Non-Textbook Approaches to Education
APPROACH
DESCRIPTION
INTERNET LINKS AND BOOK TITLES
Classical
From Dorothy Sayers we discover that the ability to think is sadly lacking in modern children and a Classical Approach to learning produces students who not only think, but can use language eleoquently and persuasively Classical Education defined

Trivium Pursuit

Escondido Tutorial Service's list of classical resources

 

Principle
The Principle Approach teaches that there are certain biblical principles that underlie every area of study. It also teaches the effectiveness of the "4-R" apporach of having the child keep a notebook of his research about a subject, of the biblical principles he discovers, and personal application of those principles. Principle Approach defined

Landmark

Living Books and Life Experiences
From Charlotte Mason we learn that importance of treating children as persons capable of learning without being "talked down to."  Children can learn through "masterly inactivity" (being able to respond to original sources in art, literature, and nature without having the meaning interpreted for them by adults), through exposure to great literature, and through being allowed to exercise their imaginations through play. A Charlotte Mason Education

Charlotte Mason Study Loop

Homeschool without Homework

Unit Study
This approach stresses the inter-relatedness of all knowledge, and that studying one topic in depth produces greater learning than fragmenting knowledge into separate, unrelated bits of information. Unit Study Adventures

Free Online Unit Studies

Eclectic Homeschool Online's Unit Study Resources

Unschooling Approach
John Holt tells us that schooling is not necessarily learning. Children have an innate curiosity and desire to learn that can motivate them to discover what they need to know when they need to know it.
Unschooling Defined

Unschooling Authors

Free Learning

Holt Associates

Delayed Academics
Dorothy and Raymond Moore
warn us to be sensitive to our children's level of physical, emotionaland mental readiness and to give them a broad spectrum of life experiences.
Homeschooling Made Easy

Why Homeschooling

Learning Styles
Research into learning styles suggests that we can enhance our children's ability to learn by presenting information in ways that compliment their strengths.
Learning Assumptions

Learning Style Inventory

The Keirsey Tests

How People Learn

Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences