Teaching Resources for Authentic Classical Homeschooling
Welcome, homeschooling friends! I'm Diane Lockman. Over the past thirteen years, I've been down many homeschooling roads, and I know what does and doesn't work. My goal is to share my favorite classical teaching resources so that you are equipped to make the best homeschooling choices for your child whether he is in kindergarten or high school.
Classical education has seen an explosive rebirth in the past few years in the homeschooling community. Vendors and home education gurus shout for your attention. Pouring over all the different requirements, curriculum, teaching resources, and interpretations out there could easily distract you from your first priority: giving your child the very best home education possible. You only have a few fleeting years to shape your child’s heart and mind. With so much at stake and so little time, which homeschooling road will you take? Classical education, if taught like it was for most of Western history, can be enormously fun and energizing! In a nutshell, you spend the early years from birth to teen teaching your child three basic skills:
- If you are new to homeschooling, take my free How to Homeschool workshop
- If you have kids in kindergarten or middle school, see How to Teach k-8
- And How to Teach High School has lots of innovative ideas for the high school transcript
After your teen has substantially mastered these three skills, you'll shepherd him in the exploration of big ideas as expressed in the classic books of the Western Canon. But if you, like many homeschool parents, never had a classical education, you need help transforming the abstract idea of a classical Christian home education into a satisfying reality. Here at The Classical Scholar you'll find practical step-by-step instructions for improving your own homeschool every semester as you:
- how to read
- how to think
- how to communicate
Additionally, you'll find lots of other homeschool teaching resources to make the journey even easier including:
- determine your homeschooling goals
- write a strategic homeschooling plan for each academic semester
- make adjustments in homeschool curriculum
- Twelve real-life homeschooling case studies that show you how other families teach
- Live and recorded teaching workshops that show you exactly how to teach like an expert
- Favorite classic kids' book recommendations that expose your children to great literature
- Detailed teaching tips in the casual homeschool blog articles
- And coming soon, 5 new recorded online high school courses for transcript credit
Meet Classical Homeschooling Mom, Diane Lockman
Diane teaches classes to homeschool parents and teens in her community, coaches a competitive speech and debate club called Indy REJO!CE, contributes to Mary Pride's Practical Homeschooling magazine, and speaks at state, local, and virtual homeschool conferences like Heart of the Matter Online and the Indiana Association of Home Educators. During the competitive season, Diane serves as the NCFCA Tab Director for Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky tournaments. Questions? Contact Diane.
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