I think this has some good food for thought, whatever form your homeschooling takes
1. Continuity - A well-defined set of learning activities that reinforce the specified curriculum objective.
2. Appropriateness for gifted learners - Definition of the curriculum based on assessment of abilities, interests, needs and learning styles of all gifted students.
3. Diversity - Provisions for alternative means to attain determined ends within a specified curricular framework. Yeah! I think this one is very important. There is definitely not enough of that going around.
4. Integration - Integrative use of all abilities that include cognition, emotion, and intuition to the curriculum.
5. Openness - Elimination of preset expectations that limit the learning within the curricular framework. also a very good one for schools to include. I probably have fewer "preset expectations" than many, just because I live with a surprising and creative kid, but when I think about it there are some areas where I could have more "openess."
6. Independence - Provisions for some type(s) of self-directed learning.
7. Substantive learning - Inclusion of significant subject matter, skills, products, and awareness that are of consequence or importance to the learner and the discipline.
"that are of consequence or importance to the learner" How do you like that one Sarah? *grin*
8. Complexity - Provision for exposure to systems of knowledge, underlying principles, and concepts, and key theories about what the students study.
9. Interdisciplinary learning - Provisions made for transfer of learning to other domains of knowledge, new situations, etc.
10. Decision making - Provisions for students to make some appropriate/relevant decisions regarding what is to be learned and how it can be learned.
Yes, allowing the kid to make relevant decisions is a good one. I do that in piano and in some other areas. A lot of times I feel like Hey She is Only Five, but I do want her let her make more and more decisions as she grows. And letting her make the right decisions will help her grow wiser and with confidence.
11. Consistent with good teaching/learning methodologies - Inclusion of varied teaching practices that allow for motivation, practice, transfer of training, and feedback.
12. Creation/recreation - Provisions to apply the creative process to improve, modify, etc one's creations; to challenged prevailing thought and offer more appropriate solutions.
13. Interaction with peers and a variety of significant others - Provisions to learn about and meet with individuals who share same and different gifts/values.
14. Value system - Inclusion of consistent opportunities to develop and examine personal and societal values and to establish a personal value system.
15. Communication Skills - Development of verbal and nonverbal systems and skills to dialogue, share and exchange ideas.
16. Timing - Apportionment of time span for learning activities that is consistent with the characteristics of gifted learners for shorter/longer allotments.
17. Multiple resources - Provision for the utilization of a variety of material and human resources in the learning process. YOu mean we shouldn't get all our information from books?! *wink*
18. Accelerated/advanced pacing of content - Provision of quickness and aptness of gifted students to master new material.
19. Economy - Compressed and streamlined organization of teaching material to match learning capacity of gifted students.
20. Challenge - Provision for a sophisticated level of learning experiences that requires learners to stretch for understanding.
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