Hinrichs. This talk lays out the thinking behind classical education and the basics of its methodology http://www.gbt.org/clasced.html
Cultural literacy
- l The curriculum comprises Hirsch's Core Knowledge series of
books "What Every [First Grader/Second Grader, etc] Needs To Know
containing from the basic principles of constitutional government,
important events of world history, essential elements of
mathematics and of oral and written expression, widely acknowledged
masterpieces of art and music, excerpts, lists of books, to stories
and poems passed down from generation to generation, etc. (For more
details on the Core Knowledge curriculum at http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/about/index.htm;
Four
Modalities or 4MAT model of learning:
- l 4MAT model of learning http://www.geocities.com/~educationplace/4mod.html
l The 4MAT model entails the use of right and left-brain strategies within four distinct phases of the learning cycle. The theory has had an impact on education, management, problem solving and communication. http://www.aboutlearning.com/4mat/
Eclectic Approach:
- l Eclectic Homeschooling - Beverly S. Krueger http://eho.org/features/eclectic.htm
l Putting Together an Eclectic Curriculum by Cafi Cohen http://www.home-ed-press.com/INF/OH/oh_ecl.cur.html
MI Theory:
l Multiple Intelligences Figuring out how your children are
intelligent will help you decide how best to educate them. http://www.rspublishing.com/Multiple%20Intelligences.html
l Multiple Intelligences: Seven Ways to Approach Curriculum by
Thomas Armstrong highly recommended*hhttp://www.ThomasArmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm
l Multiple Intelligences: Seven Ways to Approach Curriculum
l More Essays on Multiple Intelligences:
l --http://www.rspublishing.com/Multiple%20Intelligences.html
(about MI);
lhttp://www.scbe.on.ca/mit/milist.htm
(MI checklist)
l http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/teacher1.html#Brain
Research (Many links on MI)
l http://pzweb.harvard.edu/Research/Research.htm)
(Harvard's Project Zero)
l The Naturalist Intelligence Dr. Howard Gardner added the
Naturalist Intelligence to his list in 1996. It is the first
addition to the original seven. This intelligence has to do with
observing, understanding and organizing patterns in the natural
environment. By Bruce Campbell. http://www.newhorizons.org/article_eightintel.html
l The Seven Human Intelligences by http://www.homeschoolzone.com/hsz/leppert2.htm
l Multiple Intelligences Power Up Math Teaching by Mark Wahl How to use your kid's learning style to help them learn math.
Montessori Method:
l Montessori At Home: Making room for children in your home and
in your life http://www.montessori.org/library/monthome.html
l Montessori Homeschooling Q and As created by and for Montessori
homeschooling families http://www.montessori.edu/homeschooling.html
l Shu-Chen Jenny Yen's On-Line Montessori Teacher Albums contain
240 developmentally appropriate activities for 3-to-6 year old
children http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfsjy/mts/_link.htm
- l A comparative evaluation of the contents of the Waldorf
curriculum(a typical preschool to high school curriculum at http://www.fortnet.org/rsws/waldorf/faq.html#2)
l An anecdotal examination of Waldorf practices at
l http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99sep/9909waldorf.htm. **
l FAQs about Waldorf (Steiner) education http://www.fortnet.org/rsws/waldorf/faq.html; http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cromhale/Wald_faq.html
l For a typical Waldorf curriculum from preschool to high school see:
l http://www.fortnet.org/rsws/waldorf/faq.html#2
l For Waldorf Resources see http://www.waldorfresources.com
"Why Waldorf with HSling" is a pursuasive suggestion we would resort to Waldorf philosophy schooling as opposed to traditional schooling
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/2924/pathwayswhy.html
l More articles at http://www.waldorfresources.com and http://live-education.com
l Overview of Steiner Education by Bob Hale http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cromhale/overview.html
l Waldorf Schooling - What exactly is it? http://www.bcparent.com/education/waldorf.htm**
l The Primacy of Imagination Waldorf teachers offer roughly the same subjects other teachers do. Before introducing facts, however, they take a few steps back, and sideways..." Todd Oppenheimer writes for Atlantic Monthly http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/99sep/9909waldorf2.htm
l The Waldorf School Approach to History Eugene Schwhartz http://www.bobnancy.com/bobnancy.html
l Waldorf Education… An Introduction by Henry Barnes http://www.awsna.org/education-intro.html
l Waldorf collection of Waldorf links at
http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/methods/Waldorf.htm
l Waldorf Without Walls articles include Waldorf and Weaning; What Is Eurhythmy; Oak Meadow and Waldorf at http://www.waldorfresources.com/readroom/features/index.html
l What is Waldorf? Unschooling Education? And How Do You Combine Them? http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Woods/2924/pathwayswhy.html
A comparison of Montessori and Waldorf methods:
l "Does Method Matter? (Part II) Waldorf vs Montessori.March 2000 Issue #6
l Montessori and Steiner: A Pattern of Reverse Symmetries by neuroscience educator Dr Dee Joy Coulter at http://www.oakmeadow.com/library/articles/coulter.htm)
Objective Approach:
- l The Objective Approach by Gail Withrow http://www.hometaught.com/app_objective.htm
Principle Approach:
- l Columnists Face Off - Principle Approach Carole Adams tells
us why she thinks the Principle Approach is best.
