![]() ![]() Grow toward Christlikeness by reading and meditating on important books, both contemporary and historical.ĭevelop the practice of journaling as a discipleship tool.Īs a result, the assignments were to do the reading and write a journal each week. The learning outcomes for this course are: One of the major reasons we homeschool is so that we can make spiritual disciplines a part of the curriculum. For the Sophomore curriculum, I also made “literature” a parallel track to Great Conversations, to get more of the volumes from the same time period but read them from a more literary angle. If I had this to do again, I would assign a thesis, which is what I did for Sophomore literature. I think my vision for these assignments was ahead of where she was developmentally. Over the course of the year, I figured out this was because the student did not understand how to arrive at a thesis, and instead continually defaulted to attempting to compare and contrast works. This was a bit frustrating because of the quality of the work was not very good. The writing was supposed to be covered by the co-op class. Additionally, I assigned a 500-1,000 word essay on each novel. I had her do a little research on the historical context of each novel, a biographical summary of the author, and a brief summary of the work. Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Ernest Improve writing reading, thinking, and writing skills by summarizing books as they are read.Īppreciate the beauty of the written word in the English language.Ĭritically engage with literary themes in major works of fiction by writing essays that draw together themes and ideas.Įrnest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea Read significant works of English literature for familiarity and to engage with our shared culture. The learning outcomes for this course were: Given the extent of the reading for the Great Conversations portion of the curriculum, the brevity of this list did not seem problematic. I had her read six novels over the course of the year. I will probably revise this for the next two, but this is how the year went. This was intended to complement another course in the homeschool co-op that ended up cancelled. English Literatureįreshman English was intended to hit some of the high point English literature. As she matures, the intention is to put more challenging perspectives into this mix. Most of these resources are either directed thinking and logic explicitly or are from a friendly perspective. Lesslie Newbigin, Foolishness to the Greeks I had her read:īluedorn and Bluedorn, The Thinking Toolboxīluedorn and Bluedorn, The Fallacy Detectiveĭorothy L. In support of this, our student had to read volumes that were selected to get her thinking about the world, about ideas, and about how thinking takes place. These outcomes will follow through all four years of this approach. Learn to think well, fairly, honestly, and clearly about big ideas.Ĭonsider how thinking well supports living a moral life. The community support for that worked well for us. ![]() For science, our homeschool co-op was doing the Marine Biology labs from Apologia’s catalog. It has tended to make the learning process much less stressful and it is a solid, interactive mathematics course. Math has been a source of parent-child stress over the years with our oldest student, so we used Thinkwell’s homeschool honors Algebra I material for the freshman year. We purchased Math and Science curricula off the shelf. In case some might find it helpful, I am going to describe her freshman curriculum here. We value the Great Conversation, so I have made an effort to begin her high school with ancient cultures and texts, with the intention of getting her into the modern era when she is a senior. Since she is very verbal student, there is a lot of reading in her curriculum. One of the enjoyable parts of the high school experience has been shaping a curriculum that fits the personality of our eldest and will push her to grow as a person as a student. My family committed to homeschooling early on and it is has worked well for us. For those of us that have options, it is good to consider which one serves the student the best. Or, for a parent and child whose personalities clash, it may be better to commit to a private religious school. ![]() So, for example, it may be better for a student with special needs to get the attention available from a local public school. There are many reasons to homeschool, but I think the best reasons include it being a form of learning that fits the needs of the student. ![]()
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