Conformity is what the Conveyor Belt education plan is all about. Children are taught the same things at the same age in their lives regardless of if they have mastered the topics before, their learning styles, or if they are emotional ready. This is a great tragedy for many students.
In the Leadership Education model, quality is the focus. Quality materials, the classics, are used in place of watered down textbooks. Quality in time replaces meaningless busywork. Mastery of topics is the key regardless of how long it takes.
How We Use This Key
We pick reading materials from the Classics for Youth list for almost all of our literature and English studies. Mathematicians are People Too (Vol. 1 & 2) are fantastic stories of famous mathematicians to study how they came to their conclusions. Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers in addition to CD's of the classic music pieces add to a rich study of music. My children can now recognize certain composer's music in movies and TV. So can I!
Real world experiences in fieldtrips and hands-on projects replace the stale classroom environment. My children can engage in projects based upon both their education goals and the topics we are studying together. This year we have also added the Four-Year Plan in which we are studying Genealogy. This year-long project will teach us more about our ancestors while we progress the Lord's work here on earth. We are so excited to include our own memory books and personal time lines as part of our education.
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