Great books from history and literature should be used in place of textbooks.
Children should spend plenty of time in nature and use natural materials in education.
I want to use curriculum similar to what is used in public or private schools.
Child-led learning is important.
Early elementary years should focus on exploring the world with no formal lessons.
The parent's most important job in education is to teach the child how to learn.
Short lessons with focused attention are better than big chunks of time.
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.
Learning is more effective when the child is interested.
Discussions are a major part of learning.
Topical studies are a great way to learn.
Instruction should be language-based with little use of screens.
Incorporating many different subjects into one study is preferable.
Early childhood should emphasize creative play and formal learning should be avoided before age 7.
A child's passion for learning should drive their education.
Living books are a great tool for learning.
I desire my children to have a rigorous education.
Social responsibility and empathy are important in my children's education.
Learning ideas are more important than memorizing facts.
Living books, projects, and activities are preferable to textbooks, workbooks, and worksheets.
The parent's role is to facilitate the child's education and not to teach.
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.
Being able to transition into a public or private school classroom is important.
Education is the child's responsibility.
Latin and logic are important subjects.
Parents should study and read while the child studies and reads.
Self-expression through art, music, role-playing, and movement is an important part of education.
Children should have long periods of uninterrupted time for child-led study.
Avoiding screens for children who are elementary age or younger is important.
Having a teacher's guide is essential.
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.
Learning how to learn is a priority.
Children should learn at their own pace.
Topical studies help children make connections between subjects.
Children should spend lots of time outside.
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eclectic homeschooling What Kind of Homeschooler Are You?
What Kind of Homeschooler Are You?
Eclectic Homeschooling April 13, 2015 eclectic homeschooling, quiz
What Kind of Homeschooler Are You? Quiz
What kind of homeschooler are you? Take this quiz to see which educational philosophies best match your homeschool.
This post is for the original quiz. Click here if you would like to take an updated quiz with two additional philosophies included.
When you are done with the quiz, check out Homeschool Philosophies: A Resource List to find out more about the different philosophies.
Your Results:
Score for Waldorf Education: 3
Score for Traditional Education: 14
Score for Unit Studies Education: 17
Score for Montessori Education: 12
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 11
Score for Unschooling: 14
Score for Classical Education: 15
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 19
Top 3
Unschooling-21
Charlotte Mason-21
Montessori-18
Score for Waldorf Education: 12
Score for Traditional Education: -21
Score for Unit Studies Education: 3
Score for Montessori Education: 14
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 18
Score for Unschooling: 20
Score for Classical Education: -5
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 16
I’m not 100% sure what they all are but I do agree we are definitely taking a more unschool/eclectic approach.
Unit studies 21
CM 19
Classical17
unschooling 17
I’d say your quiz is right on! A great resource!
Classical 18
Waldorf 13
Unit studies 11
Charlotte mason 17
Unschooling 10
Montessori 9
Our top three were Montessori, Charlotte Mason, and unschooling. I am looking on behalf of my 8 year old High Functioning Autistic Child.
Score for Waldorf Education: 7
Score for Traditional Education: 16
Score for Unit Studies Education: 9
Score for Montessori Education: 14
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 0
Score for Unschooling: 16
Score for Classical Education: 11
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 16
My top 4 were: (2 were the same)
Score for Waldorf Education: 3
Score for Unit Studies Education: 3
Score for Montessori Education: 11
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 8
Score for Waldorf Education: 16
Score for Traditional Education: -16
Score for Unit Studies Education: 12
Score for Montessori Education: 14
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 11
Score for Unschooling: 14
Score for Classical Education: 9
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 21
Score for Waldorf Education: 2
Score for Traditional Education: 14
Score for Unit Studies Education: 11
Score for Montessori Education: 14
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 2
Score for Unschooling: 3
Score for Classical Education: 6
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 8
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 15
Score for Unit Studies Education: 12
Score for Waldorf Education: 9
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 9
Score for Unschooling: 9
Score for Waldorf Education: 3
Score for Traditional Education: 12
Score for Unit Studies Education: 6
Score for Montessori Education: 12
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: -3
Score for Unschooling: 3
Score for Classical Education: 6
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 15
Score for Waldorf Education: 14
Score for Traditional Education: -3
Score for Unit Studies Education: 17
Score for Montessori Education: 11
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 16
Score for Unschooling: 13
Score for Classical Education: 3
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 9
My top scores were:
Classical Educadion: 21
Waldorf Education: 19
Unschooling: 16
Montessori: 15
I was surprised about the unschooling as I like and need structure. Traditional Education got a -6.
