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we have been homeschooling since my 10yr old arrived at birth. her sibs are
an almost 8yr sister, and two brothers almost 4 and 20mos. we are expecting
our 5th child to arrive in july. the way homeschooling has worked for us is
collaborative learning... for eg. if i see that10yodd needs some more
"substance," i encourage something and she either agrees or not, and we go
from there. it has worked beautifully as she has not lost a love for
learning and is very self motivated, taking on self-created projects often.
my question involves history. i hated (who didnt?) the boring historical
facts presented in school and therefore remember little of what i parroted
back short term to do well. dd reads voraciously and has read plenty of
historical fiction choices, which i assume she will continue to do. i am not
sure about presentation of history. this sonlight curriculum list offers
interesting options for a reading list. and their idea seems to be that one
can learn history by: a) read the books, and b) plug them into a timeline. i
am wondering about other ways that your children have acquired a knowledge of
history, besides randomly, which might work just as well! especially parents
of older kids, do you end up having them "do" a course in highschool to
satisfy pre-college credit?
tia for related thoughts...
erin in tn