"The self-expression projects have got to be listed as number one on my list of favorites. I laughed at their antics; I clapped for their presentations; I was charmed by their creativity; and I was thrilled to see just how many details and interesting points they were able to remember and clearly show in their projects. What a fantastic way for the kids to each be challenged on their own levels."
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BTW, Rhen also added "Our family is loving Diana's curriculum. With our large family, it can be a little difficult to find a curriculum that will work for such a range of ages and grade levels. History Revealed! does a beautiful job of allowing our children to learn together, yet it helps them explore and be creative on their own levels. "
- We will never be able to spoonfeed our children everything they need to know in just 13 years of schooling.
- We MUST teach them how to learn and where to go for reliable information, so they will always be able to learn what they do need.
- We don’t have to apologize for Biblical history. Modern science and archaeology continue to show that what has long been accepted on faith is absolute truth.
- Teaching, using our childrens’ strengths and interests to instill knowledge, will help them to love learning and retain more knowledge.
It isn’t “learning”, ONLY if it comes from between the covers of a textbook. As a matter of fact, some of the best learning often doesn’t."
"Interview with Heidi Johnson, reviewer, veteran homeschooler, and owner of www.homeschool-how-to.com" Aug 1, 2011
Find out all about how to teach World History in a relational manner where your children will remember what they have learned and even possibly like history in the process. "
To read the interview questions and DIana's responses, CLICK HERE
Dr. Paul A. Hawkins December 2011
To whom it may concern:
Over the past decade I have watched Diana Waring's work in the development of a Christian history. It uniquely is worthy of passing on to the next generation. Her depth of research, her commitment to reinterpretation of the past actions and interactions of nations, and of political and religious leaders, and her depth of insight on the ways of God in the affairs of men, has led me to highly recommend her work.
Some of what you read may be different from what you have previously experienced under the tutorage of historians and professors who were demonstrating their worldview through their interpretation of history. In the book of Job we read, "lPlease inquire of past generations, and consider the things searched out by their fathers." [8:8 NAS] This is the biblical mandate to value history. History is His Story, what God has been doing since the beginning of time and man's response to Him. It is extremely rare to find a person who sees history from God's point of view because the entire educational system, even in many Christian institutions, has only seen history from man's perspective. As a lecturer on the biblical foundations of education over the past forty years (over twenty nations on every continent) I have seen the devastating fruit of teaching history with man at the center rather than God.
Ms Waring changes that.
We must remember the things the Lord has done for us and teach our children. [Deut 4] When a child begins to see God's intervention in man's activities, suddenly it becomes valuable and the motivation to learn develops almost exponentially. Ms. Waring gives you the tools and facts that will work toward bringing your children to a biblical Christian worldview and will work toward teaching them to ask how God is actively involved in their personal history.
Dr. Paul A. Hawkins (Hon), Colorado Springs. Colorado
Former Public School Teacher, California (Science and Mathematics)
Former Dean, Faculty of Education, University of the Nations
Former Principal, International Christian School, Kona, Hawaii
International lecturer on The Biblical Foundations of Education
currently Educational consultant, East Java, Indonesia
Dr. Hawkins had sent the following statement, by our request. After that, he volunteered the new quote above.
To whom it may concern: Summer 2011
Diana Waring is one of my favorite researcher/curriculum writers. As a lecturer on education who has traveled to almost seventy nations and lectured on the biblical foundations of education in over twenty nations and is currently an educational consultant in Indonesia for a large Christian school, I fully appreciate her valuable resources made available to the Christian education community. Her accurate research, friendly writing style, creative practical ideas and spiritual insight provide not only useful resources but also curriculum directives for the Christian educator who wants to develop a biblical Christian worldview in his/her students, as well as see one's love and gratefulness develop to the Lord for His Story – what He has been doing since the beginning of time and man's response to that. More than once over the past years I have consulted with Diana when I had questions about something in history for which I need a clearer, biblically-based understanding. She is highly qualified to do what she does and I am sure than in years to come, her work will be lauded for its value in education. You will love being informed by her work.
Dr. Paul A. Hawkins (Hon), Colorado Springs. Colorado.
Real quick: a recommendation from a very well-established university educator concerning Diana's Middle Ages history set.
Dr. Robert Tracy McKenzie Spring 2011
I heartily recommend Diana Waring’s Romans, Reformers, Revolutionaries: A Biblical World History Curriculum. Waring’s love of God, passion for history, and heart for home-schoolers infuse every page. I admire her sensitivity to students’ diversity of learning styles, and I marvel at the breadth of resources and variety of exercises that accompany every chapter. Above all, I applaud her realization that history is so much more than the memorization of names, dates, and events. Students will find her enthusiasm for history infectious and her approach to the past inspiring.
Dr. Robert Tracy McKenzie Professor and Chair
Department of History Wheaton College