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Name:   Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home Education
Author(s)
 
 
Berquist, L
Topics
 
 
Homeschooling
Source
 
 
Ignatius Press ISBN: 0898706602
Copyright
 
 
1998
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http://www.ignatius.com/ViewProduct.aspx?SID=1&Product_ID=701&SKU=DYO-P&ReturnURL=search.aspx%3f%3fSID%3d1%26SearchCriteria%3dcurriculum
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Berquist's book provides a direct, clear explication of materials, books, and schedules to select when implementing a classical homeschooling program for each grade, K through 12. Specific recommended materials, books, and subjects are provided. This book has a Catholic emphasis, but the suggested Catholic materials can easily be replaced with secular or Protestant materials if desired.
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Last Updated
 
 
6/7/2005
 
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Many profoundly gifted children seem to have a natural affinity for the subjects and approaches of classical education, including an interest in ancient history, Latin, Greek, etymologies of language, and logic and argumentation. Of all the approaches to homeschooling popular today, the classical approach is probably by far the most academically rigorous. Berquist's book is easy to read, direct in tone, and provides clear grade by grade suggestions for materials and approaches. That said, a classical homeschooling program is a large undertaking. The author of this book is well-known to a homeschooling family with whom I have worked for 15 years. I asked them about the approach; they said that the author's family does spend much more time on academics than most homeschooling families, and that the approach leaves much less time for individual talent development and interest development in other areas. Like other homeschooling approaches, the classical approach will be appropriate for some profoundly gifted children and their families, and not for others. For those for whom it is appropriate, Berquist's book provides valuable information and an easily accessible read.
 
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