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Move It or Lose It
In this final article on Learning Modalities—visual, auditory, and kinesthetic, it’s important to note that we can use any or all of these approaches. However, when things are difficult to learn, one particular approach will be easier for an individual. Discovering...
Move It or Lose It
In this final article on Learning Modalities—visual, auditory, and kinesthetic, it’s important to note that we can use any or all of these approaches. However, when things are difficult to learn, one particular approach will be easier for an individual. Discovering which one works best for each of your children will pay long-term dividends when you run into problems! Kinesthetic/Tactile Learners...
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Intentional living. . .
I made a mistake yesterday. Actually, I've made the same mistake time and time again. And, as I thought about it this morning, I thought YOU might take some good from my mistake. So, here it goes. I had been speaking at a wonderful homeschool convention in...
Little by Little
You know the old adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks?” Well, thank heavens, I’m not a dog. Though this tired cliché is often used to describe what we can NOT do, I’m here to tell you that there are specific pathways we can walk in order to love learning,...
The Unexpected Scenic Route
So, I have a story. On August 28, as we were driving to speak to a homeschool group in Ohio, my husband and I stopped at a rest area on the interstate. There was a prominent sign for tourists at that particular rest area, describing the historic nature of nearby...
Taking the Charlotte Mason approach
“The question is not, -- how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education -- but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds his feet set? and, therefore, how full is...
Books Galore
In thinking about some of my favorite books, I'd have to say I'm eclectic. . .at least. We've sorted our book shelves into world history (which I finally had to break down and arrange chronologically—took me two weeks!), American history (including...
The Daily Load
WorkingI often use the common phrase "what's on my plate," to describe the variety of tasks, chores, responsibilites and deadlines facing me. Just considering the load sometimes makes me feel defeated before I even start: "How can it all get done? How...
On becoming quotable
After reading and appreciating Winston Churchill's histories for years, I recently happened upon some online sites which list quote after quote of his most famous sayings. For instance, http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/winston_churchill.htmlWinston...
Permission to Play
Loading bales at the end of the dayDear friends of ours host a family farm day every year, where literally hundreds of people come to play. Young and old alike enjoy the opportunity to taste, touch, see and experience things that were once a familiar way of life, but...
Days drag, but years fly
You know, I didn't envision all this when I was teaching my children at home. Just kept putting one foot in front of the other, reading a book outloud and then one more and one more. Life in those early days of homeschooling seemed endlessly occupied with runny...