Heart Of Wisdom Teaching Approach
Posted By Miss Jocelyn Tzahala on January 13, 2009 | Category: Homeschooling, The Scriptures, Winter Bundle
Mother bought the HOWTA book several years ago and loved how Mrs. Robin Sampson designed this unit study. We have many of Mrs. Sampson’s books and have enjoyed getting to use them in our school. It’s not only a curriculum but a resource as well. She uses the Charlotte Mason method in her own way with her own Bible-first philosophy.
The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach is for all homeschoolers that want to make the Bible the center of their school day. This giant 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 encourage, motivate you and 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.
In this study she also uses these methods: Bible First Philosophy, A Return to Biblical Education, Charlotte Mason’s Philosophy, Learning Styles and 4Mat, Integrated Unit Study, Lifestyle of Learning, Delight-Directed Learning, Writing to Learn. No matter what kind of homeschool you are you’ll love this!
If you’d like to enter to win this ebook please leave a comment with what you like, so far, about it, and to find out how you could have more chances to win this item check out the Winter Bundle Announcement post.
Deadline: Friday, January 23rd
Comments
52 Responses to “Heart Of Wisdom Teaching Approach”
Leave a Reply
Thank you for visiting my site! I hope that it has encouraged and challenged you in someway. Please be aware that my blog is not intended for any debatable purposes (honestly!!), though that's not to say admonishment (via the Scriptures in context) is not welcome. This is simply just a place for me to share what YHVH-God is convicting me of and showing me in my walk with Him. Please read "You're Judgmental" before commenting if the thought strikes you.
I have comments set for moderation and I reserve the right to deny or edit out comments if I feel it necessary. I will deny comments that go against the Scriptures. If you are going to refute what I say, please use a Scripture for each belief, in context.
Also note that if you do not use a valid email address your comment will not be published, no exceptions. Your email is only seen by me so that I might clear my website of spammers. You can read My Site, My Right for more on my site rules.
Wanna a place an image next to your comment? Get yourself a gravatar.
Please make sure you sign up for comment-notifications (below) to receive reply comments in your inbox as I do answer comments on the post thread. Thank you for commenting!
Shalom, welcome to A Pondering Heart. I hope you will be challenged by what you read here and it will cause you to search deeper and deeper into the Word of YAH. My name is Jocelyn Tzahala - I am a 19yo young woman, living in Latin America, seeking to be 'set apart as YHVH is set-apart". I want my faith to resemble that Avraham because in him YHVH found a man who would trust in him with everything and act upon his Word. My hope is that my life may be a sweet fragrance unto YHVH the MOST HIGH! HalleluYAH!
That sounds like something we’d love!
Charlenes last blog post..Results from Today
[Reply]
This sounds like a wonderful resource we could use!
Michelle Habrychs last blog post..New law to threaten resale of used curriculum?
[Reply]
Your button is on my blog.
Michelle Habrychs last blog post..New law to threaten resale of used curriculum?
[Reply]
I think I like the fact that you get more of God’s word in your study time. That is something I struggled with when I was in school and it would be great to use this for my “someday” children! Thank you!
Rachel
[Reply]
Sounds really neat!!!
[Reply]
i like the biblical approach with this method of teaching. it was recommended to me when i expressed displeasure at what curriculum was out there. :)
tami lewiss last blog post..Decluttering Magazines
[Reply]
We love Charlotte Mason! This sounds so great!
Beths last blog post..23 weeks
[Reply]
I would like to see a resource that blends Charlotte Mason methods with a Bible-centered education. Please enter me!
Tammys last blog post..A new schedule
[Reply]
I have been wanting to get this book for awhile now and just haven’t been able to. Please enter me!
amys last blog post..Learning, food and fun
[Reply]
I like the emphasis on the Bible and true wisdom-which comes only from the Lord.
~Alyssa
LifeofFaiths last blog post..The Simple Woman’s Daybook #9
[Reply]
I’d love to have another copy of Robin’s book. I would pass it on to a homeschool friend. I’m reading the actual hard copy right now!
sprittibees last blog post..Homeschool Refresher: Refocusing on the Goal
[Reply]
[...] Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach [...]
Miss Jocelyn,
When I was growing up, my parents sent me to Catholic school. I know that at the time the idea was that I would get an outstanding education (I didn’t, actually), but a side effect that my father desired was that I would be brought up with the Catholic faith at the center of my schooling.
I won’t go into the reasons why I believe that the philosophy was faulty and resulted in my ultimately turning away from God for sixteen years, but I would like to state emphatically that my own educational past resulted in my desire to home school my own children and to do so in a way that is consistent with my Christian values. I want God at the center of the education that my children receive, because is there any greater gift that we can give our children other than Jesus? Ultimately I believe that without Christ at the center, the education our children receive can fall short. I would love to receive this wonderful prize!
