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Are My Children Getting Everything They Need?
By Linda Price and Sharon Bacasmot
Q: "How can I be sure my child/children
are getting "everything they need" curriculum-wise?
I have this fear that I'll not provide everything they should
receive and that somehow their education will be incomplete,
compared to what formal schooling provides."
A: There are a number of books which give guidelines for
what your children should be learning each year. Aids to
home school academic curriculum consistency can include
graded "scope and sequence" lists as well as using
concepts covered in a standard graded text book as a basis
for developing teaching units. Curriculum publishers produce
textbooks that cover subject matter necessary for each grade.
Also, a very good resource are the books by E.D.Hirsch,
Jr., outlining what your children should learn each year
(elementary grades). You do want to be sure your children
learn the basics and have a good foundation.
DO NOT, however, try to compare what you do to the so-called
"formal schooling." Unlike formal schooling, home
educators have the opportunity to weave curriculum into
the fabric of daily family life so that new learning can
be both fun and "fitted" to the learning style,
maturation level and interests of each individual child.
This home school approach to learning is really more complete
than formal schooling. There will be no comparison because
your children will surpass their peers both in learning
and in life skills. Because learning is a sequential process
that continues daily throughout a lifetime, there are always
new things to learn.
Tailor your program to enhance the God-given gifts and interests
of your children, and over time you will see the wonderful
fruit God will produce in their lives. You yourself will
be amazed at the result.
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