Which Homeschool Road Will You Take?

Classical education has seen an explosive rebirth in the past few years in the homeschooling community. Vendors and home education gurus shout for your attention. Pouring over all the different requirements, curriculum, teaching resources, and interpretations out there could easily distract you from your first priority: giving your child the very best home education possible. You only have a few fleeting years to shape your child’s heart and mind.

With so much at stake and so little time, which road will you take?

Teaching Resources for Authentic Classical Education

Classical education, if taught like it was for most of Western history, can be enormously fun and energizing! In a nutshell, you spend the early years from birth to teen teaching your child three basic skills: language, thought, and communication. After your teen has substantially mastered these three skills, you'll shepherd him in the exploration of big ideas as expressed in the classic books of the Western Canon. But if you, like many homeschool parents, never had a classical education, you need help transforming the abstract idea of a classical Christian home education into a satisfying reality. Here at The Classical Scholar you'll find practical step-by-step instructions for giving your own homeschool a "classical makeover" every semester as you:

determine your goals

write a strategic plan

adjust the original vision according to increasing mastery of the three basic skills

All you need to do to get started with your own classical makeover is follow the navigation toolbar links from left to right. You can start today! Additionally, you'll find lots of other homeschool teaching resources to make the journey even easier including:

Twelve real-life "classical makeover" case studies in Trivium Mastery to show you how other families made the transition
Live and recorded parent workshops that show you exactly how to teach like an ancient or medieval classical scholar
Favorite classic kids' book recommendations that expose your children to great literature
Detailed teaching tips in the casual Ask Diane video series and homeschool blog articles
And coming soon, five new recorded online high school courses in which teens explore the Western Canon for transcript credit

National leaders on two continents have been successfully trained by the classical method for over two thousand years. At this critical time in history, the common twelve-year educational paradigm cannot begin to prepare your child for the calling on his life. Now your family can experience the freedom and energy of an authentic classical home education. Now that you're here, the time has come to accept this life-changing call. Click "Get Started" on the navigation bar, and begin your own adventure in classical homeschooling!

Meet Classical Homeschooling Mom, Diane Lockman

Diane Lockman Classical Education author

Diane teaches classes to homeschool parents and teens in her community, coaches a competitive speech and debate club called Indy REJO!CE, contributes to Mary Pride's Practical Homeschooling magazine, and speaks at state, local, and virtual homeschool conferences like Heart of the Matter Online and the Indiana Association of Home Educators. During the competitive season, Diane serves as the NCFCA Tab Director for Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky tournaments. Questions? Contact Diane.

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Which Homeschool Road Will You Take?

With so much at stake and so little time, which road will you take?

Teaching Resources for Authentic Classical Education

Meet Classical Homeschooling Mom, Diane Lockman

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