Anyone self-educate using Omnibus?

[farmwife]

I have a younger group of children but feel rather inept when it comes to history/literature/theology, I have huge gaps and I want to teach my children from a place of knowledge, so this brings me to my question.

 

Has anyone done the Omnibus for themselves, or done it with their child/ren?

 

Do you think it would be profitable for me to do this now, while I have little ones or should I just wait until they come to that stage of the game?

 

I would appreciate any wise counsel.:bigear:

 

Thanks! :)

[Janie]

I think Omnibus for self-ed is a great idea. I would do it myself, if I had time now.

 

I do know this from experience: My education was so poor that I had little to none of the necessary prior knowledge needed to self-ed with Omnibus. Of course, Omnibus did not exist back when my children were homeschooling, so it was not even under consideration. I just read what they read and more. No matter what history or literature curriculum you use, if you will read the juvenile selections available from the library that are listed in one of the many reading lists, you will come out well prepared to use Omnibus in a few years. If you are using SOTW, the activity guide lists a nice selections of related history and literature books to start with. Don't be afraid to gain a good deal of knowledge from reading a picture book! They contain a wealth of info that we adults can take in quickly and easily as foundation material to build upon. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking particularly about those wonderful books by Diane Stanley.

 

Go for it! A few years well-spent with children's books and you'll have a great starting place for Omnibus!

[farmwife]

I think Omnibus for self-ed is a great idea. I would do it myself, if I had time now.

 

I do know this from experience: My education was so poor that I had little to none of the necessary prior knowledge needed to self-ed with Omnibus. Of course, Omnibus did not exist back when my children were homeschooling, so it was not even under consideration. I just read what they read and more. No matter what history or literature curriculum you use, if you will read the juvenile selections available from the library that are listed in one of the many reading lists, you will come out well prepared to use Omnibus in a few years. If you are using SOTW, the activity guide lists a nice selections of related history and literature books to start with. Don't be afraid to gain a good deal of knowledge from reading a picture book! They contain a wealth of info that we adults can take in quickly and easily as foundation material to build upon. Off the top of my head, I'm thinking particularly about those wonderful books by Diane Stanley.

 

Go for it! A few years well-spent with children's books and you'll have a great starting place for Omnibus!

 

Thanks for the encouragement!

[Cedarmom]

I am doing it along with my son. I plan on continuing with it even when he's done. I think it is great. I love the introductions, and the questions are thought provoking. You may also want to do some of the questions from WEM. Omnibus is more worldview questions and WEM is more literary.

[FourOaks]

Myself and a few other home school moms are currently attempting to read through Omnibus II and have book discussions. Unfortunately, life is continuing to get in our way and we are all having difficulty keeping up with the schedule we have set. We are meeting again tomorrow night to discuss (parts of books I have yet to read) and hopefully coming up with a more "doable" schedule.

[imeverywoman]

and I'm amazed at the education I am receiving. It is a FANTASTIC resource and I'm so thankful that we'll be delving into it this year. (I'm doing it along with my student.)

[yvonne]

I want to self-study my way through Omnibus, too.

 

Next summer, I want to take the Omnibus in a Week course that Veritas Press offers. I took their Latin in a Week class this summer and it really kick started my Latin study. AND I've actually been continuing to study Latin at least 30 minutes a day to make sure I don't lose the momentum. The progress has been very motivating. I know I'd never have gotten this far without the LiaW class getting me moving.

 

This summer, they only had an O I & O II class, but I'm hoping they'll offer an Omnibus III (Ref to Present) in a Week course next summer so I can do that before my boys start their 3rd year SOTW/VP history.

 

yvonne

[farmwife]

I want to self-study my way through Omnibus, too.

 

Next summer, I want to take the Omnibus in a Week course that Veritas Press offers. I took their Latin in a Week class this summer and it really kick started my Latin study. AND I've actually been continuing to study Latin at least 30 minutes a day to make sure I don't lose the momentum. The progress has been very motivating. I know I'd never have gotten this far without the LiaW class getting me moving.

 

This summer, they only had an O I & O II class, but I'm hoping they'll offer an Omnibus III (Ref to Present) in a Week course next summer so I can do that before my boys start their 3rd year SOTW/VP history.

 

yvonne

 

I'm interested in these Omnibus in a week courses and such, how does it all work. I see you have a younger set of children also, how do you manage to take the class with the children? Have you taken the O1 and OII classes in a week?

 

I'm just facinated!

 

Also, how do you teach Sotw with VP?

[yvonne]

I'm interested in these Omnibus in a week courses and such, how does it all work. I see you have a younger set of children also, how do you manage to take the class with the children? Have you taken the O1 and OII classes in a week?

 

 

If you go to the VeritasPress.com web site, you'll see the online courses they offer, week long crash courses in the summer for parents (didn't do this with my kids!), year long classes during the school year for the kids. They've also got parts of some classes posted so you can see what it's like.

 

I have not done any of the Omnibus in a Week classes, but, oh, did I want to after I did the Latin class! The Latin in a Week class took us through the whole Wheelock's book in a week. That's too fast, obviously, to master the vocabulary and other material, but it's perfect for getting the big picture and for establishing the basics on which to build. I started working my way through Wheelock's about 5 weeks before the course started, took the course, and now I'm working my way through the rest.

 

My boys are going to try the Middle Ages/Ren/Ref history class in the fall, mostly because I'm just not getting to history, but also because I'd like them to experience a class situation with other kids studying the same material. Their classes will meet online 2x/week for an hour and a quarter. The classes are live. Classes are set up so that they listen to the instructor over the computer and can see slides on the screen. They can either talk to her and the other students via the computer microphone or by texting in a text box that everyone sees.

 

 

Also, how do you teach Sotw with VP?

Haven't done it yet! :) The boys will be doing the VP MARR class online in the fall. I'm in the process of synching up the VP material with the SOTW 2 material, though I don't know how much time there will be to add anything. We'll see.

 

hth,

yvonne