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Method Madness Monday - Principled Approach

Monday, May 14th, 2007

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This week I wanted to explore the Prinicpled Approach to homeschooling. This is one method that I am really not familiar with at all, so it was interesting to learn more about. The Principled Approach is a Biblical homeschooling method with a heavy Christian worldview. It is a philosophical method that focuses on teaching child how to think and reason, as well how to be self-goverened. The curriculum is modeled both after the Bible and also from the colonial period of American history.

In the Principled Approach students use notebooks to “research, reason, relate, and record” what they are learning. The notebooks then become permanent records of their education and can be reflected upon later on. Students are required to use their notebooks to research each subject thoroughly, reason by finding the leading idea and the basic principles, relate the subject and deas to other areas of learning and to the world around them, and finally record what they have learned and wehat conclusions they have come to.

Principle Approach Education:

Is characterized by the supremacy of the Bible and its teaching methodology in all instruction.
Applies Biblical principles in scholarship, reasoning, character formation, and developing Christian self-government.
Acknowledges America’s Christian history (Christ, His Story) and Biblical form of government, teaching them in every subject.
Uses Webster’s 1828 Dictionary to provide the vocabulary of liberty in learning that is consistent with Biblical truth.
Acknowledges parents as those mandated by God for the education of their children and helps form homes and schools into communities of learning.
Values the worth and dignity of each student and nurtures each one to achieve his fullest potential in Christ.
Cultivates the teacher to be the “living textbook.”
Employs a “Biblical-classical,” curriculum.
Acknowledges individual learning styles and aptitude.
Produces a Biblical Christian worldview.
Holds the student accountable for his learning.
Places the responsibility of the character and preservation of our Republic upon the parent and educator by demonstrating the consistent classroom government and self-government that respond to the admonition of America’s founding father, Samuel Adams, “to teach our little boys and girls the exalted virtues of the Christian system and the art of self-government.” (Boston, 1790)

Some blogs of families using the Principled Approach:
Principled Discovery
Honey from the Hive
Me and My House Musings
Our Home
Principally Principled
Principle by Principle
Principled Pacific
PrincipledMom
Shepherd’s Fold
Under His Construction

Links:
The Noah Plan Academy
The Principle Approach to Education - audio tapes
Homeschooling with the Principle Approach
Principle Approach to Education
Bible Principles Group

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