Home Schooling

Home schooling is not something fixed that has not changed over the years. It has changed and evolved because people try to make it fit their needs. That is why there has been several home schooling methods that have been created.

Each method is appropriate for a certain situation and perfect for a certain setting. If you are thinking of trying home schooling for your kids then you should know more about the different methods that are currently available. You need to know that you can tell which one would be perfect for you.

School at Home Method- This method is the easiest to understand and frequently portrayed system. The parents purchase a curriculum which includes textbooks and grading systems and they follow a schedule that they teach at home. By far it is the most expensive and could cause burn out on children and parents both.

Unit Studies- This system is based on the belief that children could learn more when they are interested in the topic being discussed. In this system, lessons are formed around something that interests children. Like if they are interested about the Roman Empire, lessons in Math and English could be made out of that.

Eclectic Home Schooling- This is probably the most often used method of home schooling today. What it does is it takes a little bit from the other methods and uses that in order to teach the child. This method lets parents and children pick the books and trips that they think are relevant and important and use that.

Unschooling- This method is also known as child led schooling. In the unschooling system a child is simply allowed to pursue his interests and from there he is allowed to learn what he can. In this method a child experiences the same learning experience of adults.

Classical Home-schooling- This method of teaching and learning began in the Middle Ages and was used to teach some of the greatest minds in history. It uses the five tools for learning which are known as the Trivium. These tools are reason, record, research, relate and rhetoric.

Charlotte Mason Method- This method was developed in the belief that children could learn best from situations in real life and that they deserve to be treated with respect just like adults. Under this method children are allowed to take walks, make visits to museums. They show what they have learned not by tests but by discussing it.

The Waldorf Method- This method is also used in traditional educational systems. Under this method the aim is to educate the whole child and that includes his body and spirit. So a program that includes physical training and are allowed to develop self-awareness.

These are just a few of these methods that you can try out for your child today. You can learn to pick one which would be a good match for what you need. You should try to learn more from each.