One of the benefits and blessings of home schooling is the freedom to choose the teaching methods and philosophy as well as the curriculum. This section is designed to acquaint you as the parent/teacher with your choices. Every step has been taken to assure that each point of view has been tested, researched and explained. While we do not wish to represent one method or teaching style, the reader must be aware that some approaches are not suitable for every child; depending on career goals, academic ability, and skills, some methods may be frustrating or boring for a particular individual. It is best to take all areas of your child’s learning and ability into context as you choose curricula/teaching methods.
In South Carolina, as elsewhere, you will find homeschoolers who represent each of these educational philosophies. Many homeschoolers do not fit into any one category and choose to be “eclectic,” based on the academic and organizational abilities of a particular child and even the capability of a curriculum for a subject. You need to choose the methods and curricula that best match the capabilities and goals of your children. Realize that one approach is not “better” than another for everybody, and that the perfect curriculum just doesn’t exist!
*The Principle Approach is a Registered trade mark of The Foundation for Christian Education.
Recommended Reading
Why Homeschool
Homeschooling for Excellence by David and Micki Colfax
Anyone Can Homeschool by Terry Dorian and Zan Peters Tyler
The Homeschooling Father by Michael Farris
Dumbing Us Down: The Invisible Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto
The Christian Home School by Gregg Harris
Teach Your Own by John Holt
The Right Choice: Homeschooling by Chris Klicka
Home Grown Kids by Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore
How to Homeschool
Christian Home Educator’s Curriculum Manual (for Elementary grades and Junior/ High School) by Cathy Duffy
Home School, High School, and Beyond by Beverly Adams-Gordon
The Three R’s (booklets on reading/writing/arithmetic for grades K-3) by Dr. Ruth Beechick
You CAN Teach Your Child Successfully (for grades 4-8) by Dr. Ruth Beechick
How to Create Your Own Unit Study by Valerie Bendt
How to Tutor by Samuel Blumenfield
The Whole-Hearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson
How to Homeschool: A Practical Approach by Gayle Graham
Teaching Children by Diane Lopez
For the Children’s Sake by Susan S. Macaulay
Homeschooling the High Schooler (Volumes 1, 2, & 3) by Diana McAlister and Candice Oneschak
Schoolproof by Mary Pride
The Big Book of Home Learning by Mary Pride
What Your Child Needs to Know When by Robin Scarlata
A Survivors Guide to Homeschooling by Luanne Shackelford and Susan White
The Way They Learn by Cynthia Tobias
The Home School Manual by Ted Wade
Magazines for Encouragement
Homeschooling Today
☎ (352)-475-308
hstodaymag@aol.com
NATHHAN (for parents of special needs children)
☎ (206)-857-4257
nathanews@aol.com
Practical Homeschooling
☎ (800)-346-6322
practic@aol.com
The Teaching Home
☎ (800)-395-7760