Make Lessons Enjoyable and Successful

Every teacher and every homeschool parent wants their students to learn (really learn) as easily and effectively as possible. Our training systems and teaching methods often intertwine, supporting each other in different ways.

Why These Methods Work

In Land That I Love, you see Evelyn Jones use different learning strategies. They add to classroom enjoyment and result in effective learning.

The learning systems and teaching methods Evelyn uses often intertwine. They support each other in different ways. The result is enjoyable lessons, full student involvement, and good results.

These are based on the work of David Kolb, Peter Honey and Alan Mumford, Maria Montessori, and Rudolf Steiner — proven by decades of educational research.

What This Achieves

  • Research shows Kolb's methods increase retention by up to 70% compared to just being told or reading.
  • Full student involvement through hands-on discovery and presentation.
  • Builds self-confidence naturally through presenting and discussing work.
  • Works for all learning preferences — Activists, Pragmatists, Reflectors, and Theorists.

Kolb

Experiential Learning

People learn through experience, not just being told. Kolb integrates a 4-stage learning cycle — Concrete Experience, Reflective Observation, Abstract Conceptualization, and Active Experimentation — allowing for different learning styles.

Honey & Mumford

Learning Styles

Four primary learning styles: Activists prefer doing; Pragmatists learn by experimenting; Reflectors observe then act; Theorists build the big picture. Great teaching reaches all four types.

Montessori

The Montessori Method

Encourages students to be curious and learn through doing things that interest them, in a hands-on way and at their own pace. If they follow their interests, they will want to learn and will grow in confidence.

Steiner

Waldorf Education

Focuses on holistic development through vivid storytelling and expression. The goal is to build emotional intelligence and moral awareness — engaging students on a deep, personal level.

The Four Learning Styles

Great lessons reach every type of learner. Here’s how our methods accommodate them all.

Activists

Prefer to learn by doing. Enthusiastic about starting something new and jumping in at the deep end.

Pragmatists

Prefer to be set a task and learn through experimenting. Like to solve problems and see how to make use of what they learn.

Reflectors

Like to observe, listen, read, and notice what others are doing. They demonstrate high competence when they begin.

Theorists

Study key principles to build the big picture. Good at reflecting back and linking tasks to previous knowledge.