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Curriculum Styles
Educational Philosophies that Fit:
Classical Education
Memorization is a key to learning, and
between the ages of 6-10, children
should use their ability to memorize in
order to learn the basic facts for their
subjects.
 Students should study the classics of
literature.
 When the student is ready to think
abstractly, abstract thought and logic
should be pursued as the main emphasis
of education.
 Students in their teens should study
philosophy.
 Teachers should emphasize the use of
language, both written and spoken.
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Schoolroom
When doing homework or independent
study, students should always use
textbooks and/or workbooks (either paper
or computerized)
Students should follow a consistent
schedule each day.
Students need to be tested each week.
Students need to get grades on all, or at
least most, work.
Home-schooled students need to study in
a home environment that is as close to
what happens in a traditional school
classroom as possible.
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Theme Unit
Instead of schooling by subjects,
teachers should using a thematic
approach (integrating the subjects)
assists in learning.
 Students should study history by studying
the art, music, literature, and culture of
the time.
 Classes should study individual topics
(Examples: Egypt, Simple Machines,
Fairy Tales) deeply, using all content
areas instead of dividing up learning
material into isolated subject areas with
content organized by grade level.
 Students can become just as educated by
studying various sources (online, trade
books, newspapers, etc.) as they can by
studying from a textbook.
 A fifth grade student who as part of her
science experiment averaged date, found
percentages, extrapolated the data, and
graphed the results has completed her
math for the week even though she was
supposed to be working on fractions in
her math textbook.
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Interactive Learning
It’s okay for a kindergarten student to
do NO math nor language arts studies
and focus on art, music, gardening,
foreign language training, community
studies, health, and PE.
It’s better to have no textbooks at the
primary level and use materials,
especially manipulative materials, from
the real world instead.
During the elementary years, hands on
activities should be implemented in all
subjects in place of written work.
Grades should not be given in
elementary school. A teacher should
write up an evaluation instead.
A child should be taught to read when
he shows interest, not at a
predetermined age.
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Natural Schooling Style
Education is not separated from life. It is the process of life.
Children are naturally inquisitive and will readily learn the basic subjects on their own if
given the time and opportunity.
 Education is a natural and ongoing endeavor, not a thing that happens at a certain time
and in certain ways.
 Children should apprentice in chosen careers by the time they reach their teens.
 Math should be taught by using it in a real world setting, not as numbers on a paper.
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Note: Gray-shaded areas are notes for Educational Philosophy only. For your
Application/Reflection paper, consider notes in ALL THREE boxes.
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Note: Gray-shaded areas are notes for Educational Philosophy only. For your
Application/Reflection paper, consider notes in ALL THREE boxes.
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