What Kind of Homeschooler Are You?

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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.

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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  1. This was near. My top three were:

    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 21
    Score for Unschooling: 25
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 23

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  2. Top three: Montessori, Unschooling, Charlotte Mason…Interesting, as we just follow what agrees with us, not following any particular philosophy 😀

    Score for Waldorf Education: 7
    Score for Traditional Education: -19
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 8
    Score for Montessori Education: 19
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 5
    Score for Unschooling: 18
    Score for Classical Education: -5
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 19

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  3. Score for Waldorf Education: -3
    Score for Traditional Education: -3
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 13
    Score for Montessori Education: 19
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 11
    Score for Unschooling: 19

    Score for Classical Education: 3
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 19

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  5. Montessori 21
    Charlotte Mason 18
    Classical 18

    yay! glad to see that what i aim to do actually is where i am headed!

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  7. Top three scores were 21, 15, and 11, but two in each of those scores. This was spot-on for us! 🙂 I really don’t know what Thomas Jefferson Ed is, though… I have to look that up..! 😀
    Score for Waldorf Education: 11
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 15
    Score for Montessori Education: 21
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 15
    Score for Unschooling: 21
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 11

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  8. Score for Waldorf Education: 3 
    Score for Traditional Education: -23 
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 0 
    Score for Montessori Education: 5 
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 5 
    Score for Unschooling: 20 
    Score for Classical Education: -5 
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 16 

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  9. Score for Unit Studies Education: 17
    Score for Montessori Education: 17
    Score for Unschooling: 19
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 19

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  10. My results were TOTALLY inaccurate. We primarily use grade-level curriculum (but not packages) but I select curriculum from a variety of publishers to ensure an emphasis on manipulates, and do school in a room that looks like a classroom. I would describe our top-three as: parent-led, school-at-home with a Thomas Jefferson flare.

    But….my top three were unschooling, Montessori and Charlotte Mason. Not bad styles if it works for your family, but certainly not us. 🙂

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  14. Score for Waldorf Education: 8
    Score for Traditional Education: -6
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 11
    Score for Montessori Education: 19
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 0
    Score for Unschooling: 6
    Score for Classical Education: 11
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 21

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  16. Your Results:

    Score for Waldorf Education: -6
    Score for Traditional Education: 3
    Score for Unit Studies Education: -3
    Score for Montessori Education: 11
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 0
    Score for Unschooling: 2
    Score for Classical Education: -3
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 16

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  18. Score for Unit Studies Education: 14
    Score for Montessori Education: 18
    Score for Unschooling: 14
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 19

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  20. Score for Unit Studies Education: 12
    Score for Montessori Education: 14
    Score for Waldorf Education: -3
    Score for Traditional Education: -3
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: -5
    Score for Unschooling: -5
    Score for Classical Education: 5
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 4

    So obviously I am very Montessori. I was just amazed how many negative numbers I got.

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  23. Score for Waldorf Education: 16
    Score for Traditional Education: -7
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 9
    Score for Montessori Education: 12
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 7
    Score for Unschooling: 10

    Score for Classical Education: 13
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 20

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  24. Very interesting
    Score for Waldorf Education: 10
    Score for Traditional Education: -11
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 11
    Score for Montessori Education: 13
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 9
    Score for Unschooling: 2
    Score for Classical Education: 2
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 16

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  25. Score for Waldorf Education: 0
    Score for Traditional Education: -16
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 17
    Score for Montessori Education: 20
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 2
    Score for Unschooling: 19
    Score for Classical Education: 13
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 21
    Sounds about right to me.

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  26. Charlotte Mason: 23
    Waldorf: 18
    Unschooling: 16

    Hardly surprising, considering that I run a Charlotte Mason-based school, and have always been a big supporter of the Waldorf approach, if not their faith position. Great questionnaire, thanks.

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  28. Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 16
    Score for Montessori Education: 12
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 9

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  29. Score for Waldorf Education: 0
    Score for Traditional Education: -11
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 12
    Score for Montessori Education: 17
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 0
    Score for Unschooling: 9
    Score for Classical Education: 13
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 17

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  32. Score for Waldorf Education: 6
    Score for Traditional Education: -23
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 14
    Score for Montessori Education: 8
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 6
    Score for Unschooling: 18
    Score for Classical Education: 0
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 21

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  34. My results…

    Score for Waldorf Education: 11
    Score for Traditional Education: -21
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 16
    Score for Montessori Education: 20
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 14
    Score for Unschooling: 16
    Score for Classical Education: 14
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 21

    I have always said we are Charlotte Mason-esque enjoying the occassional unit study and having mild unschooling tendencies….so pretty accurate.

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  35. I don’t agree with the results of this quiz for me. My highest rating from this quiz is unschooling. Definitely not me.
    I identify myself as eclectic, leaning strongly toward classical, Charlotte Mason, and unit study.

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  36. Charlotte Mason -25 ( that’s spot on since we are an Ambleside HS family for the last 8 years and going strong)
    Classical- 17
    Montessori-11

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  40. Score for Waldorf Education: 6
    Score for Traditional Education: -9
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 5
    Score for Montessori Education: 16
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: 14
    Score for Unschooling: 19
    Score for Classical Education: 13
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 16

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  43. Score for Montessori Education: 23
    Score for Waldorf Education: 20
    Score for Unschooling: 23
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 20

    I am more inclined towards J. Krishnamurthy. But my education philosophy is mix of Montessori, Waldorf. I have no idea about Charlotte Mason Education.

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  44. Score for Montessori Education: 18
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 16
    Score for Classical Education: 8

    This sounds about right. Always loved CM style but i do think that classical methods overlap with CM. Montesorri seems great. It just seems like it would be more time-consuming.

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  45. I am a trained Montessori Teacher since 1986. I think it is a very good questionnaire to have the result of getting Montessori. Unschooling came next to it and THAT i am certainly not. Thomas Jefferson I read several times and I like the book list and the concept of the method of helping them to become leaders. But overall I use Sonlight for my high school age children with their independent learning and I am like a mentor a long side.

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  46. Charlotte Madon and Montessori tied at 20 and Unit studies at 16. Not surprised by Charlotte Msaon, but I was by the other two!

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  48. Unit study and Montessori tied for top position, with Charlotte Mason in third… I’d say pretty accurate 🙂

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  49. Not sure I agree with Montessori, but otherwise it’s pretty spot on. We follow a classical-eclectic plan, with many cross-curricular studies ( separating courses is so traditional schooly) and the occasional unschoolish days, with short lessons for one of my kids. I had to laugh at the -21 for traditional school. I’m not actually anti-school, or anti-anything, but I see no point to following the traditional school methods when homeschooling, so that was accurate too.

    Jen

    Score for Montessori Education: 25
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 23
    Score for Classical Education: 18
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 10
    Score for Waldorf Education: 5
    Score for Unschooling: 4
    Score for Thomas Jefferson Education: -6
    Score for Traditional Education: -21

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  50. I’d say this is pretty accurate! Although I thought I would have been higher in classical. I’d say we are a pretty eclectic homeschool. 🙂
    Score for Unit Studies Education: 11
    Score for Montessori Education: 19
    Score for Classical Education: 3
    Score for Charlotte Mason Education: 17

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