Homeschooling in America
There is a smorgasbord of choices when deciding on curricula for your family. It is often trial and error until you find what works best for you and your child. We offer you a complete look at the curriculum choices available.
Everyone learns differently. When you homeschool, it is very helpful to figure out the different ways that your children learn, process information, and retain knowledge. This will make teaching easier, and also reduces your child's frustration. Both will set you up for success. This guide details the Vark model of assessing learning styles for four identified ways of learning. Vark stands for visual, auditory, reading/writing, and kinesthetic. It further explains three additional learning styles identified by developmental psychologist Howard Gardner. This is called the theory of Multiple Intelligences: logical-mathematical, social, and solitary.
A good high school transcript reflects the individualized progress of a homeschooled student's academic experience and work. These tips will help you build a strong transcript and portfolio of student work.
This homeschool curriculum from Classical Conversations is intended for use in Classical Conversations communities across the United States and the world. It offers the three phases of classical education -- the grammar stage, the dialectic phase, and the rhetoric stage.