About

Virtual Homeschool International

Virtual Homeschool International is an outgrowth of the Mid-Eastern Iowa Homeschool Association support group formed by Dr. Klein to make resources and information available to other homeschoolers in the state of Iowa. Homeschool curricula tend to be expensive. And homeschool educators are usually already making sacrifices to be able to homeschool. Because of the great homeschool wave, and boom of new materials, many families are spending more than they can afford to provide their children with a quality education. Virtual Homeschool International is intended to make a quality home education easier and more accessible for families.

The bulk of the curriculum presented by Virtual Homeschool International is Classical in nature. There are eclectic elements where we determined that these were needed.

The designers and educators supporting this site have Ph.D.'s in Education and Instructional Design. Dr. E. Klein and her husband Dr. D. Klein have nine adopted childrem, six of whom are special needs children and are currently being homeschooled with this curriculum. Accodingly, this site is intended to be accessible to those with disabilities, and with older versions of equipment and software.

The Texts We Use

Most of the texts we use are antiques. We use these texts for a few good reasons. Supplemental materials are also used to both up date information in the texts and to provide a more rounded experience.

 

  1. These texts are in the public domain and therefore may be made available at a cost of pennies for you. . Even a current reproduction of an antique text book would cost you $12-$15 in a book store. A modern text book would run between $35 and $75 dollards, depending on the course and the publisher.
  2. Up until the 1900's, schools were often taught by teachers with little or no education in teaching. Accordingly, there are many helps and hints in these texts that are perfect for homeschoolers.
  3. The texts have stood the test of time and are regarded as excellent examples of how a subject should be taught. Your grandparents' generation would have used the same texts and would have gotten an excellent education because of them.
  4. Public education has taken a nosedive in the last 40-50 years. Tests scores are lower and the average level of achievement has fallen. Text books written after this time may reflect these downward trends and be unsuitable for homeschool purposes. Additionally, modern text books are writen to sell text books, many are not written or appoved by instructional designers, therefore, they may look good to the buyer, but have little instructive value.
  5. We can make these texts available to homeschool families for a fraction of what current texts are now selling for, even though most of the content is the same.
  6. Using this curriculum allows the student or educator to make instant changes in curriculum to suit the needs of the student. No time is lost due to curriculum mailings or price changes, and there are no extra charges.
  7. By using curricula that has been the standard in the past; we can offer a wider range of excellent curricula to a broader range of students. We can offer basic courses to those who need more time to master skills and the ability to move more quickly to other students. We can offer the ability to move at the student's pace, while preparing the student who is college bound.
  8. These texts reflect a classical curriculum which is highly regarded and utilized by Virtual Homeschool International.
  9. Texts may be read online, downloaded, or printed to read offline.
  10. By scanning and digitising these grand old classics we are preserving them for our own and future generations.

 

This is the same curriculum we use with our own children. We don't think you should settle for anything

less.

Virtual Homeschool International