Homeschool Philosophies Quiz

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Try out our brand new Homeschool Philosophies quiz!  This version has a few philosophies that we revised to give you more accurate results.  We’ve also added in two new philosophies.

Find out how you score with Charlotte Mason Education, Classical Education, Montessori, Project-Based Learning, Reggio-Inspired Learning, Thomas Jefferson Education, Traditional Education, a Unit Studies Approach, an Unschooling Approach, and Waldorf Education.

Share your results in the comments.  Did anything surprise you?  Do you think it is accurate?

To see the previous version, click here.

Great books from history and literature should be used in place of textbooks.

Topical studies are a great way to learn.

Child-led learning is important.

Living books, projects, and activities are preferable to textbooks, workbooks, and worksheets.

Children should design their own curriculum.

Children should have long periods of uninterrupted time for child-led study.

Lessons that can be used with multiple ages and grades are best.

I prefer to purchase grade-level curriculum packages that are planned out for me.

Natural life experiences are where learning truly happens.

The parent's role is to help the child pursue his/her goals and interests.

Instruction should be language-based with little use of screens.

Incorporating many different subjects into one study is preferable.

Creative play should be emphasized in early childhood with no formal learning before age 7.

The parent's role is to inspire the child to learn rather than require him to learn.

Living books are a great tool for learning.

It is important to cultivate wisdom and virtue in our homeschool.

Social responsibility, empathy, creativity, and free thinking are important in my children's education.

Learning should be based on a child's interests.

Learning ideas are more important than memorizing facts.

Parents should model a love for learning, a love for work, a curious nature, and read a lot.

Learning to write clearly and use elegant language is important.

Children will learn when they are ready.

Education should include practical activities like household chores or handcrafts.

Children should redo work until it is excellent.

Education should be driven by a child's interests.

Exploring ideas from great thinkers is important.

Parents should study and read while the child studies and reads.

Learning is best done in larger blocks of time.

Short lessons with focused attention are better than big chunks of time.

Avoiding screens for children who are elementary age or younger is important.

Tests and grades should be given in elementary or middle school.

It is better to study a wide variety of subjects than to focus mainly on reading, writing, and math.

Our learning environment looks like a mini-classroom.

Tests and grades may hinder learning.

Children learn well in multi-age groups.

Topical studies help children make connections between subjects.

Children should spend lots of time outside.

Adults should search out answers together with the child rather than give answers.

Being able to transition into a public or private school classroom is important.

Expression through art and music is important in my homeschool.

A parent's role is to act less like a teacher and more like a mentor to help their children learn.

I want to use curriculum similar to what is used in public or private schools.

The child's learning area needs to be organized and aesthetically pleasing.

Children learn best by doing their own investigations in the world.

Projects are an excellent way to engage in deep, complex learning.

Great works of literature, art, history, and philosophy are important to study.

The parent's role is to facilitate the child's education and not to teach.

Art, music, gardening, and foreign language are important subjects.

Making things is an important part of learning.

Learning is best done in a clutter-free environment filled with natural light.

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294 thoughts on “Homeschool Philosophies Quiz

  1. Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 19
    Score for Waldorf Education: -7
    Score for Traditional Education: -21
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 23
    Score for Montessori Education: 15
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 9
    Score for Unschooling: 18
    Score for Classical Education: -10

    IMO, the most important thing is to give my child the tools to enable her own learning. That way, she can teach herself stuff long after I am done teaching her. I want her to love learning and have the basic skills that help her learn, such as being able to read. If she has gaps in other areas, she can fill them as needed.

    1. It was a problem with the plug-in. It took a long time for me to get it working, but it is working now.

  2. My top 2 were Reggio-Inspired and Waldorf Education, followed closely by Project-Based schooling and Unschooling. Where do I find resources for these approaches?

  3. My results did not work (the numbers were not there) and I’ve taken it 4 times. I tried sending a message at the contact button and it didn’t go through. Has anyone else had this issue?

  4. I have attempted this quiz three times now and it is not populating a score at the end. The results look like : Score for Charlotte Mason: %CATEGORY_POINTS%Charlotte Mason%/CATEGORY_POINTS%
    Can this be fixed so I can get the actual score for the information?

    1. I’m sorry. It is fixed now. The plug-in developers made updates that made it not work. I have been attempting to get it to work for awhile and finally figured out how to get it to work correctly now.

  5. My results came via email without scores. Just a list of the types of education. After entering my email and click Submit, some of the last questions answered went blank. So I re-answered those questions and submitted my email again, but received the same results email without scores. Is there a way to see my scores another way?

