What curriculum would you have if you lived in your perfect world

[Soph the vet]

a private teacher or tutor to come in and teach their children! I don't count the nanny.

 

Oh, Jessica, you burst my bubble! Now I can't post about hiring a specialist for every subject :lol::lol:!

 

How about self-explaining, self-trouble shooting, self-correcting curriculum?

 

Just kidding, I only feel this way in April.:D

[Peela]

I wasn't going to respond to this thread because I am pretty happy with what we are doing, and in many ways I am lucky enough to have had the disposable income to try many things over the years. But, you guys have got me dreaming....

I would like to travel overseas at least once a year to places we are learning about....Paris, Rome, Galapagos Islands, India, Stonehenge etc

I would like a CM and classically inspired, with Waldorf crafts and hands on ideas added all the way through highschool, secular program- not necessarily curriculum, but parts could be curriculum- designed specifically for the Australian market. So much so I am thinking of designing one myself, even though it may be too late for it to be much use to my two.

The reason I would like it Australian is I guess self evident, ...so may programs use U.S. cultural references, which is fine, but we need a lot of Australian cultural references embedded in our programs too. Our seasons are the opposite so reading about snow when we are sweltering just emphasizes that the program was not "meant" for us. IYKWIM. I am looking for biographies of Australian great men and women, so we can go lighter on George Washington etc and focus on our own cultural heritage. But, I have to do the work myself.

 

And, I would like someone to miraculously and regularly come and pare my program down so that we can finish by lunchtime and go out and play. I honestly think 20 hours a week of focused academics should be plenty most of the way through school, but its so hard to resist the temptation to just keep adding and adding.

[Kathie in VA]

Well, I'd really like a watch that stops time for everywhere except our school so we can get our work done and still have time for fun.

 

But back to reality... you asked about curriculum dreaming:

 

Right now I've got my 8yo signed up for Classical Conversations-Foundations (again) for next year... cycle 3 American History. I'll also have a rising 7th and 8th graders that I'm not putting in their upper prgm. So I'd love to get Omnibus III for them but we are horrible at getting things done so I'd really want the online course for both of them for both primary and secondary readings.... but ug... no way I really could spend that much money!

But it would be best to keep all three on the same time period of history.. or about.

[Trivium Academy]

Well I forgot to mention that I would love to have all the Teaching Company DVDs (for me too) and when my children are older, have them attend a Great Books summer sessions at a participating college. Space Camp, summer apprenticeships, etc. Oh, I dare you to give me money to spend- I will!

[Donna A.]

Everytime I consider something else that I think looks wonderful, I end up back with MFW... so I guess for me, "if money were no object...", it would be to have a bigger house with more room to spread out, more books and bookshelves, more science and art supplies, and annual memberships at the zoo, museums, etc.... and more children. :D

[Carolyn in Ohio]

A governess would be lovely- preferably fluent in Latin, Greek, and the Romantic languages. ;)

 

 

Oh, I really, really like this idea! Plus Plaid Dad's suggestion of Teaching

Company courses for me and high schoolers

 

 

Carolyn

[ChicoryChick]

I would love to check out all of HOD, MFW & the reading recommendations in Veritas Press as well as their phonics program and Omnibus. I would also finish my collection of the NNP Guerber Books.