I did post in my blog about this (the one on the index page) and also added your icon to the sidebar. For some reason the icon made the main window slide down though. I need to look into that, but everything is there!
http://motherhoodmiracle.com/?p=83
Rebeccas last blog post..The Marriage License
[Reply]
Oh- this sounds wonderful. I love homeschooling. Each day I gather my little ones and teach them God’s word through catechism, songs, Bible reading, memorization, and finger plays. I would love to read a book that would help me be a better homeschooling mommy. Also, as a pastor’s wife, the other ladies are always asking me for reccomendations.
[Reply]
This curriculum looks a lot like what I am looking for as I prepare for when the Lord blesses me with children, or if I eve teach again. I specifically like how it is based on Charlotte Mason, with Bible first, which is about what I plan to do.
Laura
Lauras last blog post..Book Study/Giveaway
[Reply]
Entering again. Thank you for offering this prize! :o)
Tammys last blog post..A new schedule
[Reply]
I have never read her stuff. I would be interested in reading it. I like the Biblical approach and it’s all grade levels. Thanks.
gahome2moms last blog post..Earth Lust Giveaway
[Reply]
Button on blog.
[Reply]
Emailed 2 friends.
[Reply]
Please enter me again. Thank you!
[Reply]
Entering on Sunday. Thank you!
LifeofFaiths last blog post..The Simple Woman’s Daybook #9
[Reply]
This is my first year homeschooling, and we choose a more “school-like” curriculum…and its not really working for us. I actually had did some research on HOWTA (when I was researching curriculum last summer) and liked what I read. The more I read on the website, the more convinced that it was something I wanted to try later on. Now that our first year is halfway over, I am looking to next year, and am looking at HOW again and how it can benefit our family :)
Kristie Ms last blog post..Sites for freebies, and deal shopping….
[Reply]
I had just reviewed this on HOW site last week. I’m very interested in this approach in which all lessons are centered around God’s word, the way life should be. I would love to win this book so enter my name for the drawing please!
Kyshas last blog post..Closed for Worship
[Reply]
We love Charlotte Mason method. The thing I like about Heart of Wisdom is that it looks very Bible Based before “academics”. Love it!
Thanks for this oppurtunity!
[Reply]
I appreciate Robin’s perspective on Hebrew method of education and the need for Christians to study our Hebrew roots. I also got a lot out of the sections on learning styles and putting unit studies together. I could really relate to her chapter on the entering the Promised Land.
It’s a one-stop book.
[Reply]
I’ve studied the Greek/gnostic/roman cultures in the past, and contrasted them with the Hebraic culture, and the integration (of families, tradition, lifestyle, education, spirituality, etc) seems to be how God orchestrated things. I like that HOW seems to address this and follow God’s framework, though I’ve only read the excerpt thus far.
EllaJacs last blog post..Mackenzie
[Reply]
I was fascinated by the excerpt. I would love to be able to read the whole book! Many of the secular influences – Greek – Roman I knew about. In this book they are put into perspective so that one is left with a clear realisation of where we have gone wrong. How we have been robbed of our Hebraic heritage! I am very sad about that for myself! Very definitely in education the thinking is Greco – Roman and to our detriment. The result is we have fallen for Humanism hook, line and sinker! Oh to get rid of that and to re-progamme our brains! Quite daunting to say the least! But what an opportunity for our children and grandchildren to learn God’s way and not our way! I would love to win the prize offered as living in South Africa – not earning in $ – the exchange rate is mind boggling. My grandson is a special needs child he suffers from glue ears and his expressive language development has been impaired. This type of teaching looks as if it could be the answer for him as he is a visual learner. As I am a remedial therapist much of this will fall on my shoulders. The whole programme devised by Robin is brilliant and shows a devotion to the Lord seldom seen.
[Reply]
What I like most about any of Robin Sampson’s books is that they lead you right back to the Bible as your primary source of knowledge. The HOWTA book is no different. It allows you, encourages you, to learn about the Hebraic roots of Christianity. I believe the methods used in HOWTA also lend themselves to the original way children learn more than the way most schools teach. It’s a great approach.
Mara B.s last blog post..Have you heard about it?
[Reply]
I am really struggling with my boys’ education right now. That’s how I found your site.
I have tried “school-like” I’ve tried “unschool” I’ve tried lapbook….. I need to just take a breath, sit down with God and see what He would have us do. All of our curriculum based on His Word sounds devine!!
Please enter us in your drawing.
~Eyvonne
Eyvonnes last blog post..This made me laugh — hard!
[Reply]
This sounds like what I have been looking for for all my homeschooling years!!
I tend to unit study with the kids. I also lean towards delight-directed (esp. in the younger years). I strive towards Bible centered learning as well.
I may have stumbled into just the thing to rejuvenate my homeschooling journey.
