Learning Styles
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Does your child love to get dirty and explore the world around him?
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Is she a child who loves to sit down and listen as you read a story?
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Is he an analytical thinker, who tends to question what is happening around him?
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Is she one who can connect events and experiences to lessons in life?
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Does he seem to thrive when able to create with his hands?
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Does she naturally “get it” the first time she hears it?
These kinds of questions can help to define the best kind of learning approach for your child. A hands-on learner will not be content to sit and fill out worksheets or listen to you explain concepts. A student who has strong auditory skills will thrive with a curriculum that uses interesting stories to teach about history, science or literature.
A student who needs to hear or try something several times before she is able to grasp it will need a mastery curriculum with a lot of repetition and review, while a student who seems to “get it” right away should focus on a curriculum that provides ample opportunity for critical thinking.
Knowing your child’s academic level is also critical to a successful program.
Many parents make the mistake of simply purchasing curriculum that is aligned to their child’s chronological grade level. However, in many cases, that math course is too difficult because the right foundations have not been laid or that English course is too easy because your child is an accelerated learner.
Testing your child to determine his or her actual academic level will ensure that your program will be a successful one.
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Jesus placed all builders into one of two groups; those who build on a solid foundation and those who don’t. Herein lies the primary difference between Christian and secular publishers. One builds its academic house on the unwavering truths of God’s Word; the other on the shifting sand of moral relativism.
“An education that trains the mind without training the moral sense is a menace to civilization rather than a help.” J. Gresham Machen
Christian Homeschool Curriculum includes courses from Accelerated Christian Education, Apologia, Alpha Omega, and others. These publishers combine strong academics with biblical and character training, giving parents the tools they need to build a strong foundation for their children.
Our goal is more than likely in line with yours-years from now, when the strong winds of life blow in, that strong foundation, together with your own positive influence, will combine to keep your children from falling, and in the end, to stand firm.
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