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See also Martha's review of Covenant Home's Art Master's Program.
Martha Robinson: Please tell us a little about yourself. Rev. Dykema: I am a Presbyterian Churches of America minister and administrator of Covenant Home Curriculum. We began our curriculum work in the early 1980s while we had a Christian school in suburban Milwaukee, WI. Since that time we have gone full time into homeschooling work. I still have my church as well. Martha: What is a Classical Christian Education? What is the goal in this teaching method? How does it differ from Classical Education? Rev. Dykema: Rev. Dykema: The above plus our offering of Latin on 3 levels and teaching of the basics, emphasis on phonics, etc. Martha: Must the parents be highly educated to implement a Classical Christian Education?
Rev. Dykema: Not necessarily, since that is our job to provide well designed guides for parents and students to point them to the principles. Our enrolled parents often comment about how much they learn along with their children. Martha: Classical
Education is becoming much more popular with the publication of new
books on the subject. Some parents have become frightened with the amount
of work required. Does it have to be this difficult? Martha: How many hours per day should a child be doing schoolwork to learn what is needed? Is your complete curriculum suitable for novices? Rev. Dykema: Our estimate is usually 8:30 until noon in grades K-4th. Between one and three more hours may be required for students in grades higher. It depends a lot on the student. Most of our families become increasingly efficient once they get accustomed to the system. Martha: Do homeschooling veterans find it flexible? Rev. Dykema: Yes, yes. We always work closely with our families. Our grade auditors are especially conscious of this need. Martha: How does your program work for families with several children? Can the homeschooling mom teach some subjects together? Rev. Dykema: Yes, we often suggest this tactic. Martha: Is it possible
for a child to begin doing Classical education after years with other
methods or in public or private school? What would you recommend in
this situation? Martha: How does Latin
or foreign language fit in with Christian studies? Why should you teach
a language and which one should you choose? What is the appropriate
age to start language studies? Martha: How can the
homeschooling parent make sure their child has everything needed at
the high school level when the parent's education was not all that good?
Martha: Do you award high school credits and a diploma? Rev. Dykema: Yes and we provide our students with sharp and well-balanced transcripts for college. Martha: What particular doctrine, if any, does your curriculum support? Rev. Dykema: We would work from the perspective of reformational doctrine such as is set forth in the Westminster Confession of Faith. Martha: What products do you offer for families who are not looking for a complete curriculum? Rev. Dykema: We offer many modules of all kinds, please see our web site at http://www.CovenantHome.com for a list. Martha: Recently you
introduced your Readers' Guides including study questions for classical
books. Why should our children study literature from the past? Martha: What is the
goal of your Readers' Guides? Martha: For what age
range are these appropriate? Does that vary by book? Martha: What purpose
did you have in mind when you wrote the Art Masters program? Martha: How long will
it take to complete Art Masters? Rev. Dykema: Our web site has many articles, our 800 number (1-800-578-2421) reaches live, Christian advisors and we try to answer our daily mail.
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