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• A Creative Way to Study Ancient Greece: The Waldorf Way
  by Robin McDonald
  Meshing the best of Charlotte Mason-Waldorf-Enki-Montessori-Classical techniques takes time ... and sometimes a good dose of aspirin, if I am too careless. I have to remember that less is more and try not to include too many lessons in Hunter's syllabus. To that end, I decided to take a Waldorf-inspired approach, using monthly main lessons (similar to unit studies), and create one big lesson per week. I use this lesson to enrich the elementary students I teach at our Friday Tapestry of Grace cooperative as well.
• Charlotte Mason and Dictation
  by Beverly S. Krueger
  One of the core ideas behind the Charlotte Mason method is that children do something with what they have learned. This can be accomplished in a number of ways, but one specific way that allows children to practice their understanding of proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation and practice good handwriting skills is dictation.
• Charlotte Mason Articles
  by EHO Staff
  Articles about homeschooling using the Charlotte Mason method from various sources on the Internet.
• Charlotte Mason Links
  by EHO Staff
  Links to more information about the Charlotte Mason method of education.
• Charlotte Mason Mailing Lists and Conferences
  by EHO Staff
  Links to Charlotte Mason mailing lists and conferences or conference speakers who specialize in the Charlotte Mason method of homeschooling.
• Classical Christian Homeschooling - Why Study Greek?
  by Harvey Bluedorn
  We think Greek is a foreign language written in a foreign alphabet. Yet we speak and write Greek every day without realizing it. Our alphabet comes from Greek. Our vocabulary is filled with Greek. Much can be said of the broad understanding of language and culture, which can be gained through studying this language. But let's face it, such thoughts do not move most persons to do so.
• Classical Christian Homeschooling: Suggested Daily Schedule
  by Laurie Bluedorn
  Ever wondered what a typical classical homeschooler’s schedule might entail? Laurie Bluedorn shares the guidelines she uses for planning her daily schedule along with an actual daily schedule she uses.
• Classical Homeschooling Links
  by EHO Staff
  A variety of links to articles, websites and other resources for those interested in classical education and classical homeschooling.
• Frequently Asked Questions: Homeschooling with the Classical Approach
  by Laurie Bluedorn
  Laurie Bluedorn answers some of the questions often by parents who are just learning about classical education and how it relates to homeschooling.
• Interesting Parallels between Hebrew, Greek & Roman Education
  by Laurie Bluedorn
  Are there lessons to be learned with how ancient cultures educated their children? Laurie Bluedorn shares some of interesting parallels between Hebrew, Greek, and Roman Education, and in the process, will give you ideas on methods that might still be useful today.
• Montessori and Beginning Reading
  by Beverly S. Krueger
  Learn more about how children learn to read using the Montessori Method of education. This article explains some of the basic tools used and lists resources for obtaining them or making them for yourself.
• Montessori Email Lists
  by EHO Staff
  Email lists for those interested in using the Montessori method.
• Montessori Website Listings
  by EHO Staff
  A listing of places to find information about the Montessori method and about homeschooling using the Montessori method.
• The Montessori Method
  by Beverly S. Krueger
  Dr. Maria Montessori developed what is now known as the Montessori method of education in the early twentieth century. Montessori believed that learning was a natural process directed by the individual learner. She stated that certain fundamental laws of nature could describe the process of learning that was the natural outflow of an environment ordered to allow children to follow their inclination to learn.
• The Three Basic Approaches to Language Study
  by Harvey Bluedorn
  Though there are many and varied teaching programs for languages; they all fall within the borders of three basic approaches: the traditional deductive approach, the natural inductive approach, and the programmed interactive approach.
• The Trivium and Charlotte Mason
  by Laurie Bluedorn
  Are the Classical Approach and the Charlotte Mason Approach two homeschool approaches so opposite from each other that they cannot be reconciled? Or is it possible to use a combination of these two approaches? Let’s look at each of these approaches separately and see what are the similarities and differences.
• Who Was Charlotte Mason?
  by Cheryl Lewis
  Charlotte Mason’s love of children and passionate beliefs about education so many years ago are still shaping education today.
• Working Towards Using the Socratic Method
  by Robert L. Holder
  The Socratic method is something like woodcarving. Just as a woodcarver removes layers of wood to get at the form of the object he is carving, the Socratic method is used to carve away all suppositions contrary to what is true about a given idea. It’s a way at getting at the positive by focusing on the negative.