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Is there any kind of FOSS library for homeschooling, starter pack or something that includes materials or recommendations in various areas of education?

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Classicaldad⚡️ 9mo ago

Lots of flavors out there. All of them have pros and cons. Eat advice is to talk to lots of successful homeschool families. Ask them their pedagogy. Then choose what works best for you and your spouse because you’re a team. And that best choice might change in different season of your life and children’s’ development.

We educate ours using a classical, Christian model. My gateway into classical education was a book titled The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer. Also, we use the Classical Conversations program (classical conversations.com), which is also available internationally: ccinternationalonline.com

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PolymathicPedagogue 9mo ago

I've recently picked up a copy of The Well-Trained Mind and hope to start soon.

Any other books I should also check out?

Classicaldad⚡️ 9mo ago

I hope you love the book! It was so good for our family. The intro to that book is what finally convinced my wife that we need to homeschool our kids. Fortunately we read it before the oldest was in kindergarten, but it’s NEVER too late to start!

The Liberal Arts Tradition is also a good book, though it’s a little more philosophical and heady - oh and it’s liberal arts as in classical education, like Greeks and Romans,not liberal arts as in the modern university for a degree in bitterness studies. 🤣

Jordan Eskovitz 9mo ago

Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning by Douglas Wilson

When Children Love to Learn by Elaine Cooper (you can also dive directly into Charlotte Mason's work, but this book helps consolidate a bit of it).

LEON 9mo ago

Asking first hand experiences is always the best.

I wouldn't asknostr if there were families like that around me. Unfortunately public education is still some god like thing in Japan and wherever I talk about homeschooling is taken like irresponsible or even violence against children. Maybe just my bad luck, that I'm not in the correct circles.

About The well trained mind and the conversations programs, really thank you.

Jordan Eskovitz 9mo ago

+1 for affirming Classical Conversations. Even if you don't have access to co-ops in Japan, the content is great.