l The REAL GOAL of Education Steve Moitozo makes a case for including morals and ethics in his formulation of a well-rounded education that prepares a child for adulthood http://www.athomeinamerica.com/Article_TheRealGoal.mv
- l "Does Method Matter? (Part
III) Traditional vs non-traditional methods"April 2000
Issue #7
l I Think, Therefore I . . . Fill in the Blanks? Workbooks are not teachers and are rarely an indicator of a student's ability to understand or to think beyond the literal level. By Kathryn Stout. http://www.designastudy.com/teaching/tips-0600.html
l In Defense of Workbooks, Joanne M. Billmers http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/HEM/HEM143.97/143.97_art_wbk.html
l The Traditional Approach http://www.hometaught.com/app_traditional.htm
l Textbooks as Tools by Steve Moitozo shows how even unschoolers can use textbooks as resources http://www.athomeinamerica.com/Article_TextbooksAsTools.mv.
l Worksheet Blues by Beth Conant http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/worksheet.html
Units or Project Method:
l Columnists Face Off - Unit Studies Jessica Hulcy tells us why
she thinks the unit study approach is best http://www.home-school.com/Articles/UnitStudies.html
l Creating Your Own Unit Studies http://eho.org/unitcreate.htm
l Do Your Units End with a Bang or a Whimper Jessica Hulcy
explains the difference between wrapping up and embalming a unit
study http://www.home-school.com/Articles/HulcyClosure.html
l Finding Time To Dig Deeper by Kathryn Stout
http://www.homeeducator.com/FamilyTimes/articles/7-1article9.htm
l How A Textbook Mom Does Unit Studies by Kym Wright. Hints for
the parent who wants both a structured approach as well as the
hands-on learning benefits of units, be inspired (Home Educator's
Family Times, Vol.8, No 1, 2000 at
http://www.homeeducator.com/FamilyTimes/articles/8-1article15.htm
l Ingredients of the Project Method (Now called Unit Studies) by
Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore http://www.homeeducator.com/FamilyTimes/articles/6-3article3.htm
l Learning Success With Unit Studies & More by Jane Boswell
http://www.homeeducator.com/FamilyTimes/articles/3-4article1.htm
l Organizing Your Own Unit Studies http://eho.org/unitforms.htm
l The Project
Approach
l Thoughts on Unit Studies by Susan Wise Bauer http://www.welltrainedmind.com/J01unitstudy.html
l Unit studies by Jennifer Steward read about her painless method
at http://www.unitstudies.com/about/start.htm
and then decide if you need to buy her book:
l Unit Studies A concise "everything you need to know to get
started on units" article.
l http://www.kaleidoscapes.com/unitstudies/unitstudyfaq.html
l Units With Drama. On How to Avoid Mindless Unit Studies Jesica
Hulcy explains the difference between creativity and catastrophe.
