Homeschool Method # 1 – Part 1
The Charlotte Mason Approach Part 1
You can morph these techniques to your heart’s content. Apply one or two at a time.
What is the Charlotte Mason Approach?
Let’s say, you received 2 party invitations. The first is printed on grey paper in black ink. It contains boring information including the location, the theme and food.
The second card on the otherhand has an interesting layout and colors . The card promises to be fun and promotes wonderful delicious food and lively music. It appears to be an exciting and interesting time and now you do not want to miss it.
Now picture your children and ask yourself which invitation to a home schooled education do they want to receive? A boring way to present something or a far more intriguing interesting way ? That is one of your tasks.
Out with the boring. In with the love of learning.
Use a wide variety of meaningful subjects to the children via books, masterpiece artwork, poetry, websites and various other interesting materials as supplement to the textbooks.
Goal is to foster the love of learning. Remember, boredom is the opposite of the love of learning.
Let the child narrate whatever he/she read about the topic; it can replace the test; better than the test because it shows what the child understands.
Show the time sked per subject and activity/task. This is a good training in habits and concentration.
Tell the child to do the day’s work in the day so he will be free to enjoy the rest of the day’s leisure.Keep this in mind: If I play and have fun now the joy of it will be somewhat lessened if I will have the undone work on my mind.
Develop the habit of short concentrated lesson at a specified time daily to make the child concentrate.
When he/she is bored with the lesson it is time to put away and present a new topic or subject.Then go back to old lesson after a fresh mind. The lesson must be made bright and pleasant to the child.
Always vary the lessons to keep mind fresh and avoid boredom.
Choose the subjects that are light/routinary then serious or vice-versa. E.g. Writing then Math or History then Story-telling/Reading.
Part 2 to follow….