Hannah Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 How do you explain "Classical homeschooling" philosophy to interested family and friends? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumtoboys Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi. I would focus on the trivium ie. how I'm going to teach kids the basics and do memory work first, then after that's in place teach them how to think. I've found that going into too much detail about curriculum differences could be confusing for family etc. Also Dorothy L Sayers doesn't talk much about curriculum in her essay here. http://www.gbt.org/text/sayers.html In a way I think it's possible to teach in a classical way without necessarily covering latin etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I usually pop off with something along the lines of literature rich, very brief explanation of the three stages, and the chronological history. If I've managed to get that far before their eyes gloss over because they weren't really interested in my answer anyway, the history one usually gets them talking about their own school history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Anna Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 :lurk5: I've never figured out how to avoid the eye-glossing-over stage. LOL! Mama Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psm73 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Ditto what Mama Anna said. Or I get the oft-asked, "So you're teaching Latin?" Why yes. All there is to a classical education is teaching Latin. To our family & friends, homeschooling is "out there" enough without me adding "classical" into the mix, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I'd hand them a copy of "Climbing Parnassus" by T.L. Simmons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Hi. I would focus on the trivium ie. how I'm going to teach kids the basics and do memory work first, then after that's in place teach them how to think. I've found that going into too much detail about curriculum differences could be confusing for family etc. Also Dorothy L Sayers doesn't talk much about curriculum in her essay here. http://www.gbt.org/text/sayers.html In a way I think it's possible to teach in a classical way without necessarily covering latin etc. That's what I do. I focus on the three learning stages, tell them we study Latin because it is a classical language and that we read the original "classic" books. By then, most people don't really know much more to ask anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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