The Journey Begins
Imagine that you are about to begin a journey. The van is packed, seat belts are fastened, and you're ready to go. As you pull out of the driveway, you realize that you have no map to your destination. You can only head off randomly and ask directions as you go.
Most people would feel more secure having a clear path marked out. A map that shows alternate routes is even more appealing. Some prefer the scenic route, while others go straight for the expressway.
Homeschooling is a journey parents begin every year. Unfortunately, many families who wouldn't even think of traveling without a map begin this homeschooling journey on their own, asking for directions along the way.
Three Core Educational Questions
This website will help you design a map to take you along the route that's right for you and your students. You will discover that route by clearly answering the "Three Core Educational Questions." They are:
1. What is education?
2. What are the roles of the teacher and the student?
3. What is the role of the curriculum?
Your answers to these questions will help you reach your destination with confidence. If you do not clearly define these beliefs, however, you will go through your journey aimlessly, trying one route and then another, like a traveler without a road map. You will move from one curriculum to another, and from one method to another, possibly ending up frustrated and disappointed with homeschooling. This guide will help you stay on course.
Three Major Approaches to Education
To help you define your beliefs, here are some answers to the Three Core Educational Questions as they apply to the three major approaches to education. These approaches can be considered routes on the road map. Click on one of the three choices below to find information on that approach as well as how that approach answers each question.
Imagine that you are about to begin a journey. The van is packed, seat belts are fastened, and you're ready to go. As you pull out of the driveway, you realize that you have no map to your destination. You can only head off randomly and ask directions as you go.
Most people would feel more secure having a clear path marked out. A map that shows alternate routes is even more appealing. Some prefer the scenic route, while others go straight for the expressway.
Homeschooling is a journey parents begin every year. Unfortunately, many families who wouldn't even think of traveling without a map begin this homeschooling journey on their own, asking for directions along the way.
Three Core Educational Questions
This website will help you design a map to take you along the route that's right for you and your students. You will discover that route by clearly answering the "Three Core Educational Questions." They are:
1. What is education?
2. What are the roles of the teacher and the student?
3. What is the role of the curriculum?
Your answers to these questions will help you reach your destination with confidence. If you do not clearly define these beliefs, however, you will go through your journey aimlessly, trying one route and then another, like a traveler without a road map. You will move from one curriculum to another, and from one method to another, possibly ending up frustrated and disappointed with homeschooling. This guide will help you stay on course.
Three Major Approaches to Education
To help you define your beliefs, here are some answers to the Three Core Educational Questions as they apply to the three major approaches to education. These approaches can be considered routes on the road map. Click on one of the three choices below to find information on that approach as well as how that approach answers each question.