I don’t even cover all of the basic tenents of the school of thought here. * Disclaimer * This is a very surface overview of the philosophies. Literature-based: Curriculum that is heavy in books- particularly high-quality classic books using them as a jumping-off point for learning. Some curriculums are taught in chronological order others are taught by unit study, subject, or interest touching on different times in history throughout the year. These two terms are used the most when shopping for a math curriculum but can be used in any curriculum search.Ĭhronological: In order of the time it occurred. Mastery: Staying on one subject until it is mastered then moving on to the next. After the subject is covered in more depth it will be circled back to for review throughout the school year. Touching on a concept, moving on to the next, then circling back to cover it in more depth. Spiral: When the subject is taught in a circular way.
Once again it is especially pertinent to the science curriculum as many Christians believe in a different geologic time scale than is taught secularly. The religious curriculum teaches from the worldview of the religion of the writer. The secular curriculum will follow what is taught in public schools This especially pertains to the science curriculum where religious and secular worldviews differ.
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(Like Secular vs Religious or Spiral vs Mastery) Then we do a readers digest version of homeschool philosophies and common teaching methods. In this episode, we go over key terms to know when shopping for a homeschool curriculum. Once you have a vision for your homeschool, know the laws, and have decided on subjects you want to teach this year- you are ready to start! The first thing you’ll do is to shop for curriculum.