Are you a classical
homeschooler? A religious
homeschooler? Charlotte Mason?
Well I guess I would categorize us
as accidental homeschoolers, because we never planned on homeschooling, but
came upon it “accidently”. I would also
say that we are practicing eclectic
homeschooling.
Eclectic homeschoolers pull their
curriculum from various sources. We use
a core curriculum from one place, but don’t hesitate to pull curriculum from
other sources if what we are using doesn’t seem to be working well. In fact, our entire core curriculum is
online, and this includes our science courses.
I’ve found that we are using more
textbooks as my daughter gets older.
I’ve also found that we have to seek out other sources for elective
courses such as music and art.
It is sometimes a bit more
difficult to have to look around for course material but the internet is a
great source of information and there is a great deal of free-ware courses
offered by several major universities.
If you are just starting out as a
homeschooler you might like to have a boxed curriculum that includes
everything, but one of the best parts about homeschooling is knowing that you
can use what you need to make your child’s curriculum tailor-made for their
needs and interests.
