These four steps are a cycle of instruction based on the Four Learning Styles developed by Dr. Bernice McCarthy. See the 4Mat Chart. This system is an organized way to use the approaches listed on this page. An approach outlined in Wisdom's Way of Learning by Marilyn Howshall. The emphasis is on parents relying on the Holy Spirts leading to provide the needed resources so the children can develop expertise in their fields of interest.
Education ought to be about building learners' abilities to do useful things.
Writing to Learn Students think on paper think to discover connections, describe processes, express emerging understandings, raise questions, and find answers encouraging higher-level thinking skills. Lord willing, the bound book version will be available in the spring 2001. The Bible, however, teaches that study ought to be, above everything else, an act of worship, one of the highest ways by which a person can glorify God. From observing God s wisdom comes understanding. Acquired understanding leads to a thirst for knowledge.