Our score tied with Waldorf, Unit Studies, & Charlotte Mason…all with scores of 12. I loved my score for traditional style schooling (-19) as I don’t agree with that style for my son.
Top Three:
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 25 (This is our core curriculum)
Score for Montessori Education: 21 (We have this approach more for math)
Score for Unschooling: 19 (I love idea of unschooling but just am not ready yet)
Score for Traditional Education: -21 (LOL this is too true)
Score for Charlotte Mason: 11
Score for Classical Education: -8
Score for Montessori Education: 15
Score for Project-Based Learning: 13
Score for Reggio-Inspired:11
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 3
Score for Traditional Education: -25
Score for Unit Studies Approach: 0
Score for Unschooling Approach: 20
Score for Waldorf Education: 12
I would say this is pretty accurate for us, we are unschoolers. Top 3 being: Unschooling approach(20) Montessori Education(15) and Project-Based Learning(13) and -25 in traditional!
Score for Waldorf Education: 13
Score for Traditional Education: -5
Score for Unit Studies Education: 6
Score for Montessori Education: 3
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 9
Score for Unschooling: 16
Score for Classical Education: -3
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 17
Score for Waldorf Education: 0
Score for Traditional Education: 11
Score for Unit Studies Education: 8
Score for Montessori Education: 3
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 3
Score for Unschooling: 10
Score for Classical Education: 0
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 9
Waldorf, traditional and classical were my to the, all with a score of 11 each. While I don’t know what Waldorf is, I assume it’s similar to the other two, as I definitely agree that I am a traditional/classical homeschooler.
My top 4 scores from the revised quiz were:
Unschooling 25
CM 23
Reggio-inspired 23 (I knew this would be high as it was hownibpreffered to teach public pre-k)
Montessori 21
My top 4 from the original quiz:
CM 23
Unschooling 15
Montessori 11
Thomas Jefferson 11
Score for Waldorf Education: 13
Score for Traditional Education: 3
Score for Unit Studies Education: 6
Score for Montessori Education: 16
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 6
Score for Unschooling: 10
Score for Classical Education: 17
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 10
Score for Waldorf Education: 5
Score for Traditional Education: -6
Score for Unit Studies Education: 18
Score for Montessori Education: 18
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 13
Score for Unschooling: 11
Score for Classical Education: -5
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 16
Very accurate. Right now my 5 year old and 2 year old are digging in the dirt with construction toys so yes we are all about exploring while learning! They love hands on learning, and we have tended to teach based on what subjects and things they are curious about.
Score for Waldorf Education: 0
Score for Traditional Education: -12
Score for Unit Studies Education: 3
Score for Montessori Education: 9
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 6
Score for Unschooling: 12
Score for Classical Education: -6
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 9
Score for Waldorf Education: 16
Score for Montessori Education: 15
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 15
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 17
Score for Waldorf Education: 2
Score for Traditional Education: 12
Score for Unit Studies Education: -3
Score for Montessori Education: 11
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 0
Score for Unschooling: 5
Score for Classical Education: 0
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 11
Charlotte Mason – 23
Unit studies – 19
Montessori – 14
Traditional was -23. Lol!
Score for Unschooling: 25
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 23
Score for Montessori Education: 21
Score for Traditional Education: -23
I love that my low score was -23 for traditional! This is so me! I describe myself as an eclectic homeschooler. I pull from Unschooling, CM, Montessori and Reggio (so mostly play based with lots of reading and projects). You should consider putting Reggio or Project based homeschooling in your quiz. This was fun!
Overall pretty accurate!
Your Results:
Score for Waldorf Education: 8
Score for Traditional Education: -17
Score for Unit Studies Education: 15
Score for Montessori Education: 23
Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 10
Score for Unschooling: 17
Score for Classical Education: -15
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 25
Charlotte Mason 21
Thomas Jefferson Education 21
Unschooling 17
I am definitely Charlotte Mason inspired.
Score for Waldorf Education: 15
Score for Montessori Education: 23
Score for Classical Education: 14
Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 14