The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach: Bible Based Homeschooling

by Robin Sampson

Created for all homeschoolers that want to make the Bible the center of their school day. The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach is a combination of several popular homeschool methods: Hebrew education methods, Charlotte Mason, delight directed, thematic unit studies, lifestyle of learning, learning styles, writing to learn and notebooking. Sampson provides you with the methods, program, and resources for a course of study where students spend half the school day studying God's Word and the other half studying God's world (academics). Students study history chronologically and science in the order of the days of creation. This book will instruct you, step by step, how to give your child a Bible focused, comprehensive education from preschool through high school; one that will train him or her to read, to study, to understand, to love to learn and most importantly to desire and seek true wisdom. This approach can be used for all grade levels. Author Robin Sampson, homeschool mother of eleven is a popular author of a dozen homeschool and Bible study books.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Christian

508 pages, Paperback

First published April 12, 2005

About the author

Interests: Theology, mothering, homeschooling, nutrition, organic gardening and my animals: mini horses, Australian Shepherd, Great Pyrenees, mini goats, chickens

Reviews

[Sheri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book over a decade ago and am so thankful I re-read it today. Excellent resource for homeschool moms who want to keep God's Word the center of our children's education, enjoy unit studies as a way to include many grade-levels, and who appreciate Charlotte Mason's approach to teaching.

[Aadel Bussinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book lays out the Heart of Wisdom approach to homeschooling, and mind you I do not recommend any certain style for each family. I was very impressed with this book and the lengths it took to apply biblical wisdom and foundation to the family and it's educational choice.

I think the book is a bit lengthy, but it has numerous pages of resources. It addresses several methods of homeschooling, and analyzes them to see whether they fit with scripture.

This would be a great read for a family just starting out homeschooling, who wish to implement a biblical foundation to their studies without having to follow a formulaic boxed curriculum.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, want to turn your homeschool philosophy upside down? or Right side up? Love this book. Lots of food for thought. Because of this book, we are putting the Bible First philosophy into practice with our History Study this year, using The Adam to Messiah curriculum. Without this intro, we wouldn't have found Ruth Beechick's books.

[Miranda Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was extremely impressed with this book. While most homeschooling novels lay out the WHY but forget to detail the HOW, this book has both theological exposition and practical how-to to it. It was the first encouraging homeschooling book I read that made me go "wow, I can do this!" HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

[S Oliver · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you care about education, read this book. Especially section two.
Get your teenagers to read this book.

[Dana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Life transforming