Phyllis@Aimless Conversations last blog post..I See What You’re Saying
[Reply]
I am always interested in anything that is Bible Centered and Homeschool friendly! The resource sounds amazing! I am trying to steer away from textbooks and have more of an unschool approach but do not know where to begin, I think this would be very helpful!
[Reply]
Entering on Thursday :). Thank you!
LifeofFaiths last blog post..A Young Maiden’s Daybook #1
[Reply]
Sounds like my kind of approach :)! Bible-focused!
[Reply]
I have been homeschooling for ten years now, and always seem to gravitate toward teaching methods that I now know are Greco/Roman. I’ve had a vague sense that, even though Bible is included in our studies, that our focus is not on God. To love the Lord God with all our heart, mind (study as worship-incredible) , soul and body, and our neighbor as ourself should be our goal. The concept that we cannot truly understand this from our Greco/Roman/American point of view, and that we must study from a Hebrew perspective to truly understand scripture and apply it, is truly life altering for me. I want my children to learn these concepts now, not later. Truly exciting material Robin. I also have your book on Biblical Holidays and hope to begin that study with the assistance of a Messianic Jew who attends our church. Thank you for blessing us with all your work.
[Reply]
This is my first year homeschooling. I have 4 kids, all in elementary school. I am trying to incorporate more bible study to our curriculum. This would be a great resource for my family. I have a link to your website on mine. Love your blogs. Vicki B
Vicki Bs last blog post..Is it time for change?
[Reply]
Any “curriculum” that puts the focus on God’s word first is something worth having in my library – definitely. I’m now working on getting a library of resources to pass on to my daughters to use to homeschool their children-this would be a great addition to that (after I read it myself of course!)
[Reply]
This sounds like a great resource. I would love to win it!
[Reply]
Jocelyn, this sounds wonderful!!!
I so agree about….making the Bible the center of your school day.
Please enter me! ;)
Blessings~Miss Jen
Miss Jens last blog post..Sadness in my heart….
[Reply]
Sounds like this would be a great resource – I want my children to receive a Bible-focused education!
[Reply]
I’m entering one last time! Thank you for the chance to win.
LifeofFaiths last blog post..Education
[Reply]
Hi there Miss Jocelyn! I would love the chance to have this book for my homeschool adventures!
I am entering a season of needing in a real way: “encourage, motivate you and instruct you, step by step” I think it’s the step by step that I would appreciate. I am a seasoned Home school Mama, yet there is this real thing called “burn out, tired, and a little anxious” if they are “getting” it.
So, yes, enter me please!
Thanks so much!
Shalom!!
Kelly
Kellys last blog post..A Pondering Hearts giveaway!!
[Reply]
I have this book as well as several other of Robin’s books and she is spot on!
I love HOW for it’s focus on Biblical truth….and how all the subjects grow FROM the Bible instead of cramming the bible into the other subjects
We are currently working on Year Two, starting The Early Church next week ;-) It’s hard to learn to “let go” and go with the delight directed learning and scheduling by faith…it’s so much easier to have a checklist….but Robin’s approach is wonderful and makes it easy to rely on GOD and the Bible, and not her words, or anyone else’s (not that Robin isn’t wise ;-) )
I love HOWTA….
Barbaras last blog post..the snake by our laundry room
[Reply]
I love Mrs. Sampson’s blog and have her curriculum on my wishlist. I like the idea behind her approach of putting God’s Word at the center of my child’s learning.
Thanks for offering this.
Blessings,
Shannon
kurtshan at cinci dot rr dot com
Shannons last blog post..Tools for Tackling the List
[Reply]
Just tweeted this giveaway for another entry!
Thanks!
Shannon
kurtshan at cinci dot rr dot com
Shannons last blog post..Tools for Tackling the List
[Reply]
I’ve got your Winter Bundle Button on my blog for another entry. Can you tell I really want this one? :)
Shannon
kurtshan at cinci dot rr cot com
Shannons last blog post..Tools for Tackling the List
[Reply]
This sounds like it would be awesome!
Brookes last blog post..Overflowing Thoughts…
[Reply]
This is exactly what I need/want for this upcoming school year. It will be my first year homeschooling, but I have been researching/planning for the past year. I have really been interested in unit studies and building my daughters character and I love this concept!!! I think it is exactly what we BOTH need…I’m sure I will learn from it as well.
Thank you so much!!!
[Reply]
It sounds really good.
Donna Ks last blog post..Giveaway Links
[Reply]
I put your button on my blog.
Donna Ks last blog post..Giveaway Links
[Reply]
I would love to have this book as a valuable resource for my homeschool.
[Reply]
I like the Biblical viewpoint and the four-year cyclical emphasis.
[Reply]
I am so amazed at this approach….It’s so common sense, yet I have seemed to avoid it even when I have felt the Holy Spirit tugging me…thankfully I found the site and I am very excited about the book….
[Reply]