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Classical Homeschool Education Uses Tried and True Methods to Produce Critical Thinkers and Qualified Speakers.

Ultimately, to proceed through an entire Trivium, children need to be started in the Classical method from the start of their formal educational years. That way they will be able to incorporate all three stages.

The stages are:

1. Grades K-6: Appropriately called the Grammar stage, students will concentrate on memorization of raw data and facts, grammar and the English language, poems, and foreign languages such as Latin.
2. Grades 7-8: Called the Logic stage, now students shift their attention to a more debate oriented style. They spend time developing arguments and learning how to defend them, critically analyze literature, start algebra and higher math, and begin to think critically.
3. Grades 9-12: Called the Rhetoric stage, students will build upon prior learning and expand their critical thinking skills to write clear forceful position papers with well thought out conclusions. They will plan for their future careers by performing internships.

Classical homeschool education is NOT for every kid. It focuses on LANGUAGE as the main learning style and will all but bring tears to a kid who is a more visual learner. Latin and Logic are taken for several years. It is good for a child who can handle the book study and does not require the messy hands on stuff to get the most out of their education.

Pros of Classical education:

1. Children who are well suited for this method really will get an excellent education which will enable them to succeed in many different areas as adults.
2. Think politicians, and not in a bad way, but as someone who can speak forcefully, write well, and defend a controversial position.
3. There is A LOT of excellent curriculum available if you are willing to spend the money.
4. If you are a Christian this is a double pro because almost all of the excellent curriculum choices are very Christian oriented.

Cons of Classical education:

1. As already mentioned, this style is neither for every child nor every parent.
2. It can be challenging to teach if you have not had a classical education yourself.
3. DVD courses are available but that style is not suited to everyone either.
4. This method can get quite pricey.
5. If you don't start young your child will have to play catch up in the later stages and it is very difficult to start 8th or 9th grade with logic when you haven't been taught to think that way, just ask my daughter.
6. If you are secular and do not wish to modify curriculum - it will be difficult to find excellent classical homeschool materials.

Leave Classical Homeschool and go to Literature Based Homeschool