Can I use HOW with another Curriculua?
Does the Heart of Wisdom teaching approach work with other studies or curriculum?
Yes. You can use or adapt our approach with any curriculum. The simplest way to understand the Heart of Wisdom teaching approach is to compare it to a cookbook of recipes.
I have worked on these recipes for over fifteen years; I have altered the ingredients, measurements, and methods and finally came up with nourishing and satisfying results that work well for my family. You can use my recipes as outlined, or adapt them to your family’s preferences.
There are two main recipes in the Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach. The first you will use daily, it is a recipe for studying God’s Word. There is also a basic recipe for unit studies which you will adapt depending on the unit (like a basic casserole recipe or pie recipe that you adapt, depending on the filling.)
The other recipes include instructions on how to study God’s world through history, science, and life skills unit studies. The Bible is the most important ingredient for each of these recipes as well. Other ingredients include living books, videos, and the Internet.
Using these recipes you will be able to teach the following subjects: Bible, history, science, geography, composition, agriculture, religion, government, economics, and many more. The methods of mixture and preparation include learning styles, the four-step cycle of instruction and delight-directed studying.
The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach includes recipes for creating your own unit studies, and also gives you the option of saving time by using a prepared unit study. The Heart of Wisdom teaching approach includes a four-year plan (meal plans), which is to be repeated three times for a total twelve-year program.
If you decide to use the Heart of Wisdom teaching approach, you can utilize Heart of Wisdom unit studies or create your own unit studies using and/or adapting the recipes provided.
Planning Your Meals
If you use these recipes, you will need to add side dishes of your choice (math, phonics, foreign language, and other electives), based on your preferences, to create a complete balanced meal.
Each student has a wide diversity of strengths, weaknesses, ambitions,and goals. The Heart of Wisdom Teaching Approach provides enough direction so you know what’s essential to keep the recipes from failing, but it also gives you enough room to let you discover for yourself the best balance of ingredients for your family.
As you learn about this approach, remember that your family cannot thrive on menus, recipes, or analysis of the food—you must spend time preparing the dishes that will feed your family. When you do this, as long as you don’t leave out the main ingredient—the Bible—your outcome will be a success.
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