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=Homeschooling Discussions=

A 3-session workshop about developing an educational philosophy for homeschooling and its implications for choosing curriculum for the early elementary years.

Linda and Fiona will be facilitating the discussion but our roles will be primarily to help organize the topic, add the framework to the discussion, make some suggestions for initial readings, and bring some resources we already know about. We're hoping to all learn from each other in terms of ways to think about educational philosophy, and how curriculum approaches can support or strengthen one's opinion about how our children learn and how we can best support that learning process.


 * April:** Overview of educational philosophies and key questions to think about when developing that philosophy.


 * May**: Review what people have thought about/developed during the month, look at educational paradigms that can make one more or less uncertain about one's choices when hearing about all the many homeschool options.


 * June**: Take that framework and go over how one figures out a schedule for the year -- whether it's using a curriculum or creating one's own objectives or going with the flow.

This series could continue into the fall, with topics on learning styles, personality styles, learning environments, scope and sequence, age and development stages, etc. Future topics will be discussed in May.

If you have questions or comments, add them in the Discussions tab on the wiki or email Linda or Fiona directly.