Homeschooling Methods:
School at Home/Structured
This is the traditional school transplanted to the home. It's what
you generally think of when someone says "school." Families
will select a curriculum that covers all subject areas, often with
teacher plans, quizzes, and tests. These families will often have
scheduled "school days" and even subject periods. You may hear this
referred to as "school in a box." It provides the generally expected
documentation of student achievement with tests and grades. Parents have
structured feedback as to whether or not the children or learning."
Structure homeschooling appeals to new homeschooing families since
the curriculum provides everything the parents need to teach school.
Parents don't have to worry about "missing" a topic or "gaps" in their
children's education. It can also be a source of stress when families
find they are not keeping up with the curriculum timeline. Structured
schooling can be expensive with the purchase of curriculum for each
student and teacher oversight. Many homeschooling families start with a
very structured approach and tend to relaxed as they become more
experienced.
Structured homeschooling doesn't require a purchased set of
curriculum. In Texas, the
Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)--the state curriculum's scope and
sequence--is available on the
Texas Education
Agency Website. You can find your own resources, books from the
library, videos, museum trips, to meet each of the TEKS objectives. You
can also take the same approach using national or internal standards.
Many experienced families may take a structured approach for an
individual child or perhaps for just one subject. It generally depends
on the need the students.
Curriculum
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Standards
Mid-Content
Research for Education and Learning
EDsitement Reference Shelf Standards
National Science
Education Standards
National Council of Teachers
of Mathematics Standards
National Standards for
History Education
National Standards for Art Education
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