  6. Some were hard to choose! I have my ideals, then I have my ACTUAL classroom habits.
    I am often an idea girl, but do not have follow-through.
    I might have certain longings, but don’t know the perfect resource for them.
    I love the idea of living books, but, pressed for time, fall on textbooks. 🙁

    Also, I’m sure there is a difference between home-schooling ONE child, and home-schooling NINE! The fewer students, the more creative I would be able to be.

    Score for Charlotte Mason: 12
    Score for Classical Education: 2
    Score for Montessori Education: 11
    Score for Project-Based Learning: 3
    Score for Reggio-Inspired:3
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 0
    Score for Traditional Education: -6
    Score for Unit Studies Approach: 9
    Score for Unschooling Approach: 9
    Score for Waldorf Education: 11

  7. I would say I’m either Eclectic, but I’d say mainly Charlotte Mason… however… my results here read…
    Score for Charlotte Mason: 21
    Score for Classical Education: 25
    Score for Montessori Education: 18
    Score for Project-Based Learning: 19
    Score for Reggio-Inspired:23
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 23
    Score for Traditional Education: -7
    Score for Unit Studies Approach: 18
    Score for Unschooling Approach: 18
    Score for Waldorf Education: 13

    Which is surprising!

  8. My top three were Charlotte Mason, Project Based and Reggio Inspired. We did a Reggio Preschool, which we both loved. The year I homeschooled, we did a lot of literature based ELA and project based science, which worked well. Don’t know much about Charlotte Mason, but the other two have us pegged. I’m also investigating a Waldorf middle school, which came in 4th.

    Score for Charlotte Mason: 23
    Score for Classical Education: 16
    Score for Montessori Education: 13
    Score for Project-Based Learning: 20
    Score for Reggio-Inspired:21
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 13
    Score for Traditional Education: 8
    Score for Unit Studies Approach: 12
    Score for Unschooling Approach: 13
    Score for Waldorf Education: 18

  9. Score for Classical Education: 25
    Score for Charlotte Mason: 21
    Score for Traditional Education: -16

    I took few test and I like this the most. I am satysfied with answers, however I am more into Charlotte Mason than classical for reason that were not included in the test.

  10. Score for Charlotte Mason: 15
    Score for Classical Education: 14
    Score for Montessori Education: 13
    Score for Project-Based Learning: 18
    Score for Reggio-Inspired:23
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 15
    Score for Traditional Education: 14
    Score for Unit Studies Approach: 17
    Score for Unschooling Approach: 17
    Score for Waldorf Education: 16

    Honestly I have no idea what probably all of these are. 😭

  11. I need new glasses. It took me a few minutes to realize that some of these numbers were *negative*! : ) . I’m not surprised to find that I’m all over the board, since I design/choose our own materials, and don’t follow any brand or company. Fun test – thanks : )

  12. Score for Charlotte Mason: 11
    Score for Classical Education: 18
    Score for Montessori Education: 4
    Score for Project-Based Learning: 4
    Score for Reggio-Inspired:19
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 20
    Score for Traditional Education: 25
    Score for Unit Studies Approach: 16
    Score for Unschooling Approach: 9
    Score for Waldorf Education: 10

  13. Score for Charlotte Mason: 6
    Score for Classical Education: 13
    Score for Montessori Education: 13
    Score for Project-Based Learning: 5
    Score for Reggio-Inspired:13
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 14
    Score for Traditional Education: 19
    Score for Unit Studies Approach: 9
    Score for Unschooling Approach: 10
    Score for Waldorf Education: 8

  14. I took this to find out what type(s) of homeschooling I might be good at leading. My top 3 are Traditional (19), Unschooling (15), Reggio-inspired (15). Also some very close scores of 13 followed. Obviously I need to study up on these because I am pretty sure traditional and unschooling are opposites. Not sure what Reggio-inspired even is. Thanks for the quiz though.

  15. Your Results:

    Score for Charlotte Mason: 13
    Score for Classical Education: 1
    Score for Montessori Education: 8
    Score for Project-Based Learning: 12
    Score for Reggio-Inspired:12
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 7
    Score for Traditional Education: -3
    Score for Unit Studies Approach: 11
    Score for Unschooling Approach: 17
    Score for Waldorf Education: 8

    Since I am new to the Homeschooling approaches I will research top 3/4 and see what we can do about eclectic homeschooling with my (4) special needs children.

  16. Interesting! I thought unschooling would be first for me! My top three being Charlotte Mason (23), Reggio-Inspired (17), and then Unschooling (16), surprised me. I don’t know much about Charlotte Mason and have never heard of Reggio-Inspired. I’ll have to dig into them more. I just pulled my kids out of school a little while ago and we have been busy de-schooling but we’re all ready to start setting some dedicated time to learning again!

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