[stayathomemom]

I too was thinking about the education aspect. How does textbook development and selection fit into this whole scheme as well as curriculum development? Hey, isn't that what Ayres and this Annenberg Challenge was about?

[EBH]

http://oldfashionededucation.com/

While working with these older texts, I’ve discovered that they have a few advantages over modern books. First off, they have high expectations for their readers. These books haven’t been dumbed-down to a lower standard or watered-down to politically correct pabulum. Since most children will perform according to their parent’s expectations, it is vital that we maintain high educational standards. These books help parents achieve that goal.

[wintertime]

I too was thinking about the education aspect. How does textbook development and selection fit into this whole scheme as well as curriculum development?
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There is a lot of excellent homeschooling curriculum already available.

[boxlunch]

What I recommend is classical Christian education. There are quite a few full time private and private/homeschool hybrids doing this already. It teaches kids to think critically, to express themselves well,gives them a Christian worldview and a great foundation in the Christian classics of philosophy and literature that shaped the thinking of our founding fathers (most of them had a similar type of education.)