http://www.home-school.com/Articles/MindlessUnSt.html
l Unit Study Know How or Unit Study 101" by Amanda Bennett http://unitstudy.com/articles/article-2.htm;
(See also her many other articles at
http://unitstudy.com/articles/list.htm)
Unschooling, Deschooling or
Child-directed home-based:
- l A King's Curriculum - Michele Winkler vowed she would no more
teach math and grammar from a workbook, than bake with imitation
vanilla. Her two children would learn everything they needed to
know from hands-on, experiential life lessons http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/HEM/172.00/ma_art_king.html
l Becoming Unschoolers, Janet Keip on their family’s experience in becoming unschoolers http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/HEM/HEM141.97/141.97_art_bunsch.html
l Can a Christian Be an Unschooler? by Patrick Farenga
l Curriculum To Unschooling. Read about Ann Zeise's story of how her family’s homeschooling methods evolved. http://www.gomilpitas.com/homeschooling/articles/111197.htm
l "De-schooling" http://www.homeschoolzone.com/faq/deschooling.htm
l For Unschooling Resources see
http://www.egroups.com/message/edn-in-jpn/53?&start=24
l Heather Madrone‘s collection of her choice essays on home (un)schooling. http://www.madrone.com/home-ed.htmA World of Learning, Barbara Theisen
l Interview with Michael Fogler Unschooling Meets the Workforce - Peter Kowalke Peter Kowalke, an unschooler in college, interviews Michael Fogler, author of Un-jobbing: The Adult Liberation Handbook. Can a person follow his true interests and still make a living? http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/HEM/175/afogler.html
l Numerous articles and resources on deschooling, unschooling, or child-directed home-based learning by Canadian homeschooling pioneer Wendy Priesnitz http://www.life.ca/hs/index.html
l On Unschooling and Life - Ruthe Matilsky With kids nearing or at adulthood, Ruthe Matilsky admits she's a little nervous about what their futures hold, and whether she's done all she can to prepare them. http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/HEM/182/maunschool.html
l Unschooling by Gail Withrow, HomeTaught. Relaxed Approach or Unschooling? “The crucial difference between homeschooling and unschooling is whether the parent takes an active role in leading the child's education, or backs away and leaves the ball in the child's hands."
http://www.hometaught.com/unschooling.htm
l "Unschooling" http://www.homeschoolzone.com/unschooling/index.htm
l Unschooling is a type of homeschooling.by Jeanne Musfeldt http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/HEM/182/maunschool.html
l Unschooling: Preparing Our Children For Life by Marsha Ransom http://www.homeeducator.com/FamilyTimes/articles/9-1article16.htm
l Unschooling or School-at-Home? - Chris Sims as a parent could see all kinds of benefits to the unschooling philosophy. Why, then, did the children yearn for classroom education and demand structure at home? http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/HEM/HEM152.98/152.98_art_un-schl.html
l Unschoolers Support Luz Shosie on her son's ungraduation. http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/UniFrame.html?JumpBar="FAQ's.j.html"&Main="/hs/Ungraduation.html
l Unschooling Undefined. by Eric Anderson http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/UniFrame.html?JumpBar="FAQ's.j.html"&Main="/hs/undefine.htm
l Waiting for Unschooling to Work - Shay Seaborne (reveals that unschooling is not easier for its lack of structure, and that sometimes the hardest task of all is to simply let go and trust.) http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/HEM/183/mjwait.html
l What Is Unschooling? by Maryann Turner http://www.home-school.com/weekly/a1.html
l What Is Unschooling by Marsha Ransom http://www.homeeducator.com/FamilyTimes/articles/8-5article14.htm
l Growing Without Schooling: Can a Christian Be an Unschooler? By Patrick Farenga
Note: Reggio Emilia: Not about Homeschooling but Deschooled Schools?:
For more info on Reggio Emilia Schools. read these articles:
l REGGIO EMILIA AT NAEYC by Penny Fahlman
l http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/reggio.html
l Different Media, Different Languages by George Forman
http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/eece/pubs/books/reggio/regch4.html
l Reggio Emilia : Some Lessons For US Educators http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/
- l Seven Principles of a Biblical Worldview http://homeschoolfaq.com/seven_principles.htm
l The Tradition of the West by Robert M. Hutchins, entitled "addresses why a liberal arts education is so important and why the reading of the Great Books is stressed in a liberal education at http://www.lucknow.com/horus/etexts/thewest.html
l Worldview http://homeschoolfaq.com/worldview.htm
See Part 2 of the Articles Database.
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