Cognitive Apprenticeship
The work/study/service method is a homeschooling style developed by the "grandparents of homeschooling," Raymond and Dorothy Moore. The Moores' formula for success involves the following: (1) studying from a few minutes to several hours a day, depending on the child's maturity, (2) manual work (working with one's hands), as least as much as study, and (3) home and/or community service, an hour a day or so. Students following the Moore Formula have received scholarships to some of the finest universities in the country.
Typical Work/Study/Service Schedule
The work/study/service model of homeschooling emphasizes equal amounts of mental and physical work, and service to the community.
- 6:00 a.m. Parents and children arise. Children may keep their bathrobe and slippers on until after breakfast.
- 7:00 a.m. Family time or worship, breakfast, children dress, morning chores
- 9:00 a.m. Individualized work in different subjects, including phonics/spelling, reading, penmanship, and math
- 10:30 a.m. Work/play break
- 11:00 a.m. Group projects like science experiments, reading theater plays, and arts and crafts
- 12:30 p.m. Lunch and quiet time
- 2:00 p.m. Home business (cottage industry), service to others, laboratory time, vigorous exercise, free time
- 5:30 p.m. Supper and family time
- 7:00 p.m. Bath, bedtime routine
- 8:00 p.m. Bedtime