Should You Teach Literature and History in Chronological Order?

With the focus outlined in the previous posts, “Homeschoolers: What’s the Least You Need to Teach?,” and ”What is Cultural Literacy and How Can it Help You Homeschool?,” most curriculum choices become simpler. Your students will practice the Four Foundational Skills* as you study classic literature, history, art and music, science, logic and mathematics, and rhetoric.

There’s not just one curriculum available, of course. There are many, with a wide variety of approaches. I suggest you review as many as possible and choose the one that suits your family. However, there’s one big question I hear when moms are trying to choose what to teach. Many wonder how important it is to study history and literature in chronological order? Expert opinions range from “absolutely necessary for best understanding” to “it doesn’t really